Small Double Cable Stitch Pattern | Knit with Aabhar

Pattern Description

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Small Double Cable Stitch creates a beautiful chain of small cables. It looks complicated but is quite simple to make. The name Double Cable comes from the fact that you knit two cables next to each other, and it looks like they are intertwined.

The Small Double Cable Stitch is also commonly known as Horseshoe Cable Stitch or Wishbone Cable. This is because the twining chains sort of look like wishbones on a thread.

This cable pattern has two variations – Downwards Cable and Upwards Cable. And as the name suggests, the former looks like downwards facing ‘V’s stacked over each other while the latter looks like upright ‘V’s going up. Between the two types, only one row is different in the pattern, which completely changes the direction of the cables.

To knit the Downwards Cable, you need to Cable over 4 stitches to the front (or C4F) followed by Cable over 4 stitches to the back (or C4B). For the Upwards Small Double Cable, you’ll need to first Cable over 4 stitches to the back (or C4B) followed by Cable over 4 stitches to the front (or C4F).

In Double Cable, there is nothing complicated but two simple cables running in parallel, a right cable next to a left cable. To reverse the direction of the overall pattern, simply make a left cable first and then a right cable.

The Small Double Cable Stitch is a small enough knitting pattern you can repeat in your project to give it an overall texture. It is definitely not a reversible pattern, but it looks good on cup cozies, socks, leg warmers, and sweaters.

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Pattern Details

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Abbreviations

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CN	Cable needle
CO	Cast on
C4F	Cable 4 Front (sl 2 to CN, hold in front, k2, k2 from CN)
C4B	Cable 4 Back (sl 2 to CN, hold in back, k2, k2 from CN)
k	Knit
p	Purl
RS	Right side
WS	Wrong side

Making cable stitches without using a cable needle:

C4B (Cable 4 Back, also called 2/2 Right Cross (2/2 RC))-

1. Slip next 2 stitches off the left needle, hold them in back of work
2. Transfer next 2 stitches from left needle to right needle
3. Pick up the 2 slipped stitches on the left needle
4. Transfer the 2 stitches from right needle back to left needle
5. Knit all 4 stitches

C4F (Cable 4 Front, also called 2/2 Left Cross (2/2 LC))-

1. Slip next 2 stitches off the left needle, hold them in front of work
2. Transfer next 2 stitches from left needle to right needle
3. Pick up the 2 slipped stitches on the left needle
4. Transfer the 2 stitches from right needle back to left needle
5. Knit all 4 stitches

Pattern Instructions

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CO Panel of 8 stitches. For example, you can cast on a panel of 8 stitches on a background of 4 stitches on each side, totaling 16 stitches (4 + 8 + 4).

Upwards Small Double Cable Stitch Pattern

Row 1 of Panel (RS):	Knit.
Row 2 of Panel:	Purl.
Row 3 of Panel:	C4B, C4F.
Row 4 of Panel:	Purl.

Downwards Small Double Cable Stitch Pattern

Row 1 of Panel (RS):	Knit.
Row 2 of Panel:	Purl.
Row 3 of Panel:	C4F, C4B.
Row 4 of Panel:	Purl.

Repeat these free knitting pattern instructions (4 rows) until you have reached the desired length for your work.

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• Staghorn Cable Stitch Pattern
• 4-Stitch Cable Pattern

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