Tangerine twist
Use your new skills to make Becky Skuse’s clever colour contrast boot cu s
Designer Becky Skuse says: “Keep your legs cosy and stylish with these two-tone cabled boot cuffs – perfect for giving yourself a much-needed colour boost this winter. The felted tweed yarn adds a fuzzy halo that helps to merge the stitches together, so the cable strands really look like they’re hovering over the fabric. The soft greige background lets the warm orange stand out, but you can use colours to suit your boots, your coat, your wardrobe or your mood!”
NOTES
The pattern uses front post (FP), back post (BP) stitches and crossed post stitches, combined with two-tone stranded colourwork techniques.
All sts are worked into sts of the same colour. Change colour on the final yrh of the previous stitch. Carry the unused Yarn A across the WS of your work. Split your ball of Yarn B into two separate balls so that you don’t need to carry this colour.
To adjust the size of the Cuffs, work more or fewer rows of the Cable Band, then adjust the stitches of the ribbed edging.
You may wish to refer to the chart on page 93 for additional guidance.
CABLE CUFFS MAKE 2
CABLE BAND
Using Yarn A, ch17.
Row 1 (RS) Dc into the second ch from hook (skipped ch does not count as st), dc in next 2 ch, change to Yarn B, dc in next 2 ch, change to Yarn A, dc in next 6 ch, change to Yarn B, dc in next 2 ch, change to Yarn A, dc in next 3 ch. [16 dc]
Row 2 (WS) Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), htr in next 2 sts, skip next 2 sts, FPdtr around next st, change to Yarn B, BPdtr around each skipped st, change to Yarn A, htr in next 4 sts, change to Yarn B, skip next st, BPdtr around next 2 sts, change to Yarn A, FPdtr around skipped st, htr in each of next 3 sts, turn. [10 htr, 4 BPdtr, 2 FPdtr]
Row 3 Ch2, htr in next 3 sts, skip 2 sts, BPdtr in next st, change to Yarn B, FPdtr around each skipped st, change to Yarn A, htr in next 2 sts, change to Yarn B, skip 1 st, FPdtr round next 2 sts, change to Yarn A, BPdtr around skipped st, htr in last 4 sts, turn.
[10 htr, 4 FPdtr, 2 BPdtr]
Row 4 Ch2, htr in next 4 sts, skip 2 sts, FPdtr in next st, change to Yarn B, BPdtr around last 2 skipped sts, skip next st, BPdtr around next 2 sts, change to Yarn A, FPdtr around last skipped st, htr in next 5 sts, turn.
[10 htr, 4 BPdtr, 2 FPdtr]
Row 5 Ch2, htr in next 5 sts, change to Yarn B, skip 2 sts, FPdtr around next 2 sts, FPdtr around last 2 skipped sts, change to Yarn A, htr in next 6 sts, turn. [12 htr, 4 FPdtr] Row 6 Ch2, htr in next 4 sts, change to Yarn B, skip 1 st, BPdtr around next 2 sts, change to Yarn A, FPdtr around skipped st, skip 2 sts, FPdtr around next st, change to Yarn B, BPdtr around 2 skipped sts, change to Yarn A, htr in last 5 sts, turn. [10 htr, 2 FPdtr, 4 BPdtr]
Row 7 Ch2, htr in next 4 sts, skip 2 sts, BPdtr around next st, change to Yarn B, FPdtr around 2 skipped sts, skip next st, FPdtr around next 2 sts, change to Yarn A, BPdtr around last skipped st, htr in next 4 sts, turn. [10 htr, 4 FPdtr, 2 BPdtr]
Row 8 Ch2, htr in next 5 sts, change to Yarn B, skip 2 sts, BPdtr around next 2 sts, BPdtr around 2 skipped sts, change to Yarn A, htr in last 6 sts, turn. [12 htr, 4 BPdtr]
Row 9 Ch2, htr in next 4 sts, change to Yarn B, skip 1 st, FPdtr around next 2 sts, change to Yarn A, BPdtr around skipped st, skip 2 sts, BPdtr around next st, change to Yarn B, FPdtr around last 2 skipped sts, change to Yarn A, htr in last 5 sts, turn. [10 htr, 4 FPdtr, 2 BPdtr]
Row 10 Ch2, htr in next 3 sts, change to Yarn B, skip 1 st, BPdtr around next 2 sts, change to Yarn A, FPdtr around last skipped st, htr in next 2 sts, skip 2 sts, FPdtr in next st, change to Yarn B, BPdtr around last 2 skipped sts, change to Yarn A, htr in last 4 sts, turn. [10 htr, 4 BPdtr, 2 FPdtr]
Row 11 Ch2, htr in next 2 sts, change to Yarn B, skip 1 st, FPdtr around next 2 sts, change to Yarn A, BPdtr around last skipped st, htr in next 4 sts, skip 2 sts, BPdtr around next st, change to Yarn B, FPdtr around last 2 skipped sts, change to Yarn A, htr in last 3 sts, turn. [10 htr, 4 FPdtr, 2 BPdtr]
Repeat Rows 2-11 four times more.
Fasten off leaving 2 long tails. Use the tails to sew the top of the last row with the bottom of Row 1 to join. Use the Yarn A tail to sew the Yarn A sts together. Then use the Yarn B tail to sew the Yarn B sts together.
RIBBED EDGING
Join Yarn A near the join in the cable band.
Round 1 Ch2, 76htr evenly around, ss to top of beg ch2. [77 htr]
Rounds 2-6 Ch3 (counts as st), *BPdtr around next 2 sts, FPdtr around next 2 sts; repeat from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off and weave in ends.