Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Joanne is here with a beginner's guide to knitting. In this easy knitting tutorial, we will learn how to knit a cable and how to use a cable needle. Specifically a C4B (Cable 4 Back) and C4F cable (Cable 4 Forward). This technique can be applied to other sizes of cables such as C8B & C8F.

Knitted cables are a great way to give interest to your garment and give more structure to the fabric.

By the end of this tutorial, you will have all the skills needed to know how to knit a cable.

0:00 Start
0:45 C4F
2:53 Intermitent Rows
5:34 C4B


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