Brisbane (Australia) Marriott presents a fun family escape

Just in time for the school holidays, the Brisbane Marriott has released a family pack to inspire out-of-towners to spend a fun filled night in the city. Called the “Fun Family Escape”, this package is inspiration to come to the city to catch a show at Southbank, or relax with a walk down the Brisbane river.

The Brisbane Marriott is a landmark hotel; nestled perfectly between the Fortitude Valley and the CBD. During the recent Brisbane floods, the hotel operated as normal and has recently completed a multi-million dollar renovation with the Motion bar and grill being the signature feature.

Details of the Fun Family Pack
THE PERFECT PACKAGE FOR YOUR VISIT TO THE THEATRE
– Overnight accommodation for a family of four with a FREE Deluxe River View upgrade
– Buffet breakfast for two adults in Motion Bar & Grill
– Children under 8 dine FREE for breakfast
– FREE valet car parking
– Bag of sweets to take to the show
– From $239/night. Valid till 28th Feb 2011. Additional interconnecting rooms at $185 (room only).

All the facts

Address: 515 Queen St, Brisbane, QLD 4000

Phone 1800 251 259 or direct on 07 3303 8000

Email – [email protected]

Web – www.brisbanemarriott.com.au

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Stitch dictionaries are a fun way to learn new-to-you knitting stitch patterns or to take a deep dive into a particular technique. Debbie Tomkies offers 100 cable stitch designs and thoughts on how to incorporate them into projects in her Cable Knitting Stitch Dictionary.

Each stitch pattern is shown in a large swatch photo and with written and charted instructions. Any special stitches are included on the page. The stitches are rated on a difficulty scale of 1 to 3, and the pattern notes also indicate how many extra stitches you should add to a project if you’re going to work this cable (since cables pull the fabric closer together you need to compensate for that) as well as how many stitches and rows are in the repeat if you want to design a project yourself.

The cables are arranged into sections: classic cables, combinations, all-over panels, creative cables, motifs and panels and cabled edges and borders.

It’s fun to flip through the designs to think about projects you can add a single cable or two to or make with an allover cabled design. Or you could make swatches of different cables and sew them together into a pillow cover or a throw.

At the back of the book there’s a section on general cable knitting techniques, reading charts, working swatches and avoiding errors (though it mentions working the wrong number of rows between cable turns, it doesn’t share how to count rows between cables to avoid this mistake).

It also talks about how to design your own cables, combine cables in a project, choose the right yarn and needles and determine how many more stitches you need to cast on when working cables instead of stockinette stitch. There’s also a glossary of symbols and abbreviations you may find in cable knitting and other patterns.

The book provides a good overview of things you can do with cables, as well as some fun things you might not have tried like infinity cables and horizontal cables. It’s a great book for a designer who likes to work with cables or a knitter who wants to play with different stitches in their projects.

About the book: 176 pages, paperback, 100 stitch patterns. Published 2024 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $26.99.

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