Aran - intricate cable

Rounds 1-8 are for lead-in. actual pattern repeat is 9-40 swatch photo shows US size 2 needle in the bottom portion and US size 7 in top portion for fingering weight yarn

even numbered rounds are resting for most, knit the knits and purl the purls, with the exception of round 34

Shown with a cast-on count of 36 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Round 1: P2, k2, p12, 2/2 LC, p12, k2, p2.
  • Round 2: P2, k2, p12, k4, p12, k2, p2.
  • Rounds 3 and 35: P2, k2, p4, incL, incR, p8, k4, p8, incL, incR, p4, k2, p2 (40 sts).
  • Rounds 4 and 36: P2, k2, p4, k2, p8, k4, p8, k2, p4, k2, p2.
  • Rounds 5 and 37: P2, k2, p4, k1, incL, incR, k1, p8, 2/2 LC, p8, k1, incL, incR, k1, p4, k2, p2 (44 sts).
  • Rounds 6 and 38: P2, k2, p4, k4, p8, k4, p8, k4, p4, k2, p2.
  • Rounds 7 and 39: P2, k2, p4, k2, 2/2 LPC, p4, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p4, 2/2 RPC, k2, p4, k2, p2.
  • Round 8: P2, k2, p4, k2, p2, [k2, p4] 3 times, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2.
  • Round 9: P2, k2, p4, k2, p2, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p4, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2.
  • Rounds 10 and 12: P2, [k2, p4] twice, k4, p8, k4, [p4, k2] twice, p2.
  • Round 11: P2, [k2, p4] twice, 2/2 LC, p8, 2/2 RC, [p4, k2] twice, p2.
  • Round 13: P2, k2, p4, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p4, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p4, k2, p2.
  • Round 14: P2, k2, p6, k4, p4, k2, p4, k2, p4, k4, p6, k2, p2.
  • Round 15: P2, 2/2 LPC, p4, 2/2 RC, p4, k2, p4, k2, p4, 2/2 RC, p4, 2/2 RPC, p2.
  • Rounds 16 and 22: P4, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p4, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p4.
  • Round 17: P4, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p4, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p4.
  • Rounds 18 and 20: P6, k4, p4, k4, p8, k4, p4, k4, p6.
  • Round 19: P6, 2/2 LC, p4, 2/2 LC, p8, 2/2 LC, p4, 2/2 LC, p6.
  • Round 21: P4, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p4, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p4.
  • Round 23: P4, k2, p4, 2/2 RC, p4, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p4, 2/2 RC, p4, k2, p4.
  • Round 24: P4, k2, p4, k4, p6, k4, p6, k4, p4, k2, p4.
  • Round 25: P4, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p4, 2/2 LC, p4, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p4.
  • Rounds 26 and 28: P6, k4, p4, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p4, k4, p6.
  • Round 27: P6, 2/2 LC, p4, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p4, 2/2 LC, p6.
  • Round 29: P4, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p2, k2, p4, 2/2 LC, p4, k2, p2, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p4.
  • Round 30: P4, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p4.
  • Round 31: P2, 2/2 RPC, p4, 2/2 LPC, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, 2/2 RPC, p4, 2/2 LPC, p2.
  • Round 32: P2, k2, p8, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, p8, k2, p2.
  • Round 33: P2, k2, p8, ssk, k2tog, p4, 2/2 LC, p4, ssk, k2tog, p8, k2, p2 (40 sts).
  • Round 34: P2, k2, p7, k2tog, ssk, p3, k4, p3, k2tog, ssk, p7, k2, p2 (36 sts).
  • Round 40: P2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p4, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2.
  • Repeat rounds 9-40.