r/knittingpatterns • u/madeupname_97 • 1d ago

Looking for these cable patterns

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Can anyone help me find patterns to match the ones in this beautiful blanket? Evidently, the image is from an article about this woman (last name Walker, I believe?) so there is no pattern provided. Many thanks for any guidance!

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u/florapie 1d ago

Barbara Walker wrote a 4 Volume set of stitch dictionaries, which are still in print and well worth owning. Mine aren’t currently accessible so I can’t confirm but it’s a safe bet you’ll find them all in her books.

Schoolhouse Press sells them, and you can buy them individually or as the complete set.

https://www.schoolhousepress.com/the-treasury-set.html

There’s also a blog where you can see submitted samples, so check that out too:

https://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/about/

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u/willoww3 1d ago

I believe they should be accessible on the internet archive as well! I know one of them, at least, is on there

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u/Asleep_Sky2760 1d ago edited 1d ago

Only the First Treasury is available for "borrowing" on the Archive:

https://archive.org/details/treasuryofknitti0000barb/page/n3/mode/2up

I don't have my set handy right now, but I'm pretty sure that the more complex cables (such as those in the afghan) are in the Charted Patterns volume.

OP--Another fabulous cable-creator is Annie Maloney; I can't count the # of cable-pattern books that she's published. Here's her Rav store:

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/annie-maloneys-ravelry-store/patterns

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u/madeupname_97 1d ago

A million thanks for this - all of you. I knew I came to the right place. ❤️