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cable

Braid cable

Tresse · Trenza

Three strands passing over one another like a plait: cross right, then left, shifting by three stitches.

13 sts
8 rows
Level
Intermediate
Width
-15 %
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  • 3/3 right cross : Slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold in back; k3; then k3 from cable needle.
  • 3/3 left cross : Slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold in front; k3; then k3 from cable needle.

Written rows

Worked flat, over a multiple of 13 stitches. Odd rows are read on the right side, even rows on the wrong side.

  1. Row 1 (RS)p2, k3, 3/3 RC, p2
  2. Row 2 (WS)k2, p9, k2
  3. Row 3 (RS)p2, k9, p2
  4. Row 4 (WS)k2, p9, k2
  5. Row 5 (RS)p2, 3/3 LC, k3, p2
  6. Row 6 (WS)k2, p9, k2
  7. Row 7 (RS)p2, k9, p2
  8. Row 8 (WS)k2, p9, k2

Repeat these 8 rows to the height you want.

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