What are the dots on the background?

Dots mark purl stitches, the ground against which the crossing cable stands out.

Where do the crossings happen?

Crossings are marked in the rows where the cable turns. The rope cable crosses every sixth row.

Which style makes the cable path easiest to follow?

The tinted grid, where the cable columns are pale and the crossing path stands out.

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Cable knit charts: a rope cable, honeycomb and Aran panel

Cable knit charts — a cable knit chart of a simple rope cable six stitches wide, the crossing symbol every sixth row, two purl stitches either side, the rows numbered up the right edge, crisp square grid, standard crossing symbols drawn as slanted bars across their squares, purl dots on the background

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Reading 1Rope cable

Reading 2Honeycomb

Reading 3Aran panel

Cables are the stitches that cross over one another in Aran sweaters and chunky blankets, and a chart is the clearest way to follow them. These nine cover a rope cable, an allover honeycomb and an Aran panel. Each comes as a standard chart, a chunky grid, or a grid with the cable columns tinted. Type a different cable and the same style carries it.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the dots on the background?: Dots mark purl stitches, the ground against which the crossing cable stands out.
Where do the crossings happen?: Crossings are marked in the rows where the cable turns. The rope cable crosses every sixth row.
Which style makes the cable path easiest to follow?: The tinted grid, where the cable columns are pale and the crossing path stands out.

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