This stitch was originally posted on July 20, 2012
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This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the little pearl cable stitch.
Skill: Intermediate
Worked Over 4 Stitches
TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS STITCH:
Purl – p
Cable 2 Forward – c2f
Cable 2 back – c2b
Pattern Instructions
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Row 1
C2f, c2b
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Row 2
Purl
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Row 3
C2b, c2f
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Row 4
Purl
Repeat these 4 rows until you have reached your desired length.
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Swatch Photos
Example of the Little Pearl Cable Stitch Right Side (click for larger)
Example of the Little Pearl Cable Stitch Wrong Side (click for larger)
Katrina
Hi , I thought that cable 2 meant that you put two stitches on the cable needle. Have I been doing this wrong?
Johnny Vasquez
When you see a cable stitch written like cXf or tXb, X = the number of stitches the cable is worked across. So unless the abbreviation has a special explanation, you’ll slip half of X onto your cable needle and then work the cable pattern.
Make sense?