Cozy Cables: Inspired Knitting Patterns to Warm the Body and Soul

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Imbue Your Knitwear with Gorgeous Cabled Texture Achieving awe-inspiring texture in your knitting doesn't have to be intimidating! Welcome to Cozy Cables, your one-stop shop for incredible cable-knit patterns from Kalurah Hudson, designer extraordinaire and creator of While They Play Designs. With Kalurah's expert guidance, clear instruction and deep passion for cables at your fingertips, you'll master the art of these gorgeous stitches and unlock a dynamic new world in your knitting. Whether you are an absolute beginner or a seasoned cable enthusiast, you'll love working up all of the 16 lovely patterns and exciting cable stitches. Enjoy small-scale projects for grab-and-go knitting like the Smokestack Ankle Socks or Snowberry Hat, so you can get your cable fix wherever you are. Discover how quickly cable knits can come together with patterns like the Snow Fern Cardigan, a sweater that is so speedy you can whip it up in just one weekend! Indulge in slower, more thoughtful cabled stitch patterns across the Campfire Stories Fingerless Mitts or Aspens Asymmetric Shawl. Dive right in and cast on the coziest, dreamiest cables your needles have ever seen!

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"Kalurah has produced a love letter to the magic of cables with this beautiful collection. Cozy Cables is one book that will never be far from my knitting bag."
-- Stacey Winklepleck, Outreach Director at Knit Picks

"If there is one thing that Kalurah does well, it's cables. She is masterful at designing pieces that have beautiful flow and structure, all while balancing fit and proportion."
-- Alicia Plummer, co-author of Plum Dandi Knits

"Cozy Cables has a contemporary, romantic feel with beautifully detailed patterns. For a cable lover, this book is a treasure box of exciting projects. You will want to knit them all!"
-- Irina Anikeeva, creator of IrmianDesign

"Kalurah's story and designs are deeply personal, and she takes others with her--teaching, inspiring and sharing. Her book is a beautiful testimony to the timelessness of craft, as important today as it's ever been."
-- Jeanne Carver, co-founder of Shaniko Wool Company and co-author of Stories of Fashion, Textiles and Place

Author Bio

Kalurah Hudson is the knitwear designer and photographer behind While They Play Designs. Her work has been featured in Vogue Knitting, and she has collaborated with brands like Malabrigo, KnitPicks, KnitCrate and We Are Knitters, among others. Kalurah also contributed to the book Highland Knits: Knitwear Inspired by the Outlander Series, published by Interweave in 2016. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and three children.