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Swatch of the Crossed Rib Cable Knitting Stitch Pattern on a wood table.
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Crossed Cables Stitch Swatch Pattern Instructions

The Crossed Ribs Cable Knitting Stitch creates extra squishy coziness for your next cable sweater, blanket or scarf project.
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 using straight needles:

  • CO in multiples of 16 stitches, plus 2
  • Row 1 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 2 (RS): *P2, K2* P2
  • Row 3 (WS) : *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 4 (RS): *P2, K2* P2
  • Row 5 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 6 (RS): *P2, K2* P2
  • Row 7 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 8 (RS): *P2, K2* P2
  • Row 9 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 10 (RS): P2 *S4F, K2, slip the 2 STS from the cable needle to the left hand needle and purl them, K2 from the cable needle, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2*
  • Row 11 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 12 (RS): *P2, K2* P2
  • Row 13 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 14 (RS): *P2, K2* P2
  • Row 15 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 16 (RS): *P2, K2* P2
  • Row 17 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 18 (RS): *P2, K2* P2
  • Row 19 (WS): *K2, P2* K2
  • Row 20 (RS): *P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, S4B, K2, slip the 2 STS from the cable needle to the left hand needle and purl them, K2 from the cable needle* P2
  • Repeat rows 1-20 until desired length

Abbreviations

  • *– * – repeat between *asterisks* to the end of the round
  • CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
  • K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
  • P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
  • S4B – slip 4 stitches onto a cable needle, holding the stitches in back
  • S4F – slip 4 stitches onto a cable needle, holding the stitches in front
  • RS - right side of work
  • WS - wrong side of work