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cable

Mock cable rib

Côtes croisées · Elástico cruzado

2×2 ribbing whose two knit stitches cross every fourth row: the look of a cable, no cable needle needed.

4 sts + 2
4 rows
Level
Easy
Width
-15 %
4321
  • 1/1 right cross : Slip 1 st to cable needle, hold in back; k1; then k1 from cable needle.

Written rows

Worked flat, over a multiple of 4 stitches + 2. Odd rows are read on the right side, even rows on the wrong side.

  1. Row 1 (RS)p2, 1/1 RC
  2. Row 2 (WS)p2, k2
  3. Row 3 (RS)p2, k2
  4. Row 4 (WS)p2, k2

Repeat these 4 rows to the height you want.

More stitches — cable