Gaps after cabling

How-to Questions
1

I’m doing a pullover that has a 4stitch, (6 row repeat) cable:
Row 1-5: P6, K4, P6
Row 6: P6, C4B, P6.

On the Left hand side of the cable (in between the last K and the next P) is a big gap. Its almost as if I’d done a YO on the RS row and then dropped it on the purl row :grrr:

On the right hand side of the cable its fine.

Any suggestions ?

2

That’s normal and will look better as you knit more rows. After a few more of them, pull down on your work a little and the hole should be less noticeable. They’ll even out more when you wash or block the FO.

3

If it really bothers you you can wrap the yarn under instead of over on the first purl stitch to tighten it up. It is normal though for handknit cables.

4

They’re right. Check this thread out about a hat I was knitting. There’s pics of the gaps. I was freaking out. They told me to chill - it was normal and would be hidden in the final project. Here’s the FO: hat - - and you can’t see the holes/gaps anymore. :slight_smile: