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  • Tutorial 1 – how to cast on
    The first step of knitting is casting on. Casting on means making the base row of loops that will allow us to make a knit fabric by connecting new loops in following rows. The number of loops that you need to cast on depends on the project you wanna work on and also on your yarn size.  As you… Read more: Tutorial 1 – how to cast on
  • Stockinette stitch
    The very simple fabric that is made of basic knit and purl stitches is called stockinette stitch. It means after you cast on number of stitches, you knit the first row with Knit stitch and knit the second row (return row) with Purl stitch. You repeat to do Knit stitch for all odd rows, like row… Read more: Stockinette stitch
  • Stitch 1- Basic Rib Stitch
    Made in a multiple of 2 stitches, and 2 row repeat. Row 1) Rep (k1, p1) Row 2) Rep (p1, k1) Here is the short grid to help you with it:              

Horseshoe cable stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Horseshoe cable stitch tutorial in circular needle click here

Cast on:
There are different versions of horseshoes cable. The narrower horseshoe cable is worked in multiple of 12+2 stitches and 6 row repeat. You may adjust the number of row repeat or cast on number to higher number to have wider and bigger horseshoe repeat. Here I cast on even number of stitches and worked my pattern over 14 stitches in between.

Instruction:
Row 1,3,5 (WS): Sl1, rep (K1, P12, K1), K1
Row 2,4 (RS): Sl1, rep (P1, K12, P1), P1
Row 6) Sl1, rep (P1, SL3BK, K3, RSL3, SL3FRT, K3, RSL3, P1)

NOTE:
SL3BK*: slip 3 stitches to spare needle in Back
SL3FRT*: slip 3 stitches to spare needle in front
RSL3*: return 3 slipped stitches back from spare needle to the left needle and knit them


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