Machine Knitting Techniques: Cables

 Cables  are a traditional knitwear favourite and feature increasingly in  contemporary fashion collections. By simply crossing stitches over, in  effect altering the order in which they are knitted, patterns from the  simplest twist to the most intricate directional patterns can be  produced on even the simplest knitting machine. Once a few basic  techniques have been mastered, the number of cable designs available is  virtually endless. With the learning of a few more advanced methods,  different directions soon suggest themselves, giving scope for the  knitter's own creativity to truly flourish.