What To Use Instead Of Cable Needle

Try both ways and use whichever technique is more comfortable to you.

What to use instead of cable needle.

Slip 2 sts onto cable needle and hold to back. Two metal sewing needles. I just pull the needle out and arrange my stitches like they should be after i make the cable. But there are times when i can t do it this way like big cable patterns unstable bus ride or i just don t feel like doing it hey this is enough of a reason i think.

Cable needles are only a few inches long and they come in fewer diameters because they only hold a few stitches for a short time. Instead of knitting stitches directly from the cable needle you may prefer to return the suspended stitches to the lh needle before you knit them. Larger knitting needles force you to make larger knitting projects. Leave the stitches that you just slid off so they re in the back behind the needles but use your right needle to pull off the remaining cable stitches from the left needle.

This video demonstrates the technique for how to use a cable needle to create cables in knitted work. When choosing the needle diameter use one that is the same size or smaller than the regular needles for the project. But the technique of cabling without a cable needle is a sure way to speed up your stitch work maintain your knitting speed a little better and help you to fall in love with cablework all over again. If you want to buy a cable needle or two most come in set of two or three with several different sizes in the set.

For the c6b example you d need to insert the right needle into the 3 stitches on the left needle and pull them completely onto the right needle. A regular double pointed needle is perfectly sufficient for your first cabling experiment but i would find it cumbersome and well worth a few dollars to have just the right tool. You ll find cable needles in metal plastic bamboo wood and even glass. I have tried several of the popular ones above but have decided to use a straight double pointed dpn bamboo needle instead.

The handy thing about cable needles is that they are just the right size. K2 k2 from cable needle. Follow along with your own test swatch. 2 2 rc right cross.

Many knitters have turned to needles and toothpicks to make tiny little projects. I was challenged by a friend on how tiny i could knit. The needles are remarkably simple in their design. I knit most things with nickel plated needles especially socks.

The bigger or smaller the needle the more delicate the project. You use one end to slip the stitches on and the other end to knit them off. They are designed to temporarily hold a few stitches out of the way while you work with other stitches. When you suspend stitches on the cable needle let the cable needle dangle down in front of your work giving the yarn a slight.