"O" Cable

"O"Cable

(picture shown was knit with size 8 needles)

Specialty Stitches Used:

BC: slip next purl stitch to dpn and hold in back, k2, purl the stitch from the dpn

FC: slip the next 2 sts to dpn and hold in front, p1, then k2 from dpn

Worked Flat:

 Row 1(wrong side): k3, p2, k1, p2, k3

Row 2(right side): p3, sl 3 sts on dpn hib, k2, sl p st back to needle and p, k2 from dpn, p3

Row 3: k3, p2, k1, p2, k3

Row 4: p2, BC, p1, FC, p2

Row 5: k2, p2, k3, p2, k2

Row 6: p1, BC, p3, FC, p1

Row 7: k1, p2, k5, p2, k1

Row 8: p1, k2, p5, k2, p1

Row 10: p1, FC, p3, BC, p1

Row 11:  k2, p2, k3, p2, k2

Row 12: p2, FC, p1, BC, p2

Repeat rows 1-12 to desired cable length

Worked in the Round:

Round 1: p3, k2, p1, k2, p3

Round 2: p3, sl 3 sts on dpn hib, k2, sl p st back to needle and p, k2 from dpn, p3

Round 3: p3, k2, p1, k2, p3

Round 4: p2, BC, p1, FC, p2

Round 5: p2, k2, p3, k2, p2

Round 6: p1, BC, p3, FC, p1

Round 7-9: p1, k2, p5, k2, p1

Round 10: p1, FC, p3, BC, p1

Round 11: p2, k2, p3, k2, p2

Round 12: p2, FC, p1, BC, p2

Repeat rounds 1-12 to desired cable length