How to knit the Cable Stitch without a cable needle (Step-by-step tutorial)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024

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  • @dalenefowler7890
    @dalenefowler7890 2 года назад +21

    Thank you for all your very informative tutorials! I live in a remote part of South Africa and it is not possible for me to attend knitting workshops etc. Books are expensive here and often also hard to come by so your tutorials have really made a huge difference to my knitting life. Your efforts are very much appreciated🧡

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  2 года назад +6

      even here in Germany, getting english knitting books, especially if they are a bit older can be veeeery expensive. And I do have to say, often I hear someone talking about a book, I look it up and it's like 120€ + shipping..and then I'm like...well maybe another time ;-) ;-)

    • @nandimwepu8026
      @nandimwepu8026 Год назад +1

      Hello my fellow South African!

  • @Whistlewalk
    @Whistlewalk 9 месяцев назад +5

    Thank you!! I've been working on the courage to try to do this but you've made it look pretty easy, so here I go!

  • @queeneywarren9474
    @queeneywarren9474 3 месяца назад +1

    I like this better than cable knitting I just came access your video much more explained than the other one I see you are the best teacher I haven't knit yet i'm wanted to learn more before I get started thank you very much ❤

  • @etainne2001
    @etainne2001 2 года назад +2

    Well Norman, you've saved my Sanity again, Having done 40 rows using the cable needle and feeling fumblingly and stupid, but now i will finish feeling more beautiful and less clumsy.

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  2 года назад +1

      awesome. and I agree big sweaters with tons of cables on a cable neede will drive you insane!

  • @tanmarher
    @tanmarher 2 года назад +4

    Simply a wonderful teacher. Thank you Norman! 🌹

  • @charissango4805
    @charissango4805 4 месяца назад

    Had to learn how to do cable stitches and your video is perfect! Not too long and straight to the point! ❤

  • @ombrettad5749
    @ombrettad5749 2 года назад +2

    This is brilliantly risky! Thank you so much Norman. You make knitting so much fun.

  • @frausisu7465
    @frausisu7465 3 года назад +2

    Yes that is a little scary! I'm going to practice practice practice! Thank you Norman!😀

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  3 года назад

      Well..and if it turns out to be a bit too difficult you can always go back to cable needles. I feel it's much easier with 1 or two stitches than 3. So, maybe start there :)

  • @tds603
    @tds603 2 года назад +2

    I love this method! I very much enjoy cabling and tried, in vain, to reduce that stretched out stitch. I didn't think there was any way around it. That is until I watched your video! I just tried this method on a pair of mittens I am currently making and it works! That stretched out stitch is gone! It is also a very helpful technique when I have temporarily misplace my cable needle...again. Thank you for another informative video!

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  2 года назад

      awesome! always happy to help a fellow knitter along!

  • @trapease
    @trapease 3 года назад +5

    thank you for this! so clever and well-explained. plus, you use such lovely yarn in your tutorials.

  • @blackmoon9793
    @blackmoon9793 3 месяца назад

    I love my little aluminum cable needle to bits, but I'm scared to take it on a plane because it looks like you could use it to pop someone's eye out like a grape. This is such a wonderful solution!

  • @sandyvanburen
    @sandyvanburen 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for finally teaching me a way to do cables easier!!

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  2 года назад +1

      You are so welcome, Sandy...once you learned it you'll never look back ^^

  • @debbie.mckenzie
    @debbie.mckenzie 3 года назад +1

    Wow you make this look so easy.

  • @Ada-hj6lk
    @Ada-hj6lk 6 месяцев назад

    You really helped me a lot, Norman! Thank you!!!

  • @susanseno5699
    @susanseno5699 2 года назад

    thank you Norman. You are indeed a gifted instructor! I am doing my first project with cables

  • @rosegaither
    @rosegaither 3 месяца назад

    Looks beautiful, but scary

  • @KittenBowl1
    @KittenBowl1 Год назад

    I love this technique! I was wondering how to make cable stitches not to have a hole between a cable pattern and the purl stitches. I was pulling a yarn quite tight in an attempt to tighten up the tension so that I have no gap between the cabled stitches and the regular ones to no available. But with this technique I can have beautiful cabled scarves and mittens. I learned something new today! Yay! 😊 Thanks Norman!

