Cable Panel Knitting

Cable knitting looks impressive but it s actually relatively easy.

Cable panel knitting.

In my sample i did a 10 stitch cable and added 8 extra stitches two garter stitches for a border on each side and two more along each side of the cable for a reverse stocking stitch background. Measure the cable panel and the reverse stockinette stocking stitch each side. This beautiful cable panel knitting stitch looks very intricate but is actually quite easy to create. If you re new to cabling this knitting technique is easier than it looks.

Spruce up your knitting with these cable knitting patterns. I placed this cable panel on a backdrop of reverse stocking stitch. Ot 4 1 1 tl ft zz 11 of tl 1 it tl si h tl fl ii 01. Knotted cable panel.

Then you just hold them there and knit a couple more stitches which twists the stitches around each other. Loving the look of the overlapping and intertwining. The combination of knit panels with purl panels think ribs and crossing stitches over stitches causes cable patterns to pull in widthwise. Cable panel knitting stitch.

Checking gauge in a cable pattern. While you certainly are not required to use reverse stockinette as a. Knit a gauge tension square of the cable panel. I love this cable knitting stitch it looks intricate yet is deceitfully easy to knit up and a real pleasure to create too.

Basically what you re doing is as you knit along you stop and you re taking some stitches and bringing them either to the front or to the back. Intertwined cable panel free knitting stitch by knitting bee. Lay it out flat and measure the cables and the reverse stockinette stocking stitch. Cables arans colorwork edgings knits purls lace eyelets ribbing shapes motifs slipped stitches knitting techniques abbreviations bind offs cast ons finishing techniques fixing mistakes shaping tips tricks.

Give these twists and braids a try with one of these cable knitting patterns. So let s move on to the free pattern below but before we do that if anyone knows the official name of this stitch please let us know in the. A sweater worked in a cable pattern will be significantly narrower than one worked in the same number of stitches in stockinette stitch. July 13 2013 knitting bee.