Cross stitch Mock Cable
Worked flat
Worked in the round
Worked Flat
Cast on a multiple of 6, + 2.
- Row 1 – Right side: *P2, k4; work from * to last 2 stitches, p2.
- Row 2 – Wrong side: *K2, p4 wrapping yarn twice around the needle for each purl stitch; work from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
- Row 3: *P2, slip 4 stitches with the yarn in back, dropping any extra wraps; then, with the point of the left-hand needle, pass the first 2 stitches over the second 2 stitches, return the stitches on the right-hand needle to the left-hand needle and knit all 4 stitches in crossed order; work from * to last 2 stitches, p2.
- Row 4: *K2, p4; work from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Repeat rows 1–4.
Worked in the round
Cast on a multiple of 6.
- Round 1: *P2, k4; work from * to end.
- Round 2: *P2, k4 wrapping yarn twice around the needle for each knit stitch; work from * to end.
- Round 3: *P2, slip 4 stitches with the yarn in back, dropping any extra wraps; then, with the point of the left-hand needle, pass the first 2 stitches over the second 2 stitches, return the stitches on the right-hand needle to the left-hand needle and knit all 4 stitches in crossed order; work from * to end.
- Round 4: *P2, k4; work from * to end.
Repeat rounds 1–4.