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Basic cable instructions
The following tutorial shows how to knit a basic front cable stitch on a small knitted swatch for practice purpose.
The knitting abbreviation for this particular cable stitch is;
C6F = Cable 6 front
Method
1. Slip the next 3 stitches onto the cable needle,
2. Hold the cable needle in front of the work,
3. Knit the next 3 stitches from the left hand needle onto the right hand needle.
4. Then knit the stitches from the cable needle onto the right hand needle.
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You will need
to be able to cast on
do knit stitch
do purl stitch
a small amount of left over yarn
one pair of knitting needles
one cable needle (or you can use a double pointed needle)
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Step 1
Cast on 14 stitches.
Row 1: Purl 4, Knit 6, Purl 4.
Row 2: Knit 4, Purl 6, Knit 4.
Row 3: as row 1.
Row 4: as row 3.Row 5: Purl 4, C6F, Purl 4.
**The cable row number 5, is shown in the following photo tutorial. -
Step 2Row 5: Purl 4 stitches, then
slip the next 3 stitches onto the cable needle... -
Step 3Hold the three stitches in front of the work.
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Step 4Knit the next three stitches from the left needle to the right needle.
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Step 5Knit the three stitches from the cable needle onto the right hand needle.
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Step 6Purl the remaining 4 stitches from the left needle to the right, Row 5 is completed.
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Step 7Continue knitting Rows 2 to 5 and repeat as many times as needed to practice C6F.
