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Permalink Reply by Anne on November 9, 2009 at 10:16pm

If you can knit and purl you are set. For cables you need a small needle to hold the stitches you are crossing over.
If you have say a four stitch cable crossing in front it will say C4F. You would put two stitches on the small needle and leave them in front of the work. Knit two stitches then slip the two from the short needle back onto the left needle and knit them. If it crosses in the back, you will see C4B. you do the same only leaving the stitches on the short needle in the back.
There has been a lot of talk about how to do cables withot the little needle. Personally I would not try it as I feel safer with the short needle.
Hope that helps.

Permalink Reply by IRMA DUTCH on November 10, 2009 at 7:21am

Yes, yes, yes without the little special cable stitch holder in back or front I'd lose the stitches, surely. Safer to use the stitch holder. And it's so easy.

Permalink Reply by Shannon DeCourcey on November 10, 2009 at 9:02am

thanks. that's definitely helpful. wow, you made it sound so easy, now I can't wait to try!

Permalink Reply by Gail Grange on November 17, 2009 at 2:29pm

I agree with Anne about the needles. You can buy books that have cable patterns in, perhaps you can buy one of these and have a practice, I love Aran knitting.

Gail

Permalink Reply by Barb Langlois on December 21, 2009 at 9:35am

I want to learn to cable as well. My question is when it says C4F, do you place two stitches from the right needle on the cable or the next two "unworked" stitches from the left needle onto the cable needle? Thanks

Permalink Reply by Gail Grange on January 22, 2010 at 4:09pm

I don't know if you got any answers but ,,,,, just in case, you don't need any special needles apart from a cable needle, which is a short needle with a point at each end.

when it says C4F, you put 2 stitches to the front of your work with the cable needle, knit the next 2 stitches from your needle, then knit the two from the cable needle.

when it says (c4F) the F indicates to the front, when it says (c4B) the B indicated to the back.
If i can help in any way please email me.
Gail x

Permalink Reply by Barb Langlois on January 24, 2010 at 7:35pm

Gail
Thanks for the answer. I got it down pat. I appreciate your assistance offer.