What Does C4F Mean in Knitting?
C4F means cable 4 front.
Cable Four Front · Stitches & Fabrics
Cable Four Front explained
A left-leaning cable. Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle and hold them at the front, knit the next 2, then knit the 2 from the cable needle. The number tells you the total stitches involved, so C6F uses 3 and 3.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. C4F may also appear as c4f, C4F, or cable 4 front. The converter recognizes all of these.
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