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This is my progress on the cover pattern from Vogue Knitting, the Cabled Bolero. I bought the yarn from Elann last week; it's Louisa Harding Kashmir Aran. I've always loved this yarn and when it was 4 bucks a ball I couldn't pass it up. I already have 5 pentagons finished. The project is going quickly and it's fun. I've memorized the stitch pattern already so it's going pretty quickly now.
In this photo you can see the join between pentagons, where you pick up the stitches to make the next pentagon. At first it took me a few tries to make it perfect. The problem is that you can tell if you fudge the picked up stitches because the stitch pattern continues from pentagon to pentagon. I made up for this by picking up the stitches into the second row of stitches rather than the first cast on row. It's still not 100% seamless looking, but in my opinion it looks better than the picture on the cover of the magazine.
People are hanging from the side as usual, but that doesn't stop other people from getting on. The outside positions are the most desirable, so other people climb in. It's possible to get more than 75 people in a single cable car.
We installed rubber mats to protect the observatory extension cable at stress points where the cable is draped over sharp rocks and deep crevasses. Our cable lay across this rugged submarine mountain range was a challenging operation! (N47° 56.9693′, W129° 5.4079′; depth: 2110.479m)
Credit: ONC/ CSSF-ROPOS
A view of the Glacier de Geant as we got the cable car from the Aiguille du Midi in France over to Helbronner in Italy. A return journey of over 6 miles.
The cable is suspended for more than 3 miles without a solid pylon. The journey over the glacier takes 40 minutes, pausing every 4-5 minutes as the other cars on the cable arrive at the stations at each end. It's an eerily silent experience as you cross the snow and ice, with the only sound coming from the whir of the motors vibrating through the cable.
Far below you can spot the occasional skier or walker traversing the deep crevasses in the glacier.
(taken on my Nokia cameraphone)
Every morning before the Powell / Market Cable Car reaches Powell and Jackson Street turn, maintenance crew clean the track of dirt and debris that has fallen below the rails surface.
Factory built in around 1912 for local man Harold W. Smith, specialising in cables and cabling for the mining industry. One of only four works in the country that could produce braided electrical cables at the outbreak of the First World War, as a result was awarded contracts from the Ministry of War producing parts for the 'D mk III' field telephone.
The workforce grew from 40 [1912] to 650 as well as works operating on a double shift pattern for the duration of the war. By 1918, 15,000 miles of electrical cable had been produced.
Post war slump resulted in the 'H. W. Smith & Co' works going into administration. Works bought by 'Edison Swan Electric Co' [later 'Associated Electrical Company' and Siemens] to produce power lines cabling.
During the Second World War, the works had [again!] one of the four machines in the country able to produce lead tubes. These tubes were used in the construction of 'PLUTO' 'Pipe-Line Underwater Transportation of Oil' / 'Pipe-Lines Under the Ocean' which were fuel lines between the Isle of Wight and France to support the invasion of Normandy, 'Operation Overlord'.
The cable works closed in 1966 and was bought by a paper & cardboard company 'Reed Paper Group' who manufactured packaging.
The factory closed in the mid-1990s.
Further reading;
rcsigs.ca/index.php/Telephone_Set_D_Mk_III
wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto
forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=6614#p6626
New Port Mann Bridge, Fraser River, between Surrey and Coquitlam, B.C. Canada. This new cable-stayed 10-lane bridge will replace the Port Mann Bridge (in the background). The new bridge is schedule for completion in about 1 more year.
The Cable Car is one of the ways to the "Top of the Rock" and a must-see attraction for all visitors to Gibraltar. The journey takes passengers 412m above sea level in approximately 6 minutes offering spectacular views all the way. From the Top Station there is uninterrupted views southwards across the Strait of Gibraltar to Africa; westwards, of the City of Gibraltar and across the Bay to Algeciras; a birds eye view of Gibraltar airport and Spain to the north; and the blue expanse of the Mediterranean and the beaches and cities of the Costa del Sol to the east. Visitors can also pick up a bite to eat at the Top of the Rock snack bar and watch the apes get up to their tricks from the comfort of the air-conditioned inside viewing area. Unfortunately, we simply ran out of time and had to forego one of the main trips we wanted to make on our visit!! Next time!
Taking an exhilarating Cable Car ride to the top of Gunung Mat Chinchang, 708m above sea level is an unforgettable experience. The 2.2km journey is full of heart-stopping thrills and its splendours are enhanced by the views across to the coast of southern Thailand and the surrounding islands that a clear day affords.
A remarkable piece of engineering, the Langkawi Cable Car was awarded by The Malaysia Book of Records for ‘the Longest Free Span Single Rope Cable Car - total length of 919.5 meters’ and it is one of the steepest gradients in the world at 42 degrees.
Protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the majestic Mat Chinchang Mountain range has been earmarked as one of the sites within the Langkawi Geopark development and it is part of the Mat Chinchang Formation, the oldest rock formation in the country with an age of about 550 million years.
Cable Grist Mill ~ Cades Cove Tennessee
A view of the old Cable grist mill in Cades Cove, Tennessee, inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The scenic old mill was built in the 1870's and as you can see, is being kept in a good state of repair.