I found some strange cable instructions in my stitch pattern book. I don’t know if it’s a big misprint, which there are many in this book, or if it’s just poorly written, which even more of them are. :??
[B]These are the instructions i’m USED to seeing…[/B] :knitting:
Work crossover on next 4 sts: Slip 1 to cable needle and hold in back of work, k3,p1 from cable needle.
:nails: The next set of instructions are the ones I want to know if it’s [B]REALLY[/B] something that is done with a cable pattern…I will bold the instructions that are in question…
Work 6 sts crossover: Slip 4 to cable needle and hold in back of work, K2, bring cable needle to front of work, [B]return 2 purl stitches from cable needle to left needle and Purl them, Knit last 2 from cable needle.[/B]
Is that bold section really worked in that fashion?
Can you reference the book & page - maybe someone else will have it and can look it up. I’ve got 2 cable reference books right now (checked out from library).
That style of cable sounds familiar. I can’t remember where I did it, but I do remember bringing the needle back to the front and working the stitches out of order. A cable within a cable, kind of.
sorry, I (and my library) don’t have that book. But I’ll check the 2 cable stitch dics. I have at home tonight for similar. I do remember testing out some cable stitches earlier this year for a project and doing one that had similar directions.