Cable 2 Back: Drop Stitch Method

Technique Info

Abbreviations	C2B, 1/1 RC
Meaning	Cable 2 Back
Type	2-stitch Cables
Lean	Right
Partner	C2F

Step-by-step Instructions

Learn the Cable 2 Back WITHOUT using a cable needle.

Beginners may find the first tries a little tricky, but with patience the movements become easier. The method uses a dropped stitch to create the cable twist, which makes the process quicker than working with a cable needle.

Step 1: Work 2nd stitch on LH Needle

Hold yarn in back, insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the front of the 2nd stitch on the left-hand needle.

Step 2: Drop stitches

Drop the two stitches off the left-hand needle.

Step 3: Pick up loose stitch

Insert the left-hand needle into the loose stitch to pick it up.

Step 4: Slip stitch back

Insert the left-hand needle into the first stitch on the right-hand needle from left to right, and slip it back onto the left-hand needle.

Step 5: Knit two stitches

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-By-Step Photos

Step 1

1.1

With yarn in back

1.2

Insert RH needle purlwise into front of 2nd st to prepare for reorder

Step 2

Drop 2 sts off LH needle — 1 stays on RH needle, 1 becomes loose

Step 3

3.1

Insert LH needle into loose st from left to right to pick it up

3.2

Stitches are crossed and ready to work in new order

Step 4

4.1

Insert LH needle into the first st on RH from left to right
Front or back, both are fine

4.2

Slip stitch back

Step 5

Knit 2 stitches normally - Done!

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