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| Trying to learn the cable stitch. I am using size 7 needles in a three stitch pattern. By that I mean I am using the stocking knit pattern and placing three stitches on my cable needle. Transferring is going okay but my cable doesn't seem to be as puffy as I thought it should be. It is sort of flat. Tried to get a looser stitch but it doesn't seem to work.
Am I doing something wrong or is it just a practice makes perfect thing? I'm pretty sure I'm doing it right. Are there different ways of doing this? Any advice would be helpful. Thankyou |
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- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Tue, Aug 8, 06 at 19:43
| Maggie, you are right - practice makes perfect. I have been knitting 39 years and even now, sometimes the row where I twist the cable is tight. And the wider the cable, the tighter it tends to be. But a 6 stitch cable, which is what you are doing, shouldn't be too tight. Keep practicing, and make a conscious effort to relax, especially on the row BEFORE you twist the cable, and you'll get it. |
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- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Tue, Aug 8, 06 at 21:55
| And it will look tight for a couple of rows, but then it will puff out as you do additional rows. |
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| Are you doing purl stitches immediately before and after your cable? That will set off the cable and make it stand out. Your stitch set-up might look like this, just as an example: |
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| How many rows are you working between every twist? Years ago when I did my forst cable I did a twist every knit row....made for a very tight cable! And are you putting the extra sts. on the cable needle after you work them? That will also make a more relaxed cable. Linda C |
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| the tightness will loosen up after you have some practice. but #7 needles are kind of small and will make a small cable. but cables are usually the knit stitch on a field of purl stitches. if your pattern calls for the cables to be on the knit stitch side of the fabric they won't stand out very much at all and will look more like a large twisted stitch. Check your pattern to be sure you have the cables on the correct side of the fabric. Better yet, practice making cables by making a scarf with some scrap yarn. using #10 needles cast on 28 stitches row 1: k4,p6,k8,p6,k4 okay here comes the big twist row 9: k4, p6, slip 4 stitches onto the cable needle row 10: repeat row 2 continue in this manner until if you hold the slipped stitched to the front of your fabric the cable twists one direction. if you hold them to the back of the fabric the cable twists the other way. if you switch back and forth with eact cable you get a wigglely snake effect. scarfs are a good way to learn a new pattern/knitting skill have fun diggerb |
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