Saturday, February 20, 2016

Textile Textbook: Is Your Sofa Wearing a Sweater? (10 photos)

The classic cable-knit blanket. You’ll find these draped over sofas, benches, chairs and beds for classic down-home appeal, and the fact that nearly everyone seems to favor the traditional off-white color suggests that there’s something universally comforting about pure cotton yarns knit in this familiar pattern. Dressing the entire bed in a king-sized cable-knit cover hints that comfort, the humblest of luxuries, was the foremost aim of this bedroom’s design.

Did you know?
Cable stitches were first popularized in fishermen’s sweaters in Ireland. Entire families pitched in to create the patriarch’s wool outerwear, and each clan had a signature pattern that was guarded closely and passed through generations.


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