Free Pattern Friday – Café Cable Set

Woman wearing cabled hat and scarf. Text reads: Free Pattern Friday: Café Cable Set in Colorburst

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Woman wearing cabled multicolored hat and scarf knitted in Colorburst yarn

Today, the one-ball Café Cable Set knitted in Colorburst (pattern link here).

In knitting, I am all about the accessories, and I love a classic cabled piece!

Today’s free pattern is right up my alley. Designer Aubrey Busek designed this easy set, with simple lines, in self-shading Colorburst. This would be a great pattern for a beginning cable knitter, or for someone who wants to learn.

It features a 2×2 right cross, worked flat for the scarf and in the round for the hat. A neat 2×2 ribbing edges the hat, and there is garter stitch edging on the scarf to help keep it from curling. I wouldn’t expect less from an Aubrey design, though – she’s all about the little touches that make a pattern perfect.

Speaking of little touches, that pom-pom! I love how many tones it picks up when you make a cute little pom-pom in a multicolored yarn like Colorburst. And can we talk about Colorburst?

A grouping of balls of Colorburst yarn

With its huge 660 yard ball and long runs of color, Colorburst is the perfect self-shading yarn for colorful projects, without a lot of fiddly ends to weave in. Rich and saturated, there are pastels, neutrals, and bright jeweltones to choose from.

Here, the Café Cable Set is shown in 118 Baltic. The entire set took just one ball! Looove!

We hope you have an awesome weekend, full of fun times and smiles.

Happy crafting!

-Heather Hill

Free Pattern Friday – Turkish Delight

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

image of woman wearing colorful shawl

Today, Turkish Delight knit in Colorburst (pattern link here).

rear view of a woman wearing a colorful striped knitted shawl
Bright but not saccarine-sweet, this is a design that marries sophistication with whimsy.

Winter doesn’t have to be drab and gray. Today’s free pattern proves that!

closeup image of ball of purple and blue Colorburst yarn color 112
Colorburst color 119 Bursa

Colorburst’s big, beautiful 660-yard “beehive” style balls make it easy to create this design with just one ball of each colorway. Designer Rachel Brockman alternated two different colors to give maximum impact. She chose one light tone – 112 Romance, and one dark – 119 Bursa, for strong contrast between the stripes.

Beautiful geometry and rhythm, offset by gentle changes within the shades.

Simple stripes are broken by mosaic-knit squares, the “Turkish Delight” confection that gives the shawl its name. They add interest to an already fascinating shawl!

imgae of Turkish Delight candy squares
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Turkish Delight are a popular treat in the office breakroom around this time of year. They’re a sweet but sophisticated treat, just like this shawl.

Work it from tip to widest edge and watch how the color repeats change!

Have a wonderfully sweet weekend, and may your days be as merry and bright as this shawl!

Happy crafting!

Free Pattern Friday – Painted Canvas Poncho

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Today, the Painted Canvas Poncho crocheted in Colorburst (pattern link here).

Designed by Rosann Fleischauer, the Painted Canvas Poncho is a re-imagining of two of Rosann’s previous designs: her Harvest Cocoon published in 2018 and the bottom-up Painted Canvas published in 2020. Each iteration of this design features the unique, origami-like construction method paired with gloriously self-shading yarns like now-retired Classic Shades, as seen in the Harvest Cocoon, or Colorburst, as seen in today’s feature pattern.

This pattern is comprised of two pieces that are sewn together. Each piece is worked sideways in linen stitch, allowing Colorburst to create vertical stripes across the piece. Linen stitch is soothing and easy even for novice crocheters like me. Plus, there is something so addictive about working with self-shading yarns. I love watching the colors shift from one hue to the next.

This is an excellent garment for year-round wear. It works wonderfully over a light summer dress as pictured, but it will keep you warm and cozy during cool weather thanks to the soft warmth of the superwash merino in Colorburst.

We hope you have a wonderful, yarn-filled weekend!