  • @amorestperpe
    @amorestperpe 4 месяца назад

    You make it look so easy

  • @Dotfsh
    @Dotfsh Год назад

    What. A. GAME CHANGER!

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  Год назад +1

      it sure is, isn't it? before I learned this technique many years ago, big cable projects jsut scared me because they woul take foreeeever.

    • @Dotfsh
      @Dotfsh Год назад

      @@NimbleNeedles wow! Thanks for the reply! I love your videos!

  • @annasmith3600
    @annasmith3600 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you Norman! Very helpful ☺️

  • @brigittesmith4358
    @brigittesmith4358 Год назад

    That is sooooo cool, Norman. Thank you for teaching this.

  • @EugeniaRedmond
    @EugeniaRedmond Год назад

    another amazing video, thank you Norman! I've become such a fan

  • @susanphillips7211
    @susanphillips7211 8 месяцев назад

    Great vid! Thank you!

  • @thesilverpen
    @thesilverpen 9 месяцев назад

    I have very clumsy fingers, so I have to use a cable needle or other device to hold the stitches. On some knits the yarn is easier for me to hold, though, so I can finger cable those.

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  9 месяцев назад

      That's okay as well
      Whatever works ☺️

  • @Nalanrd
    @Nalanrd 7 месяцев назад

    thank you that was helpful

  • @pc8863
    @pc8863 7 месяцев назад

    Your videos have given me the courage to try techniques that always felt out of reach before. Six months on and I can cable without a cable needle most of the time. The only time that is still confusing is when 2 cable needles are used and stitches are pulled to the front and back at the same time. Is there any way to do those without cable needles as well? The times I’ve tried haven’t gone very well. 😁

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  7 месяцев назад

      well, you'd have to shuffle stitches around twice. It'S certainly doable but hm...for most a cable needle WILL be easier.. just like when you have..say a 4x4 cable.
      Then again, I a no big fan of these cables as they take out all stretchiness.

    • @pc8863
      @pc8863 7 месяцев назад

      @@NimbleNeedles Thank you for responding. It’s very kind of you. The “double shuffling” method seemed to be the only way I could see it working, too. For me, that is an accident looking for a place to happen (and it did the times I tried it). Oh well, that’s okay. Guess my cable needle will be getting some use.

  • @ainoklippel
    @ainoklippel Год назад

    Thank you so much! I’ve finished one crazy complicated sock with 19 different cables and lace. The second one is still waiting to be done. I’ve tried everything: cable needle, small bambu needle, dropping and picking up stitches, and knitting the stitches on the left needle before dropping them. The yarn is not stretching and the plys fall apart easily, so the cables have been slowing down the rhythm of knitting, making it hard to follow the pattern. Your method works so well that I’m happy to have the second sock to practice this.

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  Год назад +1

      Very happy to hear this...tho..if the yarn is so delicate..you sure it's suitable for socks?

    • @ainoklippel
      @ainoklippel Год назад

      Good question! It’s a novel kind of merino and lyocell mix from Novita. It’s called woolly wood. Not sure how long it will last, but we’ll see. I’ve heard that some other kind wool/lyocel sock wools from the same brand have been wearing out within a week.
      These look and feel good at least before the first wash. It’s going to be a present for someone with sensitive skin. I also like the idea of plastic free socks.

