Lacy Cable Stole Pattern #836
Pattern
Requirements:
13-1 oz. balls Pompadour Yarn
1 pr. size 5 Steel or Aluminum Needles
1 Double-pointed Needle
Gauge: 6 sts to 1 inch. 9 rows to 1 inch.
PATTERN STITCH: (a multiple of 18 sts plus 16)
Row 1: K 2, * K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, K 2 together, yarn over, K 2. Make a cable as follows: Slip next 3 sts to double pointed needle and hold at FRONT of work, K next 3 sts then K the 3 sts from the double pointed needle. Repeat from * across row ending with K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, K 2 together, yarn over K 4.
Row 2: K 2, * P 2 together, yarn over, P 6, P 2 together, yarn over, P 5, cast on 3 sts, P 3. Repeat from * across row ending with P 2 together, yarn over, P 6, P 2 together, yarn over, P 2, K 2 (3 sts added to each cable pattern) .
Row 3: K 2, * K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, K 2 together, yarn over, K 5 (yarn over, K 1) twice, yarn over, K 4. Repeat from * across row ending with K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, K 2 together, yarn over. K 4 (3 sts added to each cable pattern).
Row 4: K 2, * P 2 together, yarn over, P 6, P 2 together, yarn over, P 14. Repeat from * across row ending with P 2 together, yarn over, P 6, P 2 together, yarn over, P 2, K 2.
Row 5: K 2, * K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, K 2 together, yarn over, K 5, (yarn over, slip 1, K 1, PSSO) 3 times, K 3. Repeat from * across row ending with K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, K 2 together, yarn over K 4.
Row 6: Same as Row 4.
Row 7: K 2, * K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, (yarn over, slip 1, K 1, PSSO) twice, K 4. Repeat from * across row ending with K 2 together, yarn over, K 6, K 2 together, yarn over, K 4.
Row 8: Same as Row 4.
Repeat Rows 5 through 8 about 8 more times or until 4½ inches above the cable, ending with Row 7.
Next Row: (Row 40): K 2, * P 2 together, yarn over, P 6, P 2 together, yarn over, P 5, P 3 together twice, pass first 3-together over last 3-together, P 2 together, P 1. Repeat from * across row ending with P 2 together, yarn over, P 6, P 2 together, yarn over, P 2, K 2 (6 sts decreased in each cable pattern). Repeat these 40 rows for pattern.
With size 5 needles, cast on 122 sts. Work in garter stitch (K every row) for 3 rows. Work in pattern until stole measures about 68 inches ending with Row 1.
Work in garter stitch for 3 rows. Bind off.
FINISHING: Press lightly.
Tassels: (Make 10) Wind yarn around an 8-inch card 50 times. Tie tightly at one end. Cut windings at opposite end. Wind a strand tightly around tassel ½ inch below knot. Attach a tassel to center of each cable.
About this pattern
This pattern was originally published in Doreen Knitting #108, This N' That and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.