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cable

XO cable

Torsade XO · Ocho XO

Two cables that part and close again: alternating Os and Xs up the panel, a signature of Aran sweaters.

12 sts
16 rows
Level
Intermediate
Width
-12 %
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  • 2/2 left cross : Slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold in front; k2; then k2 from cable needle.
  • 2/2 right cross : Slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold in back; k2; then k2 from cable needle.

Written rows

Worked flat, over a multiple of 12 stitches. Odd rows are read on the right side, even rows on the wrong side.

  1. Row 1 (RS)p2, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, p2
  2. Row 2 (WS)k2, p8, k2
  3. Row 3 (RS)p2, k8, p2
  4. Row 4 (WS)k2, p8, k2
  5. Row 5 (RS)p2, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, p2
  6. Row 6 (WS)k2, p8, k2
  7. Row 7 (RS)p2, k8, p2
  8. Row 8 (WS)k2, p8, k2
  9. Row 9 (RS)p2, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, p2
  10. Row 10 (WS)k2, p8, k2
  11. Row 11 (RS)p2, k8, p2
  12. Row 12 (WS)k2, p8, k2
  13. Row 13 (RS)p2, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, p2
  14. Row 14 (WS)k2, p8, k2
  15. Row 15 (RS)p2, k8, p2
  16. Row 16 (WS)k2, p8, k2

Repeat these 16 rows to the height you want.

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