Simple Cable Knitting Stitch
The Simple Cable stitch is the most basic cable pattern. It is worked over two stitches and is a great pattern to start off with when you are first learning to knit cable stitches.
Skill level: Intermediate to advanced.
Panel of 2 sts on a background of reverse St st*.
Special Abbreviation:
C2B = Slip next st onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next st from left-hand needle, then knit st from cable needle.
C2F = Slip next st onto cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next st from left-hand needle, then knit st from cable needle.
1st row (right side): C2B.
2nd row: P2
Rep these 2 rows.
*To work a background of reverse stockinette stitch, in straight stitching, purl the first row, knit the second and repeat these two rows.