Lace Cable Stitch Knitting Pattern

Work with a multiple of 23 stitches + 4 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 29 stitches (23 + 4 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

On Wrong Side Rows, work the stitches as they appear; purl yarn-over loops.

When working garter stitch you knit the stitches on every row.

The pattern repeat = 23 stitches wide.

Begin with 1 edge stitch, work patt rep throughout, end with 4 stitches after patt rep and 1 edge stitch.

k: Knit

p: Purl

yo: Yarn Over

gst (1 stitch in garter stitch): knit in right side and wrong side rows

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together as one

skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch 

C6F (k3+k3): slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold to front, K3, K3 from cable needle

C6B (k3+k3): slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold to back, K3, K3 from cable needle

Row 1 (right side): edge stitch, * k4, p1, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, p1, k1, p1, (yo, skpo) twice, k3, p1 *; repeat from * to *; end with k4, edge stitch.

Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): work the stitches as they appear; purl yarn-over loops. When working garter stitch you knit the stitches.

Row 3: edge stitch, * k4, p1, k2, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, (yo, skpo) twice, k2, p1 *; repeat from * to *; end with k4, edge stitch.

Row 5: edge stitch, * gst4, p1, k1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, (yo, skpo) twice, k1, p1 *; repeat from * to *; end with gst4, edge stitch.

Row 7: edge stitch, * gst4, p1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, (yo, skpo) twice, p1 *; repeat from * to *; end with gst4, edge stitch.

Row 9: edge stitch, * gst4, p1, k1, C6B, p1, k1, p1, C6F, k1, p1*; repeat from * to *; end with gst4, edge stitch.

Repeat Rows 1-10 throughout.