Flyer Cap Done and Sent!

I finally got the long awaited buttons and was not disappointed!

The Ogee Beanie is the next hat in progress. This hat has some easy cables to create a left twist. I have tried two different cable needles working on this hat; the u-shaped cable needle and the curved needle. I found that for this cable the curved needle worked better because there is only one stitch moved to the cable needle. I believe that the u-shaped cable needle would be more effective if there were several stitches held on the cable needle. I remember being very intimidated by cables. . . I did my first cables as part of a Sampler Scarf. A Sample Scarf is great for learning many different types of stitches and how to read a pattern. After I did my first cables I decided they were fun and not nearly as difficult as I believed. I asked my knitting group why cables have the reputation of being scary and they laughed. They all had felt the same way about cables until they tried them also! Moral: Just try the cables, they are not that bad! Happy Knitting!