Crossover Cable Knitting Stitch Pattern

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Materials:

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

Super Bulky Yarn Substitutes:

• Lion Brand Hometown Yarn (acrylic option)
• Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick & Quick
• Cascade Yarns Pacific Chunky
• Hobbii Umami
• Rico Designs Creative Twist
• Rowan Big Wool (100% wool)
• Yarn Bee Dream Supreme
• Paint Box Yarns Wool Blend Super Chunky

Check out Yarnsub’s for more yarn substitutions.

Pattern:

CO in multiples of 8, plus 2
Row 1 = Right side/Front

CO 10 STS

Row 1, 3, 5, 7: *K*
Row 2, 4, 6, 8: *K2, P6* K2
Row 9 & 11: K7 *S1PW, K2, S1PW, K4* K3
Row 10 & 12: K7 *YFWD, S1PW, YBK, K2, YFWD, S1PW, YBK, K4* K3
Row 13: K7 *SL3 to DPN and hold in back, K1, SL2 from DPN to LH needle and bring DPN with 1 ST to the front of your work, K2 from LH needle, K1 from DPN, K4* K3
Row 14: *K2, P6* K2 (same as row 2}
Repeat rows 1-14, until desired length

Abbreviations:

*– * – repeat between the asterisks
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
DPN – Double pointed needle (or cable needle)
K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
LH – left hand
P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
S1PW – slip 1 purl-wise
SL2 – slip 2 stitches
SL3 – slip 3 stitches
STS – stitches
YBK – with the yarn in back
YFWD – with the yarn in front

Patterns using this stitch: