I had knit cables as shown in the video for my entire knitter's life (35+years). This year, I came across a video that proposed a slightly more convenient technique: slip stitches 1&2 purlwise *with the yarn in the front for a right-leaning cable and with the yarn in the back for a left-leaning cable,* knit stitches 3&4, cross the pairs of stitches exactly as shown in this video. Basically, the difference is in the sequence of actions: cross, knit4 vs knit2, cross, knit two; however, the latter way the stitches are less tense, & it's easier to cross them. I hope this will help someone. :)
Omg! Did you see the light from the lightbulb that just turned on in my head when I watched this video??? A-mazing and thank you so much for this very visual description of what exactly is happening when knitting cables 🙌! Forever grateful!
Jared, it is great that you are demonstrating and teaching these lessons. The video quality, like everything you do, is exceptional. I hope you continue to do videos like this. The world needs to see more of you.
6:51 I have been searching for a wonderful explanation of cables and how they work. I’m no longer unsure and I’m going to eventually with practice, make some lovely knits. Thank you ❤
This is my favorite video about cabling without a needle. I tend to avoid cabling so when I go back to it, I tend to review this video. so many other tutorials for cabling without a needle have you leaving the extra stitches loose and I really appreciate you showing how to hold them so that they’re secure
Thanks for a clear and well paced tutorial. Your demonstration of how to hold the live stitches against the needle so they don’t “get away from you” was very clear and helpful.
The anchoring method against the needle works like a charm. I knit continental and it also works well for that method. Game changer for me!! Thank you.
I have never tried cables before ,,but watching your video,,makes it so easy to do i am going to give it a go and see how it turns out ,,ribbing on top and bottom
Well done!. Visual instruction with the finger crossing for direction is brilliant. Sometimes the simplest of things have the biggest impact. Thank you!
So helpful and so clear. BT is incredible in all the cabled designs, this was a real insight into how you make these garments so beautifully. Thank you.
This blows my mind! To be honest it seems kind of dangerous for me personally because sometimes I have trouble keeping hold of even normal stitches on the needle, but I'd definitely like to get a swatch of this going and give it a practice. What I especially like about it is that it requires a better understanding than I currently have of what is happening conceptually, rather than just needing to focus on remembering the abbreviations (C4B, T3F, etc) and what I'm supposed to do for them. That is what has slowed me way down in my cabling projects so far. Thank you for this!
Thanks for watching, Heather! Give it a go with a nice woolly yarn so your stitches stay put and see what you think! It's definitely helpful when you can see what your cables are doing with a glance rather than trying to remember "ok, this weird twisty symbol means what again?" Happy cabling!
This is so great-thank you! This way also helps me wrap my brain around what’s happening within the pattern better, if that makes sense, i.e., I often struggle with understanding which way to go (front or back) with a left or right-leaning cable. Definitely going to try this out!
I love this, wonder why I never thought of it. The pattern I’m currently working has lots of little cables and a few big ones, so I CANNOT WAIT! Thank you so much, Jared and BT!
Thank you for the clear explanation .. as i am a super super beginner on knitting so i am still struggling with all these stitches that i need to learn how to do without any additional tools and working only on my circular needle
Thanks for watching and happy learning! You can always use a cable needle at first until you are comfortable manipulating your stitches - and practically ANYTHING can serve as a cable needle! (A pen cap, a bobby pin, a twist tie, whatever you have handy!)
@@BrooklynTweed_Official thank you for the ideas and suggestions .. i am planning to try on a baby romper that pattern say to use 4 needles and cable needle but i am waiting a response from the pattern designer if i can do it with circular needle as it’s all i have in my hand to knit atm. Thank you again for your response I really appreciate it.
You're so welcome! Great question - generally you'll be working your cable crosses just on one side, so you'd just keep doing them the same direction :)
🤯 Didn’t even know cables WITHOUT a cable needle was even possible. Thank you. I like what you’re making and the yarn is 😍. Are these double ribs on the ends with a single rib in between the cables? I’m trying to figure it out.
You are so welcome! It looks like Jared has a pair of twisted stitch columns/two-stitch cables running up each end of his swatch there - check out our Woven Roots Hat & Woven Roots Scarf patterns for a similar look. Happy knitting!
Thanks Dan! We love a good cabled scarf pattern! (We have lots!) For something with a double rope cable as seen here, check out our Byway or Kirkwood patterns as a starting point: brooklyntweed.com/products/byway brooklyntweed.com/products/kirkwood
BEST description and explanation I’ve found on UA-cam for doing cables! I SO appreciate your clear and easy to understand tutorial. I’m so glad I came upon this video. Thank you!🥰
Correct, in most patterns you won't have cables on the non-public side (although there are some, like our Vesta scarf by Norah Gaughan, where you're cabling on both sides!) Happy knitting!
