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Swatch of the Garter Horseshoe Cable Knit Stitch on a fur blanket.
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Garter Horseshoe Cable Stitch Swatch Instructions (Download)

This garter stitch horseshoe cable stitch consists of 2 cable stitches using 4 stitches each. On the cable row you’ll create a left leaning and then a right leaning cable stitch back-to-back, bringing the stockinette stitches together creating the horseshoe.
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 12 STS
  • Row 1 (WS): K2, P8, K2
  • Row 2 (RS): P2, K2, P4, K2, P2
  • Row 3 (WS): K2, P8, K2
  • Row 4 (RS): P2, K2, P4, K2, P2
  • Row 5 (WS): K2, P8, K2
  • Row 6 (RS): P2, K2, P4, K2, P2
  • Row 7 (WS): K2, P8, K2
  • Row 8 (RS): P2, K2, P4, K2, P2
  • Row 9 (WS): K2, P8, K2
  • Row 10 (RS): P2, C4F, C4B, P2
  • Repeat rows 1 – 10 until desired length.

Abbreviations : Knitting Techniques

  • * – * – repeat between *asterisks* to the end of the round
  • BO – bind-off in pattern
  • CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
  • C4B – cable4back – slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 2 stitches off your left hand needle and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle onto the right-hand needle
  • C4F – cable4front – slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 2 stitches off your left hand needle and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle onto the right-hand needle
  • K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
  • K1TBL – knit 1 stitch through the back loop
  • P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
  • RS – right side of the work
  • S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
  • STS – stitches
  • WS – wrong side of the work
  • WYIF – with yarn in front