Cable 6 Front: Cross 3 Over 3 To The Left

Learn the Drop Method for Cable 6 Front

The drop method provides a quick technique for crossing three stitches over three stitches to the left without the need for a cable needle.

In the photos and step-by-step instructions below, you’ll see how to safely drop the stitches and pick them up again in the new order. Let’s dive in!

Technique Info: Cable 6 Front

Field	Details
Abbreviations	C6F, 3/3 LC
Category	Cables
Group	6-stitch Cables
Direction	Left
Partner	C6B

Cable 6 Front: Cross 3 over 3 to the Left

Step-by-step Instructions

Step 1: Transfer 6 stitches

Insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the first stitch on the left-hand needle, then slip it off onto the right-hand needle. Repeat for all six stitches.

Step 2: Work the 4th, 5th, and 6th stitches on RH Needle

Insert the left-hand needle into the front of the fourth, fifth, and sixth stitches on the right-hand needle from left to right.

Step 3: Drop stitches

Drop the six stitches off the right-hand needle.

Step 4: Pick up stitches

Insert the right-hand needle purlwise back into the three loose stitches to pick them up.

Step 5: Slip stitches back

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

Step 6: Knit the 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 five stitches in the same way.