I just moved to France and i couldnt bring the cable needles so this is very very helpul..may i ask you how many rows/stitches between the crosses? (Seems 6 to me)Because the size of the cable looks perfect for the hat a customer just ordered. Thanks!! Merci
@@cassideal We love a good cable! (Check out our First Cables Hat pattern if you are looking for a nice project to get started with! brooklyntweed.com/products/bt-by-bt-first-cables-hat )
Hi Kristine! Often with a cabled pattern you'll transition into ribbing at the edges so that your hems will lay flat, in which case you'd bind off in your ribbing pattern.
Thank you. My pattern doesn't include a ribbing so I casted off with cable cast off k2t where there were cables so it doesn't buckle. I love how clear your video on cable without a cable needle was. Thank you.
this seems so much simpler than w/ the cable needle. My needles keep getting tangled up w/ the thread and w/o extra hands one or another needle falls out while I'm messing with the cable needl.
Great question! It'll depend on your pattern - you might use a ribbed cable cast on or tubular cast on to match the stitch pattern that you'll be working. A plain cable cast on can be a nice choice!
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The trick of checking for a possible "mis-cross" before setting the cable is REALLY helpful. Thank you for an excellent video.
Thanks so much for watching! Happy cabling!
I had knit cables as shown in the video for my entire knitter's life (35+years). This year, I came across a video that proposed a slightly more convenient technique: slip stitches 1&2 purlwise *with the yarn in the front for a right-leaning cable and with the yarn in the back for a left-leaning cable,* knit stitches 3&4, cross the pairs of stitches exactly as shown in this video.
Basically, the difference is in the sequence of actions: cross, knit4 vs knit2, cross, knit two; however, the latter way the stitches are less tense, & it's easier to cross them.
I hope this will help someone. :)
Great tip!
Omg! Did you see the light from the lightbulb that just turned on in my head when I watched this video??? A-mazing and thank you so much for this very visual description of what exactly is happening when knitting cables 🙌!
Forever grateful!
We visual thinkers need visual aids! So glad we could help shine a light on cables for you! :D
thanks that finger addition makes it happen for me.
This was probably the best 4 minutes of my whole day! LIFE CHANGING! Thank you sooooooo much! ❤
You're so welcome! Happy cabling!
Jared, it is great that you are demonstrating and teaching these lessons. The video quality, like everything you do, is exceptional. I hope you continue to do videos like this. The world needs to see more of you.
6:51 I have been searching for a wonderful explanation of cables and how they work. I’m no longer unsure and I’m going to eventually with practice, make some lovely knits.
Thank you ❤
Glad we could help! Happy cabling!
@ may seems simple but, I use my fingers to remind myself of the right and left side. More so when i set it done and pick up later💪
This is my favorite video about cabling without a needle. I tend to avoid cabling so when I go back to it, I tend to review this video. so many other tutorials for cabling without a needle have you leaving the extra stitches loose and I really appreciate you showing how to hold them so that they’re secure
Glad it was helpful! Happy cabling!
This was great. Nice and slow and clear. Thanks.
Thank you for a very clear and concise video. I really appreciated it.
You're very welcome!
You are such a good teacher. This will really help me with the Koolhaas hat.
Thanks for a clear and well paced tutorial. Your demonstration of how to hold the live stitches against the needle so they don’t “get away from you” was very clear and helpful.
Glad it was helpful! Happy knitting!
I haven't knitted cables in awhile and needed this great refresher. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much, for this trick is awesome gift for knitting journey 😇 helpful.
You're so welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
The anchoring method against the needle works like a charm. I knit continental and it also works well for that method. Game changer for me!! Thank you.
Thanks so much for watching, Laura! Happy cabling!
I have never tried cables before ,,but watching your video,,makes it so easy to do i am going to give it a go and see how it turns out ,,ribbing on top and bottom
You can do it! Happy knitting!
Finally, I got it! Thank you so much for this fantastically clear explanation!
You're very welcome! Happy cabling!
OMG! What a revelation! Thank you! Such a great video. I was getting so frustrated with my cable needle!
You're so welcome! Happy cabling!
This is awesome. Thank you so much for the easy to follow instructions. I am just casting on a cable scarf for my wife and will give this a shot.
Give it a try! Happy knitting!
yeahh ! great explanations !! thank you !
You are welcome! Happy cabling!
