These colorful cables are a lot easier to knit than they appear. Learn the simple trick to create cables that pop by watching the video or following the photo tutorial below. To practice these skills you can scroll down for a swatch pattern. Looking forward to creating a shawl with stunning cables that pop? Scroll to the bottom of this post for pics and links to patterns.
Do you prefer a photo and written tutorial? I've got you covered. :) The basic concepts of the two color cables that pop are alternating colors every 2 rows and slipping the cable stitches when they are in the non cable color.
Begin on a right side cable row.
Step 1- With yarn held in back, insert the right needle purlwise into the cable stitches to be slipped on the left needle.
Step 2- Slip the stitches from the left needle to the right needle, with the yarn held in back. Continue to work the right side row according to the pattern.
Step 3- On the wrong side row repeat steps 1 and 2 with the yarn held in the front instead of the back.
Once you have the hang of slipping stitches there is one more detail to master this technique. Stretch the slipped stitches a bit after slipping them to make sure they are not being gathered in.
To practice this technique:
Instructions
In C1 Cast on 32 sts.
Place a stitch marker 3 stitches in from each edge.
For Charted Rows: Follow chart working the stitches between the red repeat lines twice.
For Written Rows: follow as written. They are written to match the chart exactly. This makes it easier for beginners. If you get stuck on the chart you can refer to the written rows for clarification
Bind off.
Weave in ends.
Block.
Reverse Stockinette Written Rows:
C1 Row 1- Knit.
C1 Row 2- Knit.
C1 Row 3- K3, sm, p1, *p2, k2, p4, k2, p2; rep from * to 1 st before m, p1, sm, k3.
C1 Row 4- K3, sm, k1, *k2, p2, k4, p2, k2; rep from * to 1 st before m, k1, sm, k3.
C2 Row 5- K3, sm, p1, *p2, sl2wyib, p4, sl2wyib, p2; rep from * to 1 st before m, p1, sm, k3.
C2 Row 6- K3, sm, k1, *k2, sl2wyif, k4, sl2wyif, k2; rep from * to 1 st before m, p1, sm, k3.
C1 Row 7- K3, sm, p1, *p2, c4f, c4b, p2; rep from * to 1 st before m, p1, sm, k3.
C1 Row 8- K3, sm, k1, *k4, p4, k4; rep from * to 1 st before m, k1, sm, k3.
C2 Row 9- K3, sm, p1, *p4, sl4wyib, p4; rep from * to 1 st before m, p1, sm, k3.
C2 Row 10- K3, sm, k1, *k4, sl4wyif, k4; rep from * to 1 st before m, k1, sm, k3.
C1 Row 11- K3, sm, p1, * p4, c4f, p4; rep from * to 1 st before m, p1, sm, k3.
C1 Row 12- Repeat row 8.
C2 Row 13- Repeat Row 9.
C2 Row 14- Repeat Row 10.
C1 Row 15- K3, sm, p1, *p2, c4b, c4f, p2; rep from * to 1 st before m, p1, sm, k3.
C1 Row 16- Repeat row 4.
C2 Row 17- Repeat row 5.
C2 Row 18- Repeat row 6.
C1 Row 19- Repeat Row 3.
C1 Row 20- Knit.
C2 Row 21- K3, sm, k1, * (k1, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k1) twice; rep from * to 1 st before m, k1, sm, k3.
C2 Row 22- K3, sm, purl to m, sm, k3.
C2 Row 23- 30- Repeat row 21 and 22.
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