2/2 RPC | Right Cross: 6 Steps – No Cable Needle

Technique Info

Abbreviation	2/2 RPC
Meaning	2 Over 2 Right Purl Cross
Type	4-stitch Cables
Lean	Right
Partner	2/2 LPC

Step-by-step Instructions

How to work the 2/2 Right Purl Cross in 6 steps without a cable needle — each step clearly shown with photos, making the process easy to follow, even if you’re new to cables.

Step 1

Insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the front of the 3rd and 4th stitches on the left-hand needle.

Step 2

Drop the four stitches off the left-hand needle.

Step 3

Insert the left-hand needle into the two loose stitches from left to right to pick them up.

Step 4

Insert the left-hand needle into the two stitches on the right-hand needle from left to right, and slip them back onto the left-hand needle.

Step 5

With the yarn in back, insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the first stitch on the left-hand needle, wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle, and pull it through to create a new stitch. Slip the old stitch off the left-hand needle. Repeat the same process for the next stitch.

Step 6

With the yarn in front, insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the first stitch on the left-hand needle, wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle, and pull it through to create a new stitch. Slip the old stitch off the left-hand needle. Repeat the same process for the next stitch.

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