Cables without Knitting Cables
The swatch really looks like you’ve knitted cables, but they’re all just increases and decreases!
Movement, Too
The back and forth zig zags give some great movement to the piece!
Not a Big Impact to Gauge
Unlike some more-complicated cables, these waves won’t make a big difference in the gauge.
This is both because there are a lot of stitches in between each Wave, and also because it’s only moving 2 stitches.
I Made It More Me
I love having Wrong Side rows as rest rows. But, the stitch pattern in the dictionary had you working the increases on the WS rows.
Since I don’t like that, I changed them to be worked on Right Side rows.
Chart
Written Instructions
Row 1 (RS): K3, p1, k2, p6, k2, p5, k3. (22 sts)
Row 2 (WS): K8, p2, k6, p2, k4.
Row 3: K3, (pfb, k1, ssk, p4) × 2, k3.
Row 4: K7, p2, k6, p2, k5.
Row 5: K3, p1, pfb, k1, ssk, p4, pfb, k1, ssk, p3, k3.
Row 6: (K6, p2) × 2, k6.
Row 7: K3, p2, pfb, k1, ssk, p4, pfb, k1, ssk, p2, k3.
Row 8: K5, p2, k6, p2, k7.
Row 9: K3, p3, pfb, k1, ssk, p4, pfb, k1, ssk, p1, k3.
Row 10: K4, p2, k6, p2, k8.
Row 11: K3, p5, k2, p6, k2, p1, k3.
Row 12: Repeat row 10.
Row 13: K3, (p4, k2tog, k1, pfb) × 2, k3.
Row 14: Repeat row 8.
Row 15: K3, p3, k2tog, k1, pfb, p4, k2tog, k1, pfb, p1, k3.
Row 16: Repeat row 6.
Row 17: K3, p2, k2tog, k1, pfb, p4, k2tog, k1, pfb, p2, k3.
Row 18: Repeat row 4.
Row 19: K3, p1, k2tog, k1, pfb, p4, k2tog, k1, pfb, p3, k3.
Row 20: Repeat row 2.
About the Instructor: Jody Richards
Jody is the founder and lead editor of Knotions. She loves poring over stitch dictionaries and trying out new stitches.
She’s also on a mission to get everyone to embrace the blocking. And, to avoid using garter stitch edges in knit swatches made for gauge.
And while she likes all things crafting (well ok, except that one thing), yarn crafts are her true love (and she has the stash to prove it).
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