What Does cable Mean in Knitting?
cable means cable.
Cable · Stitches & Fabrics
Cable explained
A twisted rope of stitches made by working a few stitches out of order, holding some on a cable needle while you knit the ones behind or in front of them. Whether the held stitches sit at the front or back decides which way the cable leans.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. cable may also appear as cables, or cabling. The converter recognizes all of these.
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