This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the little cable stitch. This simple cabled fabric has tiny little twisted stitches that look like rows of little birds. It’s great as an accent to a sweater or in a blanket or scarf.
Skill: Intermediate
Cast On: Multiples of 6 + 2
For this pattern you will need to know the following techniques:
Knit – k
Purl – p
Left Twist – LT
Right Twist – RT
Pattern Instructions:
Row 1: Knit all stitches
Row 2: Purl all stitches
Row 3: P2, *RT, LT, p2; rep from * to end
Row 4: K2, *p4, k2; rep from * to end
Row 5: Knit all stitches
Row 6: Purl all stitches
Repeat rows 1 – 6 until you have reached your desired length.
After a few repeats your pattern should look like this:
Example of How to Knit the Little Cable Stitch right side (click for larger)
Example of How to Knit the Little Cable Stitch wrong side (click for larger)
suzanneburke2004
How do you do KSP and back out?
newstitchaday
@suzanneburke2004 I don’t understand your question. Does it relate to this stitch?
Loran Fincher
This pattern is going to be a real challenge for me.I think it is real pretty too. Also like the
New Stitch a Day web site. Have learned a lot from it.
Loran
Delores
This is a really simple stitch. It adds a different texture to a other wise basic stockinette stitch. Thank for adding something else to my lust for learning.
Loran Fincher
How can I get written instructions on how to do the rt and lt.?
Loran
newstitchaday
@Loran Fincher in the section for “you will need to know the following techniques” there are links to each. Just click on them. It’s just below the video.