Chapter 2 • Textured Stitch Patterns 45
Severin Cable
A single line of post stitches runs through a classic cable pattern to
add a touch of argyle to this fabric.
Ch 17 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Hdc in 3rd ch from hk (sk ch counts as hdc) and in ea
ch across, turn—16 hdc.
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in next hdc, FPdc around next st
(sk st behind prev st), hdc in next 3 sts, sk next 2 hdc, FPdc around
next 2 sts, FPdc around sk 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, FPdc around next
st, hdc in next hdc, hdc in top of t-ch, turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, BPdc around all FPdc and hdc in all hdc, turn.
Row 4: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in next 3 sts, FPdc2tog around
prev dc and next dc (sk 3 hdc), FPdc around next dc, hdc in next 4
dc, FPdc around next dc, FPdc2tog around next 2 dc, sk 2 hdc, hdc
in next 3 sts, hdc in top of t-ch, turn.
Rep row 3 for all odd rows.
Row 6: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in next hdc, FPdc around next 2 dc
(sk 2 hdc), hdc in next 2 dc, hdc in next hdc, FPdc around prev and
next dc, sk 2 hdc, hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 2 dc, FPdc around
prev dc and next dc, hdc in next hdc, hdc in top of t-ch, turn.
Row 8: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in next hdc, FPdc around next 2
dc, hdc in next 3 hdc, sk 1 dc, FPdc around next dc, FPdc around sk
dc, hdc in next 3 hdc, FPdc around next 2 dc, hdc in next hdc, hdc
in top of t-ch, turn.
Row 10: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 2 dc,
FPdc around 1st of last 2 dc, FPdc2tog around 2nd dc and next dc, sk
2 hdc, hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 2 dc, hdc in next hdc, FPdc2tog
around prev and next dc, FPdc around next dc, sk 2 hdc, hdc in next
2 dc, hdc in next hdc, hdc in top of t-ch, turn.
Row 12: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in next hdc, FPdc around next dc,
sk hdc behind dc, hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 2 dc, FPdc around
prev and next dc, FPdc around next 2 dc, sk 4 hdc, hdc in next 2 dc,
hdc in next hdc, FPdc around prev dc, hdc in next hdc, hdc in top of
t-ch, turn.
Rows 14 and 15: Rep rows 2 and 3.
Rep rows 2–15 to desired length.
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