cable stitch without cable holder?

Barbara,

I'm not sure about the link you're talking about but I have heard that many people simply use a dpn instead of the cable stitch holder. Good luck!

LauraJ

Drop the first X stitches of the cable off the left needle, transfer the next X stitches to the right needle, grab the first set of stitches with the left needle. Transfer the second set of stitches back to the left needle. Work per instructions.

Really not practical for cables over more than about 6 stitches, IMO. Carry a spare DPN :)

On Wed, 11 May 2005 20:35:11 +0200, B Vaughan spewed forth :

Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

Thanks, Wooly. Maybe that was what I was thinking of, but I thought it was something a bit less intuitive.

Well, you can work a fake two-stitch twist, a la Elizabeth or Barbara Walker. Knit the second stitch on the left, then k2tog the first and second stitches. OR, knit into the back of the second stitch, then knit the first stitch. Something like that. One appears to twist one way, one the other way. Experimentation is a wonderful thing :)

On Thu, 12 May 2005 11:47:00 +0200, B Vaughan spewed forth :

Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

Ha ha, I thought you were asking about what could be used to replace a cable needle if you didn't have one. I should have read more carefully! Anyway, I think this is the website you're asking about:

replace a cable

spewww, I'm SO glad I'm not the ONLY one, Laura! Hugs, Noreen

Thanks again! I think these are the techniques I remember.

Thanks, Laura, I've bookmarked that!