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Some hand warmes with an owl cable stitch I finished recently. I didn't have much of a pattern, so I hope this post is still allowed.
Basically, I went off this picture for the owl/kable knit pattern and used some pattern for gloves to get the thumbs right.
I was thinking about maybe adding french knot stitches as eyes to make the owls more prominent, but I think I like the plain version better.
I really like the ring cables and the owl motif. Cabling makes some of the nicest patterns and I don't do enough of it. I was wondering what made it "owl" at first; My initial impression was a pineapple with the seed(?) stitch in the body ๐ I do like how the beaded eyes pop in the reference, and I'm curious what some color work could do, but the single color does look more elegant I think.
Going with no pattern and just kind of "doing it" is honestly my favorite. It's so rewarding to look at something and recreate it intuitively.
I lied, it's either that or going "freehand" and sort of designing as you go. Or taking a unique/complex pattern and teasing it apart to adapt it or make variations. Now I can't decide lol
I can see the pineapple impression ๐ You are right, it's a seed stitch for the body.
It definetly was fun to just start and see how it works out (although I wished I had made some more comprehensive notes while knitting the first warmer; that would have been helpful in getting the second one to turn out similarly ๐)