A fun stitch that creates cable clusters, which are connected via elongated stitches. The long stitches are created by wrapping the yarn round the needle twice. The extra loops are dropped before the cable is worked on the following row.
Elongated Cable Knit Stitch
Elongated Cable Knit Stitch
(Requires a multiple of 6 stitches.)
Row 1 (right side): Knit all stitches.
Row 2 (wrong side): Purl all stitches.
Row 3: K1, *wrap yarn twice round the needle, k1, rep from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: *Slip 6 stitches from left-handle needle to right-hand needle purlwise, dropping the extra yarn loops (thereby creating long stitches), slip 6 stitches back to left-hand needle, slip 3 stitches on to cable needle (CN) and hold at back of work, p3, p3 sts from CN, rep. from * to end.
Row 5: Knit all stitches.
Row 6: Purl all stitches
Repeat Rows 3 to 6 for pattern.
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