Aran Cable Knitting Pattern
Published: 30/11/24
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How to knit Cable Pattern:
Work with a multiple of 28 stitches + 8 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 38 stitches (2 + 28 + 6 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows only Right Side rows.
On Wrong Side rows, work all stitches as they appear.
The pattern repeat = 28 stitches wide.
Begin with 1 edge stitch and 2 stitches before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 6 stitches after patt rep and 1 edge stitch.
Abbreviation:
k: Knit
p: Purl
C4F: slip 2 stitches to cable needle, hold to front, K2, K2 from cable needle
C4B: slip 2 stitches to cable needle, hold to back, K2, K2 from cable needle
C4Fp: slip 2 stitches to cable needle, hold to front, P2, K2 from cable needle
C4Bp: slip 2 stitches to cable needle, hold to back, K2, P2 from cable needle
Written Instructions:
Row 1 (right side): edge stitch, p2, * C4F, (p2, k2) twice, p2, C4F, (p2, k2) twice, p2 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): work each stitch as it appears on this side of work (k the k sts and p the p sts).
Row 3: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, p2, k2, C4Bp, p2, C4F, p2, C4Fp, k2, p2 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 5: edge stitch, * C4B, C4F, C4Bp, p4, C4F, p4, C4Fp *; repeat from * to *; C4B, C4F, edge stitch.
Row 7: edge stitch, k2, * C4B twice, p6, C4F, p6, C4B *; repeat from * to *; C4B, k2, edge stitch.
Row 9: edge stitch, * C4F twice, k2, p6, C4F, p6, k2 *; repeat from * to *; C4F twice, edge stitch.
Row 11: edge stitch, k2, * C4B twice, p6, C4F, p6, C4B *; repeat from * to *; C4B, k2, edge stitch.
Row 13: edge stitch, * C4Fp, C4Bp, C4F, p4, C4F, p4, C4B*; repeat from * to *; C4Fp, C4Bp, edge stitch.
Row 15: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, p2, k2, C4Fp, p2, C4F, p2, C4Bp, k2, p2 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 17: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, (p2, k2) twice, p2, C4F, (p2, k2) twice, p2 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 19: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, p2, C4Fp, k2, p2, C4F, p2, k2, C4Bp, p2 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 21: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, p4, C4Fp, C4B, C4F, C4Bp, p4 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 23: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, p6, C4B 3 times, p6 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 25: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, p6, k2, C4F twice, k2, p6 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 27: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, p6, C4B 3 times, p6 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Row 29: edge stitch, p2, * C4F, p4, C4B, C4Fp, C4Bp, C4F, p4 *; repeat from * to *; C4F, p2, edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-30 throughout.