Standard Almost-Plaited · Well, I abbreviate; the full description is “a standard almost-plaited cable stitch using 4.5 mm needles” and it appears in Knitted Cushion by my friend, co-worker, and wife Lauren Wood, who for the first time dives deep online into knitting-geek mode. No, I don’t understand it in the slightest. The analogy with Open Source is not exactly subtle. And I have to say, that’s one great-looking cushion. [3 comments]