Well done!. Visual instruction with the finger crossing for direction is brilliant. Sometimes the simplest of things have the biggest impact. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Julie! We love a good visual aid. Happy cabling!
Oh man! My heart dropped at seeing those stitches not on a needle lol very brave 😆 ill have to give it a try...probably with a life line first lol
Try it out and let us know how you get on! :D
This was a great clear and concise explanation. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! Happy cabling!
This is very good explanation. Esp when u showed it woth fingers as example was finally my eureka moment
We're so glad you found it helpful! Happy knitting!
You are an excellent teacher, thank you so much!
Thanks so much for watching! Happy knitting!
This is a pure genius way of teaching this cable technique. Love this. Thank you.
Thanks so much, Jennifer! Happy cabling!
Well done Thank you for your concise instructions :) I will never spend time looking for a cable needle again!
So helpful and so clear. BT is incredible in all the cabled designs, this was a real insight into how you make these garments so beautifully. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Very easy to follow instructions. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
This blows my mind! To be honest it seems kind of dangerous for me personally because sometimes I have trouble keeping hold of even normal stitches on the needle, but I'd definitely like to get a swatch of this going and give it a practice. What I especially like about it is that it requires a better understanding than I currently have of what is happening conceptually, rather than just needing to focus on remembering the abbreviations (C4B, T3F, etc) and what I'm supposed to do for them. That is what has slowed me way down in my cabling projects so far. Thank you for this!
Thanks for watching, Heather! Give it a go with a nice woolly yarn so your stitches stay put and see what you think! It's definitely helpful when you can see what your cables are doing with a glance rather than trying to remember "ok, this weird twisty symbol means what again?" Happy cabling!
Your video explains C4B the best
Glad you find our explanation useful! Happy knitting!
thank you so much its a simple but really good tip!!
You're so welcome! Happy knitting!
This is so great-thank you! This way also helps me wrap my brain around what’s happening within the pattern better, if that makes sense, i.e., I often struggle with understanding which way to go (front or back) with a left or right-leaning cable. Definitely going to try this out!
Glad it was helpful!
So easy
Really appreciate.....
Thanks for watching!
So smart! I'm cabeling right now!
We love a good speedy cable! Which cable pattern are you working on?
I love this, wonder why I never thought of it. The pattern I’m currently working has lots of little cables and a few big ones, so I CANNOT WAIT! Thank you so much, Jared and BT!
Hi Hollis! Let us know how you get on - it's so much faster without a cable needle!
This was SO helpful! THANK YOU!!
You're so welcome! Happy cabling!
Thank you for the clear explanation .. as i am a super super beginner on knitting so i am still struggling with all these stitches that i need to learn how to do without any additional tools and working only on my circular needle
Thanks for watching and happy learning! You can always use a cable needle at first until you are comfortable manipulating your stitches - and practically ANYTHING can serve as a cable needle! (A pen cap, a bobby pin, a twist tie, whatever you have handy!)
@@BrooklynTweed_Official thank you for the ideas and suggestions .. i am planning to try on a baby romper that pattern say to use 4 needles and cable needle but i am waiting a response from the pattern designer if i can do it with circular needle as it’s all i have in my hand to knit atm. Thank you again for your response I really appreciate it.
@@sosoawak You're very welcome!
Thank you. Great description of which goes where for rt and lt leaning!
Glad it was helpful! Happy knitting!
Great instructions as always 😊
Thanks for watching! Happy cabling!
Superbly taught. Thank you.
Thank you Jim!
Thanks for teaching
Our pleasure! Happy knitting!
Love how he teaches, thank you!
Thanks so much! Happy knitting!
By far the best tutorial on cables that I have come across. Thank you!
Thanks so much! Happy cabling!
Thank you this was very helpful also fdonyou remember what pattern that was I would love to make that
Check out our Woven Roots Scarf for a similar look! brooklyntweed.com/products/woven-roots-scarf
Thank you so much!❤
Thank you for watching! Happy knitting!
Brilliant so clear and a beautiful swatch x
Thank you so much!
That is brilliant thankyou again so much x
You are so welcome! Happy cabling!
Thank you! 🙏
You're so welcome! Happy cabling!
Thank you for the tutorial! Do you switch the directions of the cables when you flip sides, or do you copy the previous direction?
You're so welcome! Great question - generally you'll be working your cable crosses just on one side, so you'd just keep doing them the same direction :)
can you please make this a scarf pattern? also very helpful video thank you!!!
