Introduction to Cable Knitting

Be sure to have purchased your pattern, supplies and yarn before the start of class. Cables are a popular technique used in many knitting patterns to create interlockingturns and twists. Cables may look difficult or confusing, but once you try them, you willsee how easy they can be. In this single 2-hour class you will learn to knit simple cables, using a fun, fast cabledscarf as your class project. The scarf combined two basic cables; left twist and righttwist. We will talk about the structure of a cable stitch, how to read a cable pattern andsee what one looks like on a chart. Pattern: Oxford Road Scarf by Shelby Nichols Supplies Needed: Yarn: Approx. 350 - 400 yards of worsted weight yarn (Malabrigo Rios or Cascade 220 are excellent options) Size 9 (5.5mm) Cable needle or one double pointed needle in same size as regular needles Removable stitch marker Tapestry needle Requirements: You must be able to do these without assistance : Cast on Bind off Knit and purl in the same