  • @pamsimmons6428
    @pamsimmons6428 Год назад

    This was great to learn💯🤗🙌🏾👏🏾

  • @cindymuthike6516
    @cindymuthike6516 Год назад

    Thanks Norman😊am feeling confident to try

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  Год назад

      Awesome. And don't hesitate to come back if you have a question

    • @cindymuthike6516
      @cindymuthike6516 Год назад

      @@NimbleNeedles you're very kind, I appreciate it 🙏🏾

  • @MarceBr.
    @MarceBr. Год назад

    Omg Norman, this one is soooo scary hahaha, I think I’ll need more practice to even try it hahahaha, btw ICH LIEBE DICH!!!, I can see all the hard work you put in every second in each video, I hope we (your fans) give you back all the care and love you deserve as well, if I knit today is thanks to you, all your tips, your lessons and cuteness… thank you sooo much

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  Год назад +1

      you are very welcome, Marcela.
      And definitely practise it a bit..maybe with a stiffer/fuzzier yarn first. Then it will be easier as the stitches are very unlikely to unravel.

  • @saxbabe
    @saxbabe Год назад

    I'm not sure why I always assumed knitting cables without a cable needle meant just holding the stitches with your hands somehow while stitching the other stitches, but this makes so much more sense! I see you did a 3x3 cable towards the end there, but what is the widest width of cable allowed for this method? I was knitting a cabled blanket and it had like 8 stitch cables, and at that time I only knew about cable needles, but it would take like 2 hours to stitch one row!

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  Год назад +1

      well...i typically make the cut at 3x3 cable because 4x4 can get tricky - except it's a really fuzzy and stiff yarn. but basically there is no limitation, do what you feel most comfortable around.

  • @maggirambus7086
    @maggirambus7086 2 года назад

    Hi Norman ! I think you just changed my life! Have a question my attempts at cables have appear really tight, do I need to knit them looser?

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  2 года назад

      hm...well maggi..how could I possibly answer this? It's entirely up to you! if you don't like the way they look, sure knit them looser :P

  • @bethberchtold1225
    @bethberchtold1225 Год назад

    Thanks!

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  Год назад

      thank you so much for supporting my work, beth!

  • @corinneholmes4114
    @corinneholmes4114 2 года назад

    Amazing!

  • @lindastevens6686
    @lindastevens6686 3 года назад

    Awesome!

  • @snowpixxie6673
    @snowpixxie6673 Год назад

    How many stitches should we cast on? A multiple of 2? Also, how do we work the wrong side? Same pattern as the right side?

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  Год назад

      this is just a tutorial for the technique. this is not a knitting stitch pattern as seed stitch etc. So, your questions, don't reaallly make sense. You work the wrong side in pattern.

  • @alisharo58
    @alisharo58 2 года назад

    Just verifying: the working yarn stays towards the back? No need to ever bring it to the front with this technique?
    Thank you!

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  2 года назад

      nope - except you want purl cables ^^

  • @miliniumo147
    @miliniumo147 9 месяцев назад

    Is it possible to do a 4x4 cable?

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  9 месяцев назад

      possible yes. Do, however, know that it will restrict your fabric quite a bit in that position.

  • @lenaraullo5263
    @lenaraullo5263 2 года назад

    Hi Norman, is it the same as Left Twist and Right Twist? Í‘m having difficulty with LT and RT that I create Ladders.

    • @NimbleNeedles
      @NimbleNeedles  2 года назад

      Yes, that's the same technique..just a different name 😊

    • @lenaraullo5263
      @lenaraullo5263 2 года назад

      @@NimbleNeedles Thank you.

  • @coloursinnature5484
    @coloursinnature5484 Год назад +1

    🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

  • @yarra352
    @yarra352 2 месяца назад

    Cable needle tip for the ladies: I stick mine under my bra strap or in my cleavage 😂 nearly gave my friend a heart attack when he droped by (he is an EMT) "there's a needle sticking out of your chest!" 😂

  • @dhborregales
    @dhborregales 2 года назад

    This is just like witchcraft!

  • @soniahazy4880
    @soniahazy4880 Год назад

    🙏🤩🧩🎼🎼🦋🛸🌈

  • @silverlake8105
    @silverlake8105 10 месяцев назад

    🧶🙏🏻🍀🕺🏼