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Double Cable

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Double Cable pattern

Double Cable worked on 14 stitches (with an extra purl on each side).

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Definition:

Panel of 12 stitches.

Rows 1, 3, 5 and 7: (wrong side) Knit 2, purl 8, knit 2.

Row 2: Purl 2, slip 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in back, knit next 2, then 2 from cable needle, slip 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in front, knit next 2, then 2 from cable needle, purl 2.

Rows 4, 6 and 8: Purl 2, knit 8, purl 2.

Repeat these rows for pattern.

Also Known As: Horseshoe Cable.

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