This my first attempt at knitting cables. I'm making a cabled headbead out of a yarn called Wings, by Classic Elite Yarns. It's an alpaca/silk/wool blend, and just dreamy to work with. This particular skein is getting a wee bit tired, though; I knitted and frogged it twice already. I'd tried the cables before, but using a DPN instead of a cabling needle, hich didn't work out too well. The cabling needle helped a lot, and it's coming along nicely. I have another one to make, in a different shade of purple; it'll be fun to see how it comes out with yarn that hasn't been so abused. I may try to make one for myself out of Wool-Ease; I have some of that Chestnut Heather skein left...