help with cabling!

[VictoiseC]

Oh, I posted it under easy cables but just wanted to you know, new question over there!

[Jan in CA]

When you post under someone else thread the question can get lost or not answered so if you have a different question ask here. People don't always go back to the same post if they've seen it.

[VictoiseC]

Thanks Jan! That ocurred to me after I posted!

[brownishcoat]

Ok, I need to clarify here. I think I've got it but... I watched Amy's video and I want to be sure because my pattern is different. And I'm a little confused...

I'm doing the newsboy cap from S & B. There's a cable pattern that goes thus: Row 1-3: p2, k9, p2, k6
Row 4: p2, k9, p2, c6b

So! I know the cable needle goes in the back but, then what? Do I knit 3, then knit .... ok, I'm lost. c6b. 3 & 3? Appreciate your help!

Is 6 stitches the entire width of the cable?

If so, you would slip 3 stitches to the cable needle, hold in back, knit the next three stitches on the left needle, then knit the 3 stitches off the cable needle. Then continue with the pattern.

[VictoiseC]

Thanks LIsa! Yeah, ok I figured it, it is 6 stitches and it's working. I guess the cables will all go one way, as I've read of the other kind (well I know there's a lot of different cables) the other kind would be hold in front, alternating with hold in back. I'm going to have to experiment a lot to see which I like best! It's easy, the only hard part is to keep the stitches loose enough, they tend to get really tight if you're not careful.