A cable or a twist is just knitting the stitches on your needles in a different order. This can be done in several ways. Try some of these, if you are trying to learn how to do them – one of them is bound to work for you!
Method 1: move the stitches
The most intuitive way of twisting the stitches is to just switch the stitches around and then knit them in the new order they are in
1/1 rt
(1/1 right twist)
Slip two stitches (the first one you slipped is 1, the second is 2)
put the left needle behind the slipped stitches and put it into stitch 1
take both stitches off of the right needle.
grab stitch 2 (now hanging in front) with the right needle and put it on the left needle.
knit both stitches in the new order they are in.
1\1 lt
(1\1 left twist)
Slip two stitches (the first one you slipped is 1, the second is 2)
put the left needle in front of the slipped stitches and put it into stitch 1
take both stitches off of the right needle.
grab stitch 2 (now hanging in back) with the right needle and put it on the left needle.
knit both stitches in the order they are in now.
I have used this method a lot as I got quite accustomed to it, but this next method is actually a lot easier once you get it.
1/1 rt
(1/1 right twist)
k2tog, leave the knitted stitches on the left needle.
knit the top most stitch.
pull both stitches off the left needle.
1\1 lt
(1\1 left twist)
the two stitches that are to be twisted is 1 and 2
knit stitch no. 2 through the back loop
knit both stitches through the back loop together
pull both stitches off the left needle
If you want to do a larger cable with more stitches (2 over 2 or more) it is done the first way (moving the stitches) or with the help of a cabe
Hvis man vil sno mere end 2 masker (1/1) såsom eksempelvis 2\2 sv eller 2/2 sh gør man det enten med den første metode (hvor man selv flytter maskerne) eller på følgende måde, med en hjælpepind.
2/2 rt
(2/2 right twist)
slip 2 stitches on to the cable needle (these are 1 and 2)
put the cable needle in front of the work)
Knit the next two stitches (3 and 4)
knit the two stitches off the cable needle.
2\2 lt
(2\2 left twist)
put 2 stitches on the cable needle (these are 1 and 2)
