Celtic designs, with their flowing, intertwining loops, repeated geometric patterns and rich visual complexity, are fascinating to people of many different backgrounds. Celtic art's focus on things found in nature, including animals and leaves, may help explain why it is so universally appealing. Celtic cables can enrich any knitted piece with beauty and history, creating an intricate, ever-changing feast for the eyes.
Things You'll Need
Straight knitting needles
Yarn
Cable needle or double-pointed needle
Instructions
1 Cast on 28 stitches.
2 Knit as follows:
Row 1: Knit 4, purl 4, (knit 4, purl 4) twice, knit 4.
Row 2: Purl 4, cable 4 back, (purl 4, cable 4 back) twice, purl 4.
Row 3: Knit 4, purl 4, (knit 4, purl 4) twice, knit 4.
Row 4: Purl 3, twist 3 back, (twist 4 front, twist 4 back) twice, twist 3 back, purl 3.
Row 5: Knit 3, purl 2, knit 3, purl 4, knit 4, purl 4, knit 3, purl 2, knit 3.
Row 6: Purl 2, twist 3 back, purl 3, cable 4 front, purl 4, cable 4 back, purl 3, twist 3 front, purl 2.
Row 7: Knit 2, purl 2, knit 4, (purl 4, knit 4) twice, purl 2, knit 2.
Row 8: Purl 2, knit 2, purl 3, twist 3 back, twist 4 front, twist 4 back, twist 3 front, purl 3, knit 2, purl 2.
Row 9: Knit 2, (purl 2, knit 3) twice, purl 4, (knit 3, purl 2) twice, knit 2.
Row 10: Purl 2, (knit 2, purl 3) twice, cable 4 back, (purl 3, knit 2) twice, purl 2.
Row 11: Knit 2, (purl 2, knit 3) twice, purl 4, (knit 3, purl 2) twice, knit 2.
Row 12: Purl 2, knit 2, purl 3, twist 3 front, twist 4 back, twist 4 front, twist 3 back, purl 3, knit 2, purl 2.
Row 13: Knit 2, purl 2, knit 4, (purl 4, knit 4) twice, purl 2, knit 2.
Row 14: Purl 2, twist 3 back, purl 3, cable 4 front, purl 4, cable 4 back, purl 3, twist 3 back, purl 2.
Row 15: Knit 3, purl 2, knit 3, purl 4, knit 4, purl 4, knit 3, purl 2, knit 3.
Row 16: Purl 3, twist 3 front, (twist 4 back, twist 4 front) twice, twist 3 front, purl 3.
3 Repeat Rows 1-16 as desired.
Tips & Warnings
To "cable 4 front," slip the next two stitches in your knitting onto a cable needle or a double-pointed needle and hold it in front of your work. Knit the next two stitches, then knit the two stitches from the cable needle.
To "cable 4 back," slip the next two stitches in your knitting onto a cable needle or a double-pointed needle and hold it in back of your work. Knit the next two stitches, then knit the two stitches from the cable needle.
To "twist 3 (4) front," slip the next two stitches in your knitting onto a cable needle or a double-pointed needle and hold it in front of your work. Purl the next stitch (two stitches), then knit the two stitches from the cable needle.
To "twist 3 (4) back," slip the next stitch (two stitches) in your knitting onto a cable needle or a double-pointed needle and hold it in back of your work. Knit the next two stitches, then purl the stitch (two stitches) from the cable needle.
| Next > |
|---|
