Diamond and Cable
About this stitch
Diamond and Cable is a 10-stitch panel that crosses every 16 rows. Worked on a reverse-stockinette ground for clearest definition.
Use as a feature panel on a sweater front, sleeve, or as a recurring motif on a blanket. Allow extra width — cables pull in by ~10% at the same gauge.
Further reading A primer on swatching Cables & Twists for accurate gauge.
Stitch chart
Read RS rows right-to-left, WS rows left-to-right. The bottom-right cell is row 1, stitch 1.
knit on RS, purl on WS
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purl on RS, knit on WS
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2/2 RC (right cable)
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2/2 LC (left cable)
Row-by-row written instructions
- Cast on a multiple of 14 sts.
- Set-up Row (WS): k2, p10, k2.
- RS Rows: p2, k10, p2.
- WS Rows: k2, p10, k2.
- Cable Row (every 16 rows on RS): work Diamond and Cable across the 10 cable stitches.
- Repeat for length.
Abbreviations used
- k knit
- p purl
- C2F 1/1 left cable
- C2B 1/1 right cable
- C4F 2/2 left cable
- C4B 2/2 right cable
- C6F 3/3 left cable
- C6B 3/3 right cable
- cn cable needle
- RT right twist
- LT left twist
Knitter's tips
- Mark the cable rows on a row counter; missing one cross is the hardest mistake to fix.
- Wet-block before measuring the panel's final width.
Editor's pick Why every knitter should keep a swatch journal.
Recommended materials
This stitch is most flattering in Worsted-weight yarn on 7 (4.5 mm) needles, at a working gauge near 22 stitches and 28 rows over four inches in stockinette. Open the yarn weight reference or the needle conversion chart for substitutions.