Cable Ribbing in The Round

Cabled ribbing in the round is an interesting way to spice up a plain ribbed cuff on a sock or a sweater. If you choose a cable pattern with small leg multiples and lots of alternating cable legs and purls you get the stretchiness of a ribbed fabric with a lot more visual interest. In this video Mary Beth Temple is using a sock weight yarn and 2.0mm sock needles to demonstrate.

Pattern Abbreviations:

2/1 LCP – 2 over 1 left cross purl – sl next 2 sts to cable needle, hold in front of work, p next st from left-hand needle, k 2 sts from cable needle
2/1 RCP – 2 over 1 right cross purl – sl next st to cable needle, hold in back of work, k 2 sts from left-hand needle, p st from cable needle
2/2 LC – 2 over 2 left cross – sl next 2 sts to cable needle, hold in front of work, k 2 sts from left-hand needle, k2 from cable needle.

Cast on a multiple of 8 sts.
Rnds 1 – 3: *K2, p2. Rep from * around.
Rnd 4: *2/1 LCP, 2/1 RCP, p2. Rep from * around.
Rnd 5: *P1, k4, p3. Rep from * around.
Rnd 6: * P1, 2/2 LC, p3. Rep from * around.
Rnd 7: Rep Rnd 5.
Rnd 8: *2/1 RCP, 2/1 LCP, p2. Rep from * around.

Rep Rnds 1 – 8 for pattern. For a more in depth look at ways to fancy up your ribbing check out the Rock Your Ribbing class.