Cable cardigan
Aran wool. 294 rows.
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11:48 pm.
Row 188 of 294. The cable is crossing the wrong way.
The pattern says C6F. The video says something else.
And everyone you'd ask is asleep.
You ask: Row 188, C6F. Which side does the cable needle go?
Knit
In front. Slip three stitches onto the cable needle, hold it in front, knit three, then knit the three from the needle.
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Misty Cable Cardigan
Pattern
- ARows 1–3: *P2, K6* to last 2 sts, P2.
- BRow 4, cable: *P2, C6F* to last 2 sts, P2.
- CRows 5–8: work as row 1. Repeat.
I want to knit a scarf, 180 cm by 20 cm, with a cable pattern. How much DK yarn, and what needle?
About 350 m of DK on 4 mm needles.
Cable scarf, 180 × 20 cm
- Estimated yardage
- 320–380 m
- Recommended needle
- 4 mm (US 6)
- Cast on (approx.)
- 52–56 sts
- Skeins of DK (100 g)
- 2, buy 3 to be safe
Cables pull the fabric in and use about 20% more yarn than plain knitting, so swatch in the cable pattern first.
Simple cable
6-stitch left cross (C6F), as used on row 188 of your Misty Cable Cardigan.
- 1Work in pattern to the 6-stitch cable panel.
- 2Slip 3 stitches purlwise onto a cable needle; hold it in front.
- 3Knit 3 from the left needle, then the 3 from the cable needle.
Classic Raglan JumperWritten for a 96 cm chest
Your measurements
Chest92 cm
Length64 cm
FittedStandardRelaxedOversized
132 stsCast on
11 × 12Body repeats
148Rows to underarm
56 stsSleeve cast-on
Knit a 10 cm swatch and check you get 22 stitches before you cast on.
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