Leaf Cable Stitch Knitting Pattern

Leaf Cable Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Leaf Cable Stitch:

Work with multiple of 14 stitches + 13 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 29 sts (6 + 14 + 7 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

On Wrong Side rows, work sts as they appear and yo's P.

The patt rep = 14 sts wide.

Begin with 1 edge st and 6 sts before patt rep, work patt repeat throughout, end with 7 sts after patt and 1 edge st.

yo: yarn over

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together

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

p2tog: purl 2 stitches together

p2tog tbl: purl two stitches together as one stitch through the back loop

cddp (Central Double Decrease): transpose the order of the first and second stitch on the left needle; then purl the three stitches together

2-st RT: skip 1 st, knit 2nd st before first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

2-st LT: knit through the back loop 2nd st behind first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

Row 1: edge st, p4, 2-st RT, * k1, 2-st LT, p9, 2-st RT; repeat from * to last 8 sts, k1, 2-st LT, p4, edge st.

Row 3: edge st, p2, p2tog, 2-st RT, yo, * k1, yo, 2-st LT, p2tog tbl, p5, p2tog, 2-st RT, yo; repeat from * to last 8 sts, k1, yo, 2-st LT, p2tog tbl, p2, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, p1, p2tog, 2-st RT, k1, yo, * k1, yo, k1, 2-st LT, p2tog tbl, p3, p2tog, 2-st RT, k1, yo, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k1, yo, k1, 2-st LT, p2tog tbl, p1, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, p2tog, 2-st RT, k2, yo, * k1, yo, k2, 2-st LT, p2tog tbl, p1, p2tog, 2-st RT, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k1, yo, k2, 2-st LT, p2tog tbl, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, p1, 2-st RT, k3, * k4, 2-st LT, yo, cddp, yo, 2-st RT, k3, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k4, 2-st LT, p1, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, yo, 2-st RT, skpo, k2, * k3, k2tog, 2-st LT, yo, p1, yo, 2-st RT, skpo, k2, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k3, k2tog, 2-st LT, yo, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, p1, yo, 2-st RT, skpo, k1, * k2, k2tog, 2-st LT, yo, p3, yo, 2-st RT, skpo, k1, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k2, k2tog, 2-st LT, yo, p1, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, p2, yo, 2-st RT, skpo, * k1, k2tog, 2-st LT, yo, p5, yo, 2-st RT, skpo, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k1, k2tog, 2-st LT, yo, p2, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-16 throughout.

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