Here is my 100-stitch swatch (before blocking) for FLAK. Initially I kept loosing my place when trying to keep track of where I was in the repeats of the individual cables (some were 2 row repeats, some were 4 row repeats, some were 12 row repeats, etc). Sometimes I "zigged" when I should have "zagged" (see braid cable on lower left of swatch).
I decided to take the time to graph out all the repeats to 12 rows. This helped tremendously. I also placed the pattern on a cookie sheet and used a magnetic bar to keep track of which row I was on.
Here is the 100-stitch swatch after blocking.
The horseshoe group came out to be just about 5 1/2 " and the braid group 5". The filler stitch stayed about the same as the first swatch.
Now on to Part 3 ("Let's Knit Some Saddles").
Terri - it looks lovely! Thanks for the advice - cannot wait to try that myself because I got mixed up on this swatch as well:)
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Joan G, Ellicott City, MD
what is that pretty filler stitch? It really blends well with the cables - looks as though it's a cable itself.
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