Crafting Cables with the Ribber
an the ribber make knitting cables with purl stitches easier? I put the idea to the test and share the results, including the challenges I discovered along the way.
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What You’ll Learn
- How to set up cables with purl stitches using the ribber
- What happens when you cross cable stitches over ribber needles
- Whether this technique really makes machine-knit cables easier
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From the Learning Library: Cables with the Ribber
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Try It
Setup your ribber:
- Pitch H
- 4 needles on the main bed
- 2 needles in work on the ribber
- knit a few rows
- Cross 2 stitches over 2 stitches to form a cable
- Knit 8 rows
Does this method work for you?
Sue’s Tip
Not every experiment produces a new technique, and that’s okay! Sometimes discovering what doesn’t work saves us time, frustration, and dropped stitches.
