Lace Cable Stitch Pattern #112
How to knit the Lace Cable Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 19 stitches + 7 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 28 stitches (19 + 7 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows only right-side rows.
On wrong-side rows, work all stitches as they appear, purl the yarn overs.
The pattern repeat is 19 stitches wide.
Begin with 1 edge stitch, repeat the pattern throughout, end with 7 stitches after the pattern repeat and 1 edge stitch.
Abbreviation:
k: knit stitch
p: purl stitch
yo: yarn over
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
C6F: slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold to front, P1, K1, P1, then P1, K1, P1 from cable needle
C6B: slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold to back, P1, K1, P1, then P1, K1, P1 from cable needle
Written row-by-row instructions:
Row 1 (right side): 1 edge stitch, *(p1, yo, k2tog) twice, (p2, k1) 4 times, p1*; repeat from * to *; end with (p1, yo, k2tog) twice, p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): work all stitches as they appear; purl the yarn overs.
Row 3: 1 edge stitch, *(p1, skpo, yo) twice, (p2, k1) 4 times, p1*; repeat from * to *; end with (p1, skpo, yo) twice, p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 5: 1 edge stitch, *(p1, yo, k2tog) twice, p1, C6B, C6F*; repeat from * to *; end with (p1, yo, k2tog) twice, p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 7: 1 edge stitch, *(p1, skpo, yo) twice, (p2, k1) 4 times, p1*; repeat from * to *; end with (p1, skpo, yo) twice, p1, 1 edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-8 throughout.