Video Knitting Course: Cable With Confidence
Using a cable needle to create cables the traditional way can be painstaking. Learn to knit intricate cables with or without a cable needle so you can knit any cabled project FAST.
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Video Knitting Course: Charts Demystified
Charts are full of symbols that can be confusing and hard to remember. But they also allow you to knit complex patterns easily. With over 7 hours of video, our Charts Demystified video class teaches you everything you need to know about knitting from knit-and-purl, lace, cable, Fair-Isle, Intarsia, double-knitting, duplicate stitch, and Mosaic charts so that you can approach any charted pattern with confidence.
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Guest Blog Post: Workshop With Cookie A: Stitch Patterns
By Alex Capshaw-Taylor / Cables, Designing Patterns, Guest Posts / March 25, 2011 / 9 CommentsSock designer Cookie A.’s tips for modifying stitch patterns for your own designs. Especially helpful when adding a cable design to a sock or anything with ribbing. I can’t wait to try this tip on my next cable-design pattern!
Read Post »Blog Post: How To Knit Reversible Cables
By Liat Gat – Founder / Cables, World Travels / September 18, 2011 / 8 CommentsReversible cables are made with ribbing so that there is no “wrong side” to the project. This means a reversible-cabled scarf will look fabulous on both sides. Combine your ribbing skills with cabling to knit projects like this Palindrome scarf.
Read Post »Blog Post: How To Knit Mock Cables
By Liat Gat – Founder / Cables, World Travels / July 15, 2011 / 5 CommentsMock cables are similar to real cables in that the stitches twist around each other. However, with mock cables you just knit into the second or third stitch on the needle, then the second or first, and so on. It’s a “cheat” cable with an interesting look all its own.
Read Post »Guest Blog Post: Workshop With Cookie A: Adding Stitch-Patterns to Socks
By Alex Capshaw-Taylor / Cables, Designing Patterns, Guest Posts, Lace, Socks, Top-Down Socks / April 1, 2011 / 4 CommentsThree professional tips for adding cables, lace, or other stitch-patterns to your socks, including combining multiple stitch patterns, checking to see if the socks will come out too big or too small, and heel-flap design tips.
Read Post »Blog Post: Cable With Confidence Class On Sale Now! 40% Off Through August 31, 2022
By Liat Gat – Founder / Cables, News / August 23, 2022 / No CommentsCabling can be tricky. We teach you to cable with confidence so you can create beautiful, intricate cabled designs like a superstar.
Read Post »Free Pattern: Bulky Cabled Legwarmers with Buttons – Super-Bulky Weight
When I wore these bulky cabled legwarmers in New York City, they were turning heads left and right. You don’t need UGGs to be cool. Just knit these fabulous, cabled, knee-high knitted boot covers. Finish off with oversize buttons and a twisted-cord tie. Pattern includes cable chart.
Cable Chart Symbols
C3L: Cable 3 Left – Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front. K1. K2 from cn.
C3L: Cable 3 Left
C3R: Cable 3 Right – Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back. K2. K1 from cn.
C3R: Cable 3 Right
C4L: Cable 4 Left – Sl 2 sts onto cn and hold to front. K2. K2 from cn.
C4L: Cable 4 Left
C4R: Cable 4 Right – Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back. K2. K2 from cn.
C4R: Cable 4 Right
T3L: Twist 3 Left – Sl next 2 sts onto cn and hold to front. P1. K2 from cn.
T3L: Twist 3 Left
T3R: Twist 3 Right – Sl next st onto cn and hold to back. K2. P1 from cn.
T3R: Twist 3 Right
T4L: Twist 4 Left – Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front. P2. K2 from cn.
T4L: Twist 4 Left
T4R: Twist 4 Right – Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back. K2. P2 from cn.
T4R: Twist 4 Right
See full list of cable symbols on CraftYarnCouncil.com
"cn" = "cable needle"
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Cabled Legwarmers – Pattern Walkthrough
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Cabled Legwarmers – Pattern Walkthrough
How to Read a Cable Chart
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How to Read a Cable Chart
Keep Track of Where You Are on a Cable Chart
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Cabled Legwarmers – Rows 1-4 (Stockinette Stitch)
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Cabled Legwarmers – Rows 5-6 (Cable Set-Up)
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Understanding Cable Abbreviations
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T3L and T3R With a Cable Needle
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T3L and T3R Without A Cable Needle
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How to Work Even on a Cable Chart
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Easy 2-Row Buttonhole
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C4R With A Cable Needle
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C4R Without a Cable Needle
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Cabled Legwarmers – Rows 13-24 (Continue Pattern)
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When You Forget to Cable
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Mistakes When Cabling Without a Cable Needle
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Correcting A Stitch That Looks Out of Place
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When You Forget to Do Buttonhole
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When You Forget What Row You’re On
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C4L With A Cable Needle
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C4L Without A Cable Needle
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How to Bind Off in Pattern
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How to Sew on Buttons and Weave in Ends
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How to Make a Twisted-Cord Tie
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Reversible Cables – How to Knit the Palindrome Scarf Without a Cable Needle
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Reversible Cables – How to Knit the Palindrome Scarf Without a Cable Needle
The palindrome reversible cabled scarf is a great intermediate cabled scarf. Here’s how to do the “C8F” cable without a cable needle!
Cabling Tips – Removing Rows, How to Know What Row You’re On, Etc.
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Here’s a bonus video with tips for cabling: How to remove two rows of your cable pattern and get the stitches back on your needles, how to know what row you’re on without writing anything down, how to know when it’s time to cable, etc.
Recommended Notion: Cable Needles by Brittany Needles
Cable needles help hold stitches to the front or back of your work while cabling. While you can knit cables without them, and I prefer to, using cable needles when you are just learning to cable makes everything easier.
Testimonial: Really Easy to Understand
I am very glad I got this Cable Knitting e-book. Reading patterns is hard for me but Liat goes step by step and makes it really easy to understand. Anyone that wants to learn cabling this is the e-book to get and the price is great. thank you Liat
– Memary
