Materials
I used 50gm of Patons Fireside 8ply 100% Wool in mauve (colour 3143)
Tension
20sts and 28 rows to 4 inches (10cm) over st st on 4.5mm needles, or needles
needed to obtain gauge.
Abbreviations
= C4B, Cable 4 Back: Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 2 stitches from left hand needle, then knit stitches from cable needle
= C4F, Cable 4 Front: Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next 2 stitches from left hand needle, then knit stitches from cable needle
= BT4, Back Twist 4: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold at back of work, K2, P2 from cable needle.
= FT4, Front Twist 4: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold at front of work, P2, K2 from cable needle.
= BT3, Back Twist 3: Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold at back of work, K2, P1 from cable needle.
= FT3, Front Twist 3: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold at front of work, P1, K2 from cable needle.
Technique
Note: Cables are worked on a background of reverse stocking stitch, shown here shaded grey.
Cast on 62sts,
Work chart through 4 times, (row one is a wrong side row so begin reading from left to right)
Work row one once more, cast off, making cables as in row 2.
Block.
In Plain Text: Cast on 62 stitches
Row 1: On wrong side, K7, (P4, K4) three times, (K4, P4) three times, K7
Row 2: P7, (C4B, P4) three times, (P4, C4B) three times, P7
Row 3: K7, (P4, K4) three times, (K4, P4) three times, K7
Row 4: (P6, BT3, FT4, BT4, FT4, BT4, FT3) twice, P6
Row 5: (K6, P2, K3, P4, K4, P4, K3, P2) twice, K6
Row 6: P1, (P4, BT3, P3, C4F, P4, C4F, P3, FT3) twice, P5
Row 7: K1, (K4, P2, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P2) twice, K5
Row 8: P1, (P4, K2, P2, BT4, FT4, BT4, FT4, P2, K2) twice, P5
Row 9: K1, (K4, P2, K2, P2, K4, P4, K4, P2, K2, P2) twice, K5
Row 10: P1, (P4, K2, P2, K2, P4, C4B, P4, K2, P2, K2) twice, P5
Row 11: K1, (K4, P2, K2, P2, K4, P4, K4, P2, K2, P2) twice, K5
Row 12: P1, (P4, K2, P2, FT4, BT4, FT4, BT4, P2, K2) twice, P5
Row 13: K1, (K4, P2, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P2) twice, K5
Row 14: P1, (P4, FT3, P3, C4F, P4, C4F, P3, BT3) twice, P5
Row 15: (K6, P2, K3, P4, K4, P4, K3, P2) twice, K6
Row 16: (P6, FT3, BT4, FT4, BT4, FT4, BT3) twice, P6
Repeat Rows 1 to 16 three times more
Repeat Row 1
Repeat 2 and cast off following the pattern
Block
Many thanks to Gayle ([email protected]) for translating the graph into text 🙂
Copyright © Sarah Bradberry, March 1998