Comments on: Cable Abbreviation Tutorial

By: Debbie Gelowitz

Debbie Gelowitz — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:58:21 +0000

Good morning – I starting knitting last summer and have enjoyed working with the cable stitch . I am stumped on one pattern and can’t seem to find it’s abbreviations and instructions.
It is asking for cross cable right (CCR), and yet the pattern doesn’t ask for a cable needle.

Please help

By: Margaret Davies

Margaret Davies — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:57:11 +0000

Your ammazing, fantstic, just started cable work, Your abbreviations have saved my knitting career.Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu sooooooooooooo much .

By: Brenda Nicholson

Brenda Nicholson — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:01:55 +0000

Part of my cable tell me to Tw2R.p2 I am not sure how to do this. can you tell me what this means or where I can find pictures that show you this.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:38:04 +0000

can’t thank you enough for this – incredibly clarifying!

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:22:31 +0000

Charlene,
I do believe that you are correct, you should K2 from the left needle, P2 from the cable needle, then K2 from the cable needle. The 6 in T6B indicates there are 6 stitches involved in the cable. If you were to take the P2 from the left needle, instead of the cable needle, there would be 8 stitches involved.

If you are still unsure, or if you are nervous about having to rip it out, grab some scrap yarn, and cast on 10 stitches and try your cable out. You might need to start something like this:

P2, K2, P2, K2, P2
K2, P2, K2, P2, K2
P2, T6B, P2
K2, P2, K2, P2, K2
P2, K2, P2, K2, P2
K2, P2, K2, P2, K2
P2, T6B, P2
etc…

I’m not sure how often the cable repeats, but I would guess by the width of the cable that it is not less than 4 rows. If it is more rows, than add a few more between the T6B.

I hope this helps!

By: Charlene

Charlene — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:13:07 +0000

I am making a sweater with cables. One row begins as …. T6B.P2. K2. P3. The Cable pattern for T6B states …. slip 4 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then P2. K2 from cable needle. Please advise if I knit 2 stitches from the left needle then purl 2 and knit 2 from the cable needle.

By: joyce brewin

joyce brewin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:27:18 +0000

thanks jim i will try what you said and let you know joyce

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:14:11 +0000

Joyce, This is an interesting one. I’ve never worked a pattern quite like this. I did a little searching, and the best I can figure, is that you are supposed to slip the next 6 stitches to the cable needle, wrap, then knot those 6 sts from the cable needle.

Does that make sense for your pattern?

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:12:26 +0000

Batya, I suspect this is too late to help you, but I think you should leave the yarn in front when you slip the stitch purlwise, then move it to the back to knit. Without seeing the rest of the pattern, it is difficult to tell.

By: joyce brewin

joyce brewin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:02:55 +0000

1have an abbreviation in a pattern book that makes no sense to me at all its a cable stitch W6–WRAP 6—-SLIP NEXT ST ONTO CABLE NEEDLE AND PLACE IN FRONT OF WORK WRAP THE YARN CLOCKWISE 6 TIMES ROUND STS ON CABLE NEEDLE ENDING WITH YARN AT BACK OF WORK THEN KNIT 6STS FROM CABLE NEEDLE i just cant do or understand it please help if you can