How to Knit a Cable

How to Knit a Cable
The following tutorial shows how to knit a basic front cable stitch. The knitting abbreviation for this particular cable stitch is;

C6F = Cable 6 front
1. Slip the next 3 stitches onto the cable needle,
2. Hold the cable needle in front of the work,
3. Knit the next 3 stitches from the left hand needle onto the right hand needle.
4. Then knit the stitches from the cable needle onto the right hand needle.


You will need
to be able to cast on
do knit stitch
do purl stitch
a small amount of left over yarn
one pair of knitting needles
one cable needle (or you can use a double pointed needle)

To start
Cast on 14 stitches.
Row 1; Purl 4, Knit 6, Purl4.
Row 2; Knit 4, Purl6, Knit 4.
Row 3; as row 1.
Row 4; as row 3.
Row 5; Purl 4, C6F, Purl 4. (Row 5 is shown in the following pictures).

Keep repeating rows 2-5 to practice this front cable.

Row 5; Purl 4 stitches, then 1. slip the next 3 stitches onto the cable needle

2. Hold the three stitches in front of the work.

3. Knit the next three stitches from the left needle to the right needle.

4. Knit the three stitches from the cable needle onto the right hand needle.

Purl the remaining 4 stiches from the left needle to the right, Row 5 is completed.

Continue knitting Rows 2 to 5 and repeat as many times as needed to practice C6F.

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