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Horseshoe Cable Knitting Stitch Pattern

Learn how to knit the Horseshoe Cable Knitting Stitch and add a beautiful cable stitch panel to your hand knitted sweater.
This cable stitch is easier than it looks! It’s an 8-row repeat, but only 1 row has cable stitches. ;)
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes

Equipment

  • Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
  • Cable Needle
  • Darning Needle
  • Scissors

Materials

  • Any Yarn

Instructions

Knit Flat with Straight Needles

  • CO 12 Stitches
  • Row 1, 3, 5 (RS): *P2, K8, P2*
  • Row 2, 4, 6, 8 (WS): *K2, P8, K2*
  • Row 7 (RS): *P2, C4B, C4F, P2* (cable row)
  • Repeat rows 1-8, until desired length

Abbreviations:

  • *– * – repeat between * asterisks
  • CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
  • C4B – cable 4 back – right leaning cable – transfer 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 2 stitches and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle
  • C4F – cable 4 front – left leaning cable – transfer 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 2 stitches and then knit the 2 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
  • WS - wrong side