Open Cable Charts
Instructions are provided in both written and charted form. I personally find charts easier to work from, since they give a visual picture of the knitting - they're included in patterns after the main instructions.
Cable Legend
3/1 LC: Slip next 3 sts onto cable needle and hold at front, p1 from LH needle, then k3 from cable needle
3/1 RC: Slip next stitch onto cable needle and hold at back, k3 from LH needle, then p1 from cable needle
3/3 Twist with purl: Slip 4 sts onto cable needle and hold to back, k 3, sl p stitch back to LH needle from cable needle and p it, k 3 from cable needle
Open Cable
(13-stitch repeat)
Row 1 (RS): P 3, 3/3 Twist with purl, p 3
Row 2 (WS): K 3, p 3, k 1, p 3, k 3
Row 3: P 2, 3/1 RC, p 1, 3/1 LC, p 2
Row 4: K 2, p 3, k 3, p 3, k 2
Row 5: P 1, 3/1 RC, p 3, 3/1 LC, p 1
Row 6: K 1, p 3, k 5, p 3, k 1
Row 7: P 1, k 3, p 5, k 3, p 1
Row 8: K 1, p 3, k 5, p 3, k 1
Row 9: P 1, 3/1 LC, p 3, 3/1 RC, p 1
Row 10: K 2, p 3, k 3, p 3, k 2
Row 11: P 2, 3/1 LC, p 1, 3/1 RC, p 2
Row 12: K 3, p 3, k 1, p 3, k 3
Repeat Rows 1-12 for cable.
Sleeve Cable
(23 stitches at start of cable, 13 stitches at end of cable)
Row 1 (RS): P 4, k 3, p 9, k 3, p 4
Row 2 (WS): K 4, p 3, k 9, p 3, k 4
Row 3: P2tog, p 2, 3/1 LC, p 7, 3/1 RC, p 2, ssp. 2 sts decreased.
Row 4: K 4, p 3, k 7, p 3, k 4
Row 5: P2tog, p 2, 3/1 LC, p 5, 3/1 RC, p 2, ssp. 2 sts decreased.
Row 6: K 4, p 3, k 5, p 3, k 4
Row 7: P2tog, p 2, 3/1 LC, p 3, 3/1 RC, p 2, ssp. 2 sts decreased.
Row 8: K 4, p 3, k 3, p 3, k 4
Row 9: P2tog, p 2, 3/1 LC, p 1, 3/1 RC, p 2, ssp. 2 sts decreased.
Row 10: K 4, p 3, k 1, p 3, k 4
Row 11: P 4, 3/3 Twist with purl, p 4
Row 12: K 4, p 3, k 1, p 3, k 4
Row 13: P 3, 3/1 RC, p 1, 3/1 LC, p 3
Row 14: K 3, p 3, k 3, p 3, k 3
Row 15: P 2, 3/1 RC, p 3, 3/1 LC, p 2
Row 16: K 2, p 3, k 5, p 3, k 2
Row 17: P 2, k 3, p 5, k 3, p 2
Row 18: K 2, p 3, k 5, p 3, k 2
Row 19: K 1, p 1, 3/1 LC, p 3, 3/1 RC, p 1, k 1
Row 20: P 1, k 2, p 3, k 3, p 3, k 2, p 1
Row 21: K 2, p 1, 3/1 LC, p 1, 3/1 RC, p 1, k 2
Row 22: P 2, k 2, p 3, k 1, p 3, k 2, p 2
Row 23: K 2, p2tog, 3/3 Twist with purl, ssp, k 2. 2 sts decreased.
Row 24: Purl.
About Open Cable: These cables are used in my "Birch Bark" Pullover design.