Stitch Description
This knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the cork cable back cross stitch. This cable pattern creates a panel of crossed rib stitches. It is perfect for a cable detail on an aran sweater or afghan.
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Abbreviations
- K
- Knit Stitch
- P
- Purl Stitch
- BC
- Back Cross – sl 4sts to dpn and hold in back, k2, then sl the 2 purl sts back to left-hand needle and purl them; then k2 from dpn
Stitch Details
Stitch Characteristics
Pattern Instructions
Cast On: Panel of 14sts on a background of reverse stockinette
- Row 1: (wrong side) k2, (p2, k2) 3 times
- Row 2: p2, (k2, p2) 3 times
- Row 3: k2, (p2, k2) 3 times
- Row 4: p2, (k2, p2) 3 times
- Row 5: k2, (p2, k2) 3 times
- Row 6: p2, k2, p2, Back Cross, p2
- Row 7: k2, (p2, k2) 3 times
- Row 8: p2, (k2, p2) 3 times
- Row 9: k2, (p2, k2) 3 times
- Row 10: p2, (k2, p2) 3 times
- Row 11: k2, (p2, k2) 3 times
- Row 12: p2, back cross, p2, k2, p2
Repeat these 12 rows until you have reached your desired length.
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