Holiday Mystery Gifts 7 x 7 SquareS - HORSESHOE CABLE
By Terry Liann Morris - SailingKnitter
Materials
Worsted weight washable yarn US size 7 (4.5mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge Size: 7" square Gauge: 5 (5.5) sts = 1" over the Horseshoe Cable Pattern Note: because worsted weight yarns vary so much in actual size and our goal is to make a 7" square with a flexible fabric, you can choose the gauge and number of stitches to cast on for your best results.
Tip for Gauge when working cabled designs: Cables will pull in the fabric significantly and differently for each knitter. When knitting cabled projects the best way to determine gauge is to knit a swatch of the total combination of cables and filler stitches. For our square here, simply cast on and knit - wait to measure your square's width until you have knit through the Horseshow Cable Pattern twice. Your initial cast-on and border will be much wider at first but will pull in when you get into the cable. Cast on 32 (36) stitches using the Long-Tail (aka Sling-shot) cast on method
Border
Row 1: \*(k1, p1); repeat from \* across row Row 2: Slip 1, \*(k1, p1); repeat from \* across row to last stitch, k1 Row 3: Slip 1, (p1, k1) 6(7) times, p1, knit into the front and back of the next stitch, p1, k1, p1, knit into the front and back of the next stitch, (p1, k1) 6(7) times, p1 = 34(38) stitches
Horseshoe Cable Pattern:
Row 1: slip 1, k1, p1, k1, p7(9), k12, p7(9), (p1,k1) twice Row 2: slip 1, p1, k1, p1, k7(9), p12, k7(9), (k1, p1) twice Row 3: same as Row 1 Row 4: same as Row 2 Row 5: slip 1, k1, p1, k1, p7(9), C6B, C6F, p7(9), (p1, k1) twice Row 6: same as Row 2 Row 7: same as Row 1 Row 8: same as Row 2 C6B = Cable 6 Back; slip the next 3 sts to a cable needle and hold in back, knit the next 3 sts, knit the 3 sts from the cable needle C6F = Cable 6 Front; slip the next 3 sts to a cable needle and hold in front, knit the next 3 sts, knit the 3 sts from the cable needle ;e 8 rows until piece measures 6 %" and ending after an even numbered row
Top Border
Row 1: slip 1, \*( k1,p1) 6(7) times, ssk, (p1, k1) twice, p1, k2tog, (p1, k1) 6(7) times = 32(36) sts Row 2: slip 1, \*(p1, k1); repeat from \* to last stitch, p1 Row 3: slip 1, \*(k1, p1); repeat from \* to last stitch, k1 ssk = Slip 1, Slip 1, Knit the 2 slipped sts together Bind off in purl stitch. k2tog = Knit 2 sts together @Copyright Terry Liann Morris, 2007 Questions? Comments? Email: sailingknitter@yahoo.com For distribution to Holiday Mystery Gifts members only www.liannoriginals.com