Check out our Woven Roots Scarf for a similar look! brooklyntweed.com/products/woven-roots-scarf
🤯 Didn’t even know cables WITHOUT a cable needle was even possible. Thank you.
I like what you’re making and the yarn is 😍. Are these double ribs on the ends with a single rib in between the cables? I’m trying to figure it out.
You are so welcome! It looks like Jared has a pair of twisted stitch columns/two-stitch cables running up each end of his swatch there - check out our Woven Roots Hat & Woven Roots Scarf patterns for a similar look. Happy knitting!
Fantastic
Thank you! Cheers!
Wonderful! Thank you SO much!!
You're very welcome! Happy knitting!
Thanks for sharing this video! ❤️❤️❤️
You are so welcome!
Great video! Is there a pattern for this? I think it would be a beautiful scarf! Thanks!
Thanks Dan! We love a good cabled scarf pattern! (We have lots!) For something with a double rope cable as seen here, check out our Byway or Kirkwood patterns as a starting point:
brooklyntweed.com/products/byway
brooklyntweed.com/products/kirkwood
@@BrooklynTweed_Official thank you! I'll take a look.
BEST description and explanation I’ve found on UA-cam for doing cables! I SO appreciate your clear and easy to understand tutorial. I’m so glad I came upon this video. Thank you!🥰
Thanks so much, Stephanie! We're glad you found this helpful. Happy cabling!
Too good!
Thank you! Cheers!
Do you cross over every row? Because I tried crossing every row but by the 3rd row it was too twisted and tight so I couldn't do it anymore
Amazing! Thank you for this!
You're very welcome!
Is the same process goes for all the rows? And we dont cable knit on purl side, right?
Correct, in most patterns you won't have cables on the non-public side (although there are some, like our Vesta scarf by Norah Gaughan, where you're cabling on both sides!) Happy knitting!
This is what I've always done. When I learned how to cable I was too poor to even afford a cable needle, so I made do.
That is knitting dedication!
Would love to see from the beginning love that sample!!!😊Awesome tutorial peace Brooklyn Williamsburg s
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just moved to France and i couldnt bring the cable needles so this is very very helpul..may i ask you how many rows/stitches between the crosses? (Seems 6 to me)Because the size of the cable looks perfect for the hat a customer just ordered. Thanks!! Merci
You've got it, that looks like 6 rows! Happy knitting!
Welcome to France - I live here too and am finally getting around to using cables. This clear, instructive video was just what I was looking for!
@@cassideal We love a good cable! (Check out our First Cables Hat pattern if you are looking for a nice project to get started with! brooklyntweed.com/products/bt-by-bt-first-cables-hat )
@@cassideal merci beaucoup my husband is very intrigued about the cable knitting hihi. Bon dimanche!!
Is there a tutorial on this actual pattern? I would love to know how to knit this as a scarf or square
Check out our Woven Roots Scarf for a similar look! brooklyntweed.com/products/woven-roots-scarf
@@BrooklynTweed_Official Awesome, thank you so much! I really appreciate it.
How do you cast off with this cable?
Hi Kristine! Often with a cabled pattern you'll transition into ribbing at the edges so that your hems will lay flat, in which case you'd bind off in your ribbing pattern.
Thank you. My pattern doesn't include a ribbing so I casted off with cable cast off k2t where there were cables so it doesn't buckle. I love how clear your video on cable without a cable needle was. Thank you.
this seems so much simpler than w/ the cable needle. My needles keep getting tangled up w/ the thread and w/o extra hands one or another needle falls out while I'm messing with the cable needl.
It's definitely our preferred method for non-slippery yarns! Happy cabling!
I would love to know the pattern for this piece, it’s just exquisite.
Thanks so much! It's not a perfect match but it's quite similar to our Bracque hat: brooklyntweed.com/products/bracque
(we LOVE a good cabled hat!)
brilliant!
Please identify what yarn you are using for your samples. Thanks.
Hello, thank you for your question! This swatch is in Arbor Vintner.
Those needles look great - can I ask what brand they are? I suspect I know but curious if I'm right :-)
But what it's back side row?
Usually you'll be working your wrong side rows in pattern (knit your knits & purl your purls) - it all depends on the pattern!
im gonna be real i use a crochet hook to hold onto my lives while crossing. it takes so much longer i know but i am so terrified of having a run out
A great solution for slippery yarn!
FYI ...... use contrasting needles and yarn so it can be seen!
We will keep that in mind for our next shoot!
How do we cast on in this method?
Great question! It'll depend on your pattern - you might use a ribbed cable cast on or tubular cast on to match the stitch pattern that you'll be working. A plain cable cast on can be a nice choice!