Show off your cabling techniques by combining six strand plaits and horseshoe cables (double cables) in this comfy cowl.
Finished Measurements: 12" long 10" diameter Materials: 1 skein Lion Brand, Fishermen's Wool in Nature's Brown Size 8 circular needle Cable Hook Stitch Marker Gauge: 16 sts and 22 rows = 4" (10 cm)
Six strand plaits
Instructions: CO 125 sts and join ends together to work in the round. Place a stitch marker between the first and last stitches to keep track of the beginning of the work. Round 1: (K1, P1) 6 times, K1, (P3, K12, P3) 3 times, (K1, P1) 2 times, K1, (P2, K12, P2) 3 times,(K1, P1) 2 times, K1 Round 2: Repeat Round 1 Round 3: (P1, K1) 6 times, P4, K12, P6, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in front, K3, K3 from cable needle, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in back, K3, K3 from cable needle, P6, K12, P3, (K1, P1) 2 times, K1, (P2, sl 2 sts on cable needle and hold to front, K2, K2 from cable needle, sl 2 sts on cable needle and hold to front, K2, K2 from cable needle, sl 2 sts on cable needle and hold to front, K2, K2 from cable needle, P2) 3 times,(K1, P1) 2 times, K1 Round 4: (P1, K1) 6 times, P4, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in back, K3, K3 from cable needle, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in front, K3, K3 from cable needle, P6, K12, P6, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in back, K3, K3 from cable needle, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in front, K3, K3 from cable needle, P3, (K1, P1) 2 times, K1, (P2, K12, P2) 3 times,(K1, P1) 2 times, K1
Horseshoe cables
Round 5: Repeat Round 1 Round 6: Repeat Round 1 Round 7: (P1, K1) 6 times, P4, K12, P6, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in front, K3, K3 from cable needle, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in back, K3, K3 from cable needle, P6, K12, P3, (K1, P1) 2 times, K1, (P2, K2, sl 2 sts on cable needle and hold to back, K2, K2 from cable needle, sl 2 sts on cable needle and hold to back, K2, K2 from cable needle, K2, P2) 3 times,(K1, P1) 2 times, K1 Round 8: (P1, K1) 6 times, P4, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in back, K3, K3 from cable needle, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in front, K3, K3 from cable needle, P6, K12, P6, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in back, K3, K3 from cable needle, sl 3 sts on cable needle and hold in front, K3, K3 from cable needle, P3, (K1, P1) 2 times, K1, (P2, K12, P2) 3 times,(K1, P1) 2 times, K1
Repeat Rounds 1-8, ten (10) times or until the piece measures 12"
Horseshoe cables, alternating directions
For those visual learners out there, below is a knitting chart to see the pattern across all stitches for the 8 repeating rounds:
Tips: If you're feeling daring and want to throw that cable hook aside (or if you just can't find one), use this technique to pass your cables over without using a cable hook.
Keep your cables tight. When you finish knitting the stitches off the cable hook, keep your tension tight for the first knit from the circular needle as usual to prevent gaps in the cables.
