Technique Tuesday...

Today's technique is a beautiful cable technique and probably one of my favorites.  I especially love to use this stitch for hats, but it looks good on scarves and cowls too. 

 

You must have basic cable knitting skills to understand this technique.  Here are the instructions in case you do not know how to knit cables.  Cable 4 Front instructions, Cable 4 back instructions.  I also have included the written instructions to today's technique below the video.  Once again, video and instructions are from New Stitch a Day.

Skill: Intermediate
Cast On: Multiples of 12 + 6 (+ 2 for a selvedge stitch on each end)  If knitting in the round, do not cast on the selvedge stitches.
TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS STITCH:
Knit – k
Purl – p
Cable Six Front – C6F
Cable Six Back – C6B

Pattern Instructions:

Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: 1 edge st, *C6F, k6; rep from *to last st, 1 edge
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Purl
Row 7: 1 edge st, *k6, C6B; rep from *to last st, 1 edge st
Row 8: Purl
Repeat these 8 rows until you have reached your desired length.