How to knit Mock Cable Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 28 stitches + 3 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 33 stitches (28 + 3 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows Right Side and Wrong Side rows.
The numbers at right edge of chart indicate Right Side rows, and at left edge Wrong Side rows.
Read Right Side rows from right to left, Wrong Side rows from left to right.
The pattern repeat = 28 stitches wide.
Abbreviation:
k: Knit
p: Purl
yo: yarn over
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together as one
ssk: slip one stitch as if to knit, slip another stitch as if to knit. Insert left-hand needle into front of these 2 sts and knit them together
p2tog: purl 2 stitches together as one
p2tog tbl: purl two stitches together as one stitch through the back loop
Written Instructions:
Row 1 (right side): edge stitch, * p3, yo, k3, ssk, k7, p1, k7, k2tog, k3, yo *; repeat from * to *; end with p3, edge stitch.
Row 2 (wrong side): edge stitch, k3, * p1, yo, p3, p2tog, p6, k1, p6, p2tog tbl, p3, yo, p1, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with edge stitch.
Row 3: edge stitch, * p3, k2, yo, k3, ssk, k5, p1, k5, k2tog, k3, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; end with p3, edge stitch.
Row 4: edge stitch, k3, * p3, yo, p3, p2tog, p4, k1, p4, p2tog tbl, p3, yo, p3, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with edge stitch.
Row 5: edge stitch, * p3, k4, yo, k3, ssk, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, k3, yo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; end with p3, edge stitch.
Row 6: edge stitch, k3, * p5, yo, p3, p2tog, p2, k1, p2, p2tog tbl, p3, yo, p5, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with edge stitch.
Row 7: edge stitch, * p3, k6, yo, k3, ssk, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, k3, yo, k6 *; repeat from * to *; end with p3, edge stitch.
Row 8: edge stitch, k3, * p7, yo, p3, p2tog, k1, p2tog tbl, p3, yo, p7, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with edge stitch.
Row 9: edge stitch, * p3, k12, p1, k12 *; repeat from * to *; end with p3, edge stitch.
Row 10: edge stitch, k3, * p12, k1, p12, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-10 throughout.
