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How to Knit a Continuous Cable Border

March 19, 2014 by Sarah White

applied cable edgingRachael Rabbit has a great tutorial for working a continuous cable border on a knitting project that you’re going to want to grab soon. It will be available through the end of March, at which time she’s making it into a tutorial that will be on her etsy shop.

The process involves picking up some stitches along the edge, then working the cable on additional stitches and joining it to the work as you go. This is a really elegant looking solution to finishing a project without the difficulty of trying to pick up stitches all the way around the project at once or knitting a strip for the border and sewing it on by hand.

Have you ever finished a piece of knitting with an applied border? I’d love to hear about it.

[Photo via Rachael Rabbit.]

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Comments

  1. Lois Grabash says

    March 19, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    I just finished a Debbie Bliss baby blanket and I swore never again. This could be a life saver.

  2. Sija says

    March 18, 2017 at 4:44 am

    Can you send me the pdf cabel border?

  3. Sarah White says

    March 20, 2017 at 6:41 pm

    It looks like she moved the pattern to etsy but it’s not for sale right now. Maybe contact her and see if you can get a copy?

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/RachaelRabbit

  4. Dina says

    November 16, 2017 at 8:15 am

    Can you please send me a copy of this border?

  5. Lynn says

    January 31, 2018 at 6:42 pm

    Can you please send me the pdf for continuous cable stitching. Thank you

  6. Kathy Evans says

    May 10, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    The instructions on how to knit a continuous cable border seems to be gone – can you repost it or send me a copy? Thanks!

  7. Sarah White says

    May 13, 2018 at 9:59 pm

    It says on the linked post that she moved the instructions to her etsy shop, so you can now buy it as a pattern.

  8. Christine says

    October 14, 2018 at 7:24 am

    It says no longer available so if anyone can tell me the corner cable instructions it would be great.

  9. Sarah White says

    October 14, 2018 at 4:04 pm

    It’s only available to purchase and download from etsy. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/184713915/continuous-cable-border-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_1

  10. Averill says

    March 10, 2020 at 3:54 am

    Hi There, I have fallen n love with this Continuous Cable border about 50 years ago I knitted a car jacket in fisherman’s rib. This was almost the same border. I have since lost the original pattern , but really want to knit the jacket again. Was delighted to see this border. If at all possible could I get this pattern from you on pdf.Kind Regards Averill

Have you read?

A Sweet Skater Dress to Knit

I know knitting a dress sounds like a major time commitment. And that’s before I even tell you that this particular dress, the Sixth Ave Skater Dress by Briana Luppino, is worked in light fingering weight yarn. 

But would you just take a moment to look at it and tell me if it doesn’t look like it would be worth all the time you would spend knitting it? And it’s miles of stockinette stitch so it’s actually beginner friendly and a great semi-mindless knit you can take with you on your travels this summer and wear when it is done. 

The dress is worked from the top down with tank straps, a scoop neck, waist shaping and a flowy skirt for a fun and comfortable fit. 

The pattern has 10 sizes, with finished bust measurements ranging from 28 to 64 inches, or 71.5 to 163 cm. The sample shown was worked with 4 inches/10 cm of negative ease at the bust, and the designer says most people like between 2 and 6 inches/5 to 15 cm of negative ease in the bust and around 10 inches/25.4 cm positive ease in the hips. 

(To refresh your memory, negative ease means the measurement of the garment is smaller than your actual body measurement, while positive ease is bigger than your body.)

To pick a size you’d work from the bust measurement because you can always add more or fewer decreases as you need to get your desired fit at the waist and hips. And because it’s worked from the top down you can try it on as often as you like to make sure it’s the perfect fit. 

The I-cord edgings give the dress a super casual feel, and I think this would be a great one to add to your summer rotation. (Yes, even with a wool blend yarn.)

You can see lots of cute finished versions and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Briana Luppino]

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