Twist/Cable Tips
• On the row before the twist is called for, knit the pegs that you will be twisting extra loose to allow for easier moving.• Lighter colored yarns provide better stitch definition, allowing your twists to stand out.
• Twists (and cables) cause your knitting to narrow horizontally, so you need to add extra pegs to allow for this shrinkage. For example, you may want to use a size larger hat loom if you plan to add several cables to your knitting. This is accounted for in written patterns.
• When knitting cables, you do not have to cross your stitches on every row. You will knit several plain rows in between the turning rows; just be sure to keep the number of rows the same.
Twisted Stitches or Mock Cables
Left Twist (LTW)
1. Place the stitch from peg 1 on a stitch holder.
2. Pick up the stitch on peg 2 with your knitting tool and put it on peg 1.
3. Transfer the stitch on the holder to peg 2.
4. Knit both pegs. Left twist completed.
Right Twist (RTW)
1. Place the stitch from peg 2 on a stitch holder.
2. Pick up the stitch on peg 1 with your knitting tool and put it on peg 2.
3. Transfer the stitch on the holder to peg 1.
4. Knit both pegs. Right twist completed
4-Peg Cable Stitches
4-STITCH RIGHT CROSS (4-ST RC)1. Place the stitches from pegs 1 and 2 onto a cable needle and position it to the inside of the loom, behind the pegs.
2. Knit peg 3; then, with the knitting tool, move the stitch to peg 1, being careful not to twist it.
3. Knit peg 4, then move it to peg 2.
4. Transfer the stitch from peg 1 being held on the cable needle to peg 3; knit it.
5. Transfer the stitch from peg 2 being held on the cable needle to peg 4; knit it.
6. Pull gently on all the stitches to tighten and even them out.
4-STITCH LEFT CROSS (4-ST LC)
1. Skip pegs 1 and 2. Knit the stitches on pegs 3 and 4.
2. Place the stitches from pegs 3 and 4 onto a cable needle and position it in the center of the loom, behind the pegs.
3. Knit the stitch on peg 1, then knit the stitch on peg 2.
4. Move the stitch from peg 2 to peg 4. Move the stitch from peg 1 to peg 3.
5. Transfer the stitch from peg 3 being held on the cable needle to peg 1. Transfer the stitch from peg 4 being held on the cable needle to peg 2.
6. Pull gently on all the stitches to tighen and even them out.
6-Peg Cable Stitches
6-STITCH RIGHT CROSS (6-ST RC)
1. Slip the stitches from pegs 1, 2, and 3 onto a cable needle and position in the center of the loom, behind the pegs.
2. Knit peg 4; move it to peg 1.
3. Knit peg 5; move it to peg 2.
4. Knit peg 6; move it to peg 3.
5. Transfer the stitch from peg 1 being held on the cable needle to peg 4; knit it.
6. Transfer the stitch from peg 2 being held on the cable needle to peg 5; knit it.
7. Transfer the stitch from peg 4 being held on the cable needle to peg 6; knit it.
8. Gently pull on all stitches to tighten and even them out.
6-STITCH LEFT CROSS (6-ST LC)
1. Skip pegs 1, 2, and 3, positioning the working yarn behind them.
2. Knit pegs 4, 5, and 6; place those stitches onto a cable needle and position it in the center of loom, behind the pegs.
3. Knit pegs 1, 2, and 3.
4. Move stitch from peg 3 to peg 6.
5. Move stitch from peg 2 to peg 5.
6. Move stitch from peg 1 to peg 4.
7. Transfer the stitches from pegs 4, 5, and 6 being held on the cable needle to pegs 1, 2, and 3 in that order.
8. Gently pull on the stitches to tighten and even them out.
Lace Cables (Pictured Below)
Knitted in a multiple of 12 sts +8
Row 1: P2, * k2, yo-k2tog, p2; repeat from * to end.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: P2, * k2, yo-k2tog, p2; repeat from * to end.
Row 3: P2, * k2, yo-k2tog, p2; repeat from * to end.
Row 5: P2, * C4F, p2, k2, yo-k2tog, p2; repeat from * to last 6sts, C4F, p2.
Row 7: P2, * k2, yo-k2tog, p2; repeat from * to end.
Row 9: P2, * k2, yo-k2tog, p2; repeat from * to end.
Row 11: P2, * k2, yo-k2tog, p2, C4F, p2; repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2, yo-k2tog, p2.
Row 12: P2, * k2, yo-k2tog, p2; repeat from * to end.
Repeat rows 1-12.
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