Combine Cables with Bobbles, Knots,
and Textured Stitches (continued)
RIBBED CABLE (15-STITCH PANEL)
Here’s a cable that is worked in k1, p1 ribbing.
1 Row 1 (RS): P2, k1, p1, k1; repeat from four times to last 2 stitches, p2.
2 Row 2 (WS): K2, purl into back of next stitch, k1, purl into back of next stitch;
repeat from four times to last 2 stitches, k2.
3 Row 3 (cable row): P2, slip the next 6 stitches to a cable needle and hold at
back, k1, [p1, k1] twice from the left needle, then [p1, k1] three times from the
cable needle; p2.
4 Row 4: Repeat row 2.
5 Rows 5–14: Repeat rows 1 and 2 five times.
6 Repeat rows 1–14 for ribbed cable.
BOBBLE CABLE (13-STITCH PANEL)
This cable uses the following abbreviations:
mb (make bobble): For a refresher on how to make a bobble, see page 96.
T3B: Slip the next stitch to a cable needle and hold at back, k2 from the left
needle, p1 from the cable needle.
T3F: Slip the next 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold at front, p1 from the left
needle, k2 from the cable needle.1 Row 1 (RS—cable row): P3, T3B, p1, T3F, p3.
2 Rows 2 and 8 (WS): K3, p2, k3, p2, k3.
3 Row 3 (cable row): P2, T3B, p3, T3F, p2.
4 Rows 4 and 6: K2, p2, k5, p2, k2.
5 Row 5 (bobble row): P2, k2, p2, mb, p2, k2, p2.
6 Row 7 (cable row): P2, T3F, p3, T3B, p2.
7 Row 9 (cable row): P3, T3F, p1, T3B, p3.
8 Rows 10 and 12: K4, p5, k4.
9 Row 11 (cable row): P4, slip the next 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold at
back, knit the next 2 stitches from the left needle, then p1, k2 from the cable
needle, p4.
0 Repeat rows 1–12 for bobble cable.