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Cable chart maker — and a sweater that fits around your cables

Draw cables on a grid or start from 25 templates. The editor writes every row in words, and the sweater builder places the cables on your garment and recalculates the stitches.

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The editor

22 crossings from 1/1 to 4/4, right and left, over knit stitches or travelling across purl, plus twisted stitches and bobbles. Mirror drawing, pattern shifting, panels of several repeats and a knitted preview. The checker flags stitches that don’t land where they should.

Worked example: sweater with a “Diamond with bobble” cable panel

This is real output from the builder for size M (bust 92 cm, neck 35.5 cm, upper arm 29 cm, length 60 cm) at a gauge of 22 sts and 30 rows per 10 cm (4 in).

cables33.650.719.1sleeve51.8front (back is the same, with a shallow neckline)½ chest 51.8length 60neck 19.1slope 1.31·53·74·8910

Key numbers

Body cast-on
114
Sts at bust (per piece)
114
Rows to armhole
124
Total rows
180
Neck sts
42
Shoulder sts
36
Slope: steps
18+18
Front neck center
26
Sleeve cast-on
42
Sleeve sts at top
74

Finished garment

Bust circumference
103.6 cm
Ease
+11.6 cm
Length
60 cm
Shoulder width
16.4 cm
Shoulder slope
1.3 cm
Neckline
Crew, 19.1 × 7.3 cm
Collar
2.5 cm ribbing, 2.5 cm
Yarn (estimate)
1260–1610 m

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Cables on a sweater

A centre panel: cables draw the fabric in, so the builder adds stitches above the ribbing and removes them below the neckline. Allover: the whole pattern is calculated from the cable gauge and each piece is fitted to a whole number of repeats.

Cable templates in the editor

6→←54→←32→←187654321
2/2 rope cable · 8×6
4→←32→←110987654321
Braid · 10×4
8→←76→←54→←32→←1121110987654321
Horseshoe · 12×8
8→←76→←54→←32→←187654321
Honeycomb · 8×8
12→←1110→←98→←76→←54→←32→←11051
Diamond with bobble · 13×12
8→←76→←54→←32→←1121110987654321
Chain (O-cable) · 12×8
4→←32→←110987654321
Wheat ear · 10×4
20→←1918→←1716→←1514→←1312→←1110→←98→←76→←54→←32→←187654321
Zigzag · 8×20
12→←1110→←98→←76→←54→←32→←1151051
Large 2/2 diamond · 16×12
10→←98→←76→←54→←32→←187654321
X cable · 8×10

FAQ

How many stitches do cables need?

Cables pull in by roughly 15–30 %. Swatch in the cable pattern and enter its gauge — the builder works out the extra stitches.

Can I knit cables in the round?

Yes. Switch the editor to “in the round” and every chart row is read from the right side.

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