Category Archives: Knitting Cables

This category includes stitch patterns that for cables, which look like intertwining ropes on the surface of a knitted fabric. Abbreviations in the pattern might look like C2B, C3F, C4L, or C5R.

Knitting Stitch Pattern – Easy Cable Ribbing

You may read many knitting patterns that feature cables. Learn some general information about knitted cables here. One way that knitting pattern designers can spice up a simple stocking-stitch-and-ribbing sweater is to replace the waist and cuff ribbing with a … Continue reading

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Vintage Knitting Stitch Pattern: Plaited Stitch

Introduction to Vintage Knitting Patterns The folks at Project Gutenberg have copied some old needlework books that are out of copyright into electronic form. Some of these books are now available for the Kindle, iPad, Sony Reader, iPhone, and Android … Continue reading

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Technique: Knitting Cables – Cross 2 in Back – C2B

When you read a knitting pattern with cables, you will quite often see cables that are 4 stitches wide, with two stitches crossing over the other two stitches. The abbreviation may be either C2B (Cross 2 in Back) or C2R … Continue reading

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Knitting Stitch Pattern: Horseshoe Cables

Read the Knitting Pattern for Horseshoe Cables This article explains how to read the knitting pattern for Horseshoe Cables. There may be other names for this stitch pattern, but I think that Horseshoe is acceptable, as shown by this photo … Continue reading

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Technique: Knitting Cables – Cross 2 in Front – C2F

When you read a knitting pattern with cables, you will quite often see cables that are 4 stitches wide, with two stitches crossing over the other two stitches. The abbreviation may be either C2F (Cross 2 in Front) or C2L … Continue reading

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Knitting Stitch Pattern: Wave of Honey Stitch

Read the Knitting Pattern for the Wave of Honey Stitch This article explains how to read the knitting pattern for the Wave of Honey stitch. I’m not sure why the stitch pattern has that name – I would have called … Continue reading

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Knitting Stitch Pattern: Cable Wave and Line

Knitting Stitch Pattern with Wavy Texture This is an interesting – and easy – knitting stitch pattern. It provides a gentle introduction to both kinds of 1×1 cables (where one stitch crosses over the other stitch). What does the Cable … Continue reading

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Technique: Knitting Cables – Cross 1 in Front – C1F

Read Knitting Patterns with C1F Cables There are several patterns that use a 1×1 Cable stitch. This page will provide some details on doing that one of those stitches: the C1F cable. This stitch uses one of the basic forms … Continue reading

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Technique: Knitting Cables – Cross 1 in Back – C1B

Read Knitting Patterns with C1B Cables There are several patterns that use a 1×1 Cable stitch. This page will provide some details on doing that one of those stitches: the C1B cable. This stitch uses one of the basic forms … Continue reading

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Knitting Cables – General Information for Beginners

Introduction to Cables Many knitting patterns use a variation of a Basic Cable stitch. If you see a knitting pattern with a photo of a project that looks as though there are ropes twisting and interlacing on the fabric, you … Continue reading

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