Cable 4 Back: Work It Fast with Drop Method

Technique Info

Abbreviations	C4B, 2/2 RC
Meaning	Cable 4 Back
Type	4-stitch Cables
Lean	Right
Partner	C4F

Step-by-step Instructions

Learn the Drop Method for Cable 4 Back

Step 1: Work 3rd, 4th Stitches on LH Needle

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

Step 2: Drop stitches

Drop the four stitches off the left-hand needle.

Step 3: Pick up loose stitches

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

Step 4: Slip stitches back

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: Knit four 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. Work the next three stitches in the same way.

Step-by step Photos

With the drop method, you can quickly cross two stitches to the right over two others — no cable needle needed.

See each step in photos as you drop the stitches, rearrange them behind, and place them back.

Step 1

1.1

Hold yarn in back

1.2

Insert RH needle purlwise into front of 3rd and 4th sts to prepare for reorder

Step 2

Drop 4 sts off LH needle — 2 stay on RH needle, 2 become loose

Step 3

3.1

Insert LH needle into 2 loose sts from left to right to pick them up

3.2

Stitches are crossed and ready to work in new order

Step 4

Slip sts back LH needle, sts remain untwisted

Step 5

Knit 4 sts normally (not together) to finish

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