The Embedded Donuts cable stitch is achieved by knitting evenly spaced basic four stitch cables throughout your piece. It is no more difficult than any basic cable stitch.

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced

16 Stitch pattern repeat.

You can use any weight yarn along with the appropriate size needles for that particular yarn. A suggestion of needle sizes often is posted on the yarn label (wrapper).

Multiple of 16 + 10.

Special Abbreviation:
C4B = Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 2 sts from left-hand needle, then knit sts from cable needle.
C4F = Slip next 2s sts onto cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next 2 sts from left-hand needle, then knit sts from cable needle.

1st row (right side): K3, C4B, *K4, C4B, rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.
2nd and every alt row: Purl
3rd row: K1, C4B, C4F, *k8, C4B, C4F; rep from * to last st, k1.
5th row: Knit
7th row: K1, C4F, C4B, *k8, C4F, C4B; rep from * to last st, k1.
9th row: As 1st row.
11th row: K9, *C4B, C4F, k8; rep from * to last st, k1
13th row: Knit.
15th row: K9, *C4F, C4B, k8, rep from * to last st, k1.
16th row: Purl.
Rep these 16 rows.

Knitting Abbreviations:

• k= knit
• rep=repeat
• st(s)=stitch(es)

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