Free Knit Family Cables Pattern

Nothing Tra La La

i personally like the look of the free flowing cables, however, i just had to frog several hours of work after looking at the picture and realizing there were no distinct cable separations in my work. But after looking back at the pattern and the other reviews I realize it was not me misreading the pattern. This pattern is written like a riddle - nay a labyrinth - in which following the directions to a T will lead you directly into the oubliette. That being said I’m not ready to give up on this yet. I’m going to make some changes and see if I can progress past a full panel of confusing mess.

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• Nothing Tra La Lai personally like the look of the free flowing cables, however, i just had to frog several hours of work after looking at the picture and realizing there were no distinct cable separations in my work. But after looking back at the pattern and the other reviews I realize it was not me misreading the pattern. This pattern is written like a riddle - nay a labyrinth - in which following the directions to a T will lead you directly into the oubliette. That being said I’m not ready to give up on this yet. I’m going to make some changes and see if I can progress past a full panel of confusing mess.https://photos-us.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86c3BpbnJpdGU/31c84770-6344-52d5-b5d7-e69653701d46

• Thank you for your feedback. The designer took a more artistic, freehand approach to the cables as opposed to the more traditional twist style. You may find it helpful to use two different row counters as you work this pattern. The first row counter for the actual rows you are working on the current panel as well as another for the Panel Pat which contains the cable instructions. 

  spinrite2026-11-13T17:13:41.000+00:00

Disappointed!

I decided to start a sweater for my son while I waited for the yarn for my husband's sweater. The pattern does not match the picture at all! It looks more like waves than cables. I'm a newer knitter, so I checked my stitch counts repeatedly throughout the section I have finished. I even waited until I finished the first pattern section before making a judgement. Very disappointed, now I have to find a new pattern and frog the whole thing.

• Disappointed!I decided to start a sweater for my son while I waited for the yarn for my husband's sweater. The pattern does not match the picture at all! It looks more like waves than cables. I'm a newer knitter, so I checked my stitch counts repeatedly throughout the section I have finished. I even waited until I finished the first pattern section before making a judgement. Very disappointed, now I have to find a new pattern and frog the whole thing.https://photos-us.bazaarvoice.com/photo/2/cGhvdG86c3BpbnJpdGU/f03c4a32-be74-55bf-bdb0-69ad04cd8aaf

• Thank you for your feedback regarding the Family Cables pattern. We are sorry the sweater pattern isn’t what you expected. The cables featured in this pattern are not the classic twist style of cables but a meandering style of cable that may not necessarily look traditional. This is an intentional design feature of the pattern. We hope you find a sweater to fit your preferences.

  spinrite2024-09-20T17:46:36.000+00:00

Photo and pattern do not match

I got about halfway through the back of this sweater before becoming certain that this pattern in no way resembles the photo. As written, the cables aren't distinct; they're all jumbled together, and it looks a mess. Sorry, Patons, I wanted to like this pattern.

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• We are sorry to hear your Family Cable Pattern is not coming out for you as expected. Did you use the yarn suggested? Depending on the yarn, the stitch definition can show up very differently, changing the overall look of the garment. This is also a very busy cable, and it can take a number of repeats to see it come together. We really appreciate you took the time to share your experience!

  spinrite2024-06-14T17:08:13.000+00:00