A few days ago I posted about one of my actual knitting project Noah a design from Rowan Brochure Homestead Classics.

Noah by Martin Storey

As you can see this design is featuring a lot of cables. But when I read the description of this cable in the special abbreviations for the frist time I thought by myself “Huugh?” You know I’m not a native speaker, but this time I was lucky to have also the german instructions. But also then I don’t was sure how to do this cable. During knitting this sweater – after it was long on my to-do-list – I took some picture doing the cable.

Now Ted asked me how to knit this cable. So I will show the steps one after another. I hope it will help you to knit this really stunning design.

In the booklet you need 1 yarn holder, 1 cable needle and 1 safety-pin. I used two yarn holders instead of the cable needle!

2 yarn holders, 1 safety-pin

Step One:

Step 1

6 rows of the pattern are knitted, RS facing now the row with the Knot 15 will be knitted.

Step 2

Step 2

(K5, turn, P5 turn) 4 times, break yarn and leave these 5 std on a holder.

Step 3

Step 3

Slip next 5 std onto cable needle (here second yarn holder) and leave them on the back of the work.

Step 4

Step 4

Rejoin yarn and work across next 5 st as folls: (K5, turn, P5, turn) 4 times, break yarn and leave these 5 sts on a safety-pin.

Step 5

Step 5

Ensuring strips are not twisted, slip sts back onto left needle as rolls: slip 5 sts on holder back onto left needle,

Step 6

Step 6

then slip 5 std from cable needle (here second yarn holder) onto left needle, keeping them behind sts from holder.

Step 7

Now wrap sts on safety-pin around sts from holder as folls:

Step 7

Step 7

pass safety-pin from top to bottom behind sts from holder keeping them in front of sts from cable needle,

Step 7 – sorry for the bad picture

then slip these 5 sts onto left needle.

Step 8

Step 8

Rejoin yarn and work across all 15 sts as folls: K5, P5, K5.

First row of knots completed

First row of knots completed

And so on:

Hope this helps you to knit this stunning cable, that is actually a knot in the garment!