Voluminous 18-Stitch Cable Knitting Pattern

Technique for knitting a voluminous cable

The cable is knitted in stockinette stitch.
To make the cable look voluminous, the upper moved stitches are knitted for a few extra rows.
The number of stitches in the cable and the number of additional rows may vary.
In our case, the cable consists of 18 stitches — 6 stitches for each cable section.

To move the cable section to the left, knit the first 12 stitches.
Then, using a cable needle, knit only the last 6 of these stitches for 3 more rows (wrong side, right side, wrong side), turning the work after each row.
The first and last stitches of the section are also knitted.
In the next right-side row, leave the stitches on the cable needle in front of the work.
Then knit the remaining 6 stitches of the cable.

Next, knit the stitches from the cable needle.

After that, knit all stitches for another 3 rows (wrong side, right side, wrong side) without crossings.
In the next right-side row, make the crossing to the right.
To do this, slip the first 6 stitches of the cable onto a cable needle and hold them behind the work.

Knit the next 6 stitches of the cable for 4 rows (right side, wrong side, right side, wrong side), turning the work after each row.

In the right-side row, knit these stitches once more, then knit the stitches from the cable needle and the remaining cable stitches.

Continue knitting, alternating the crossings to the left and to the right every 3 or 5 rows.