Basket Cable Knitting Stitch Pattern
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Create extra warmth and coziness with this Basket Cable Knitting Stitch! This cable stitch creates a squishy woven fabric, perfect for snuggling up in.
About the Stitch
The basket cable stitch is a 12 row repeat, consisting of 2 simple cable rows creating a squishy textured, woven fabric.
At first glance, this may not look like an easy knit, but it is, I promise. Just watch the video, so you can see it all come together! If you’re afraid to try cables, rest assured that you’re in good company. It took me a year to get the courage to try one. Once I spent the whole 15 minutes to try to learn one, I was hooked. Cables are not nearly as scary as they look. Don’t let them fool you!
The basket cable stitch is a sea of stockinette stitch with 2 rows of alternating cables that creates a lovely fabric with a gorgeous stitch texture of woven cables.
This is not a reversible pattern, meaning that the front and back are not the same.
There aren’t any increases or decreases, so you should always have the same number of stitches on the needles.
Skill level: Intermediate / Advanced Beginner
Yarn, Needles & Notions
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 35-45 yards (32 – 41 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 11 (8mm) Knitting Needles
Cable Needle
Darning Needle / Tapestry Needle / Yarn Needle
Scissors
Note: I like using circular needles for a small swatch, it’s easier on my hands than full length straight needles.
Yarn Substitutions
You can use any category of yarn you’d like. To get the right gauge, start with the recommended needle size. If you’re stitches are too loose, use smaller needles and if you’re stitches are too tight use larger needles.
This cable stitch looks great with bulky yarns. The chunky yarn used for my swatch gives this stitch a lot of extra squish!
Basket Cable Stitch Swatch Instructions
Knit flat using straight needles:
CO in multiples of 8
Row 2 = Right side/Front
Row 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11: *P*
Row 2, 4, 8, 10: *K*
Row 6: *C8B*
Row 12: K4 *C8F* K4
Repeat rows 1-12, until desired length.
Video Tutorial
Music by Ben Sound
*Check out some of my other Cable Knit Stitches.
Checklist
Knit flat using straight needles:
CO in multiples of 8
Row 1 (WS): *P*
Row 2 (RS): *K*
Row 3 (WS): *P*
Row 4 (RS): *K*
Row 5 (WS): *P*
Row 6 (RS): *C8B* (cable row)
Row 7 (WS): *P*
Row 8 (RS): *K*
Row 9 (WS): *P*
Row 10 (RS): *K*
Row 11 (WS): *P*
Row 12 (RS): K4 *C8F* K4 (cable row)
Repeat rows 1-12, until desired length
Cable Pattern Inspiration
This is one of my favorite stitches to create a thick & cozy fabric for just about any project!
Suggested Project Ideas:
Cowls
Sweaters
Scarves
Blankets & Pillows
Shawls
Suggested Trim:
Rib Stitch
Garter Stitch
Knitting Abbreviations
*– * – repeat between *asterisks* to the end of the round
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
C8B – cable 8 back – right cable – slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 4 stitches off your left-hand needle and then knit the 4 stitches off the cable needle
C8F – cable 8 front – left cable – slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 4 stitches off your left-hand needle and then knit the 8 stitches off the cable needle
K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
RS – right side rows
WS -wrong side rows
Free Knitting Patterns Using This Stitch
Basket Cable Stitch Swatch Instructions
Equipment
- Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
Materials
- Any Yarn
Instructions
Knit flat using straight needles:
- CO in multiples of 8
- Row 1 (WS): *P*
- Row 2 (RS): *K*
- Row 3 (WS): *P*
- Row 4 (RS): *K*
- Row 5 (WS): *P*
- Row 6 (RS): *C8B* (cable row)
- Row 7 (WS): *P*
- Row 8 (RS): *K*
- Row 9 (WS): *P*
- Row 10 (RS): *K*
- Row 11 (WS): *P*
- Row 12 (RS): K4 *C8F* K4 (cable row)
- Repeat rows 1-12, until desired length
Abbreviations:
- *– * – repeat between *asterisks* to the end of the round
- CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
- C8B – cable 8 back – right cable – slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 4 stitches off your left-hand needle and then knit the 4 stitches off the cable needle
- C8F – cable 8 front – left cable – slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 4 stitches off your left-hand needle and then knit the 8 stitches off the cable needle
- K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
- P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
- RS – right side rows
- WS – wrong side rows