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Swatch of the Sand Tracks Cable Knitting Stitch Pattern on a wood table.
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Sand Tracks Cables Stitch Swatch Pattern Instructions Download

Use the Sand Tracks Knitting Stitch to create this beautifully textured, loosely knit cable woven fabric for your next warm & cozy blanket!
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 12
  • Row 1 (RS): *C6F, K6*
  • Row 2 (WS): *P*
  • Row 3 (RS): *K*
  • Row 4 (WS): *P*
  • Row 5 (RS): *K6, C6B*
  • Row 6 (WS): *P*
  • Row 7 (RS): *K*
  • Row 8 (WS): *P*
  • Repeat rows 1-8, until desired length.

Abbreviations

  • *– * – repeat between *asterisks* to the end of the round
  • CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
  • C6B – right cable – cable 6 back – slip 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 3 stitches off your left hand needle and then knit the 3 stitches off the cable needle
  • C6F – left cable – cable 6 front – slip 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 3 stitches off your left hand needle and then knit the 3 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 of work
  • STS – stitches
  • WS - wrong side of work