Basket Cable Stitch

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Basket Cable. Cast on a number of stitches divisible by four.

Rows 1, 3, and 5. Purl.

Rows 2 and 4. Knit.

Row 6. K 4, * slip 4 on to spare needle, and drop to back of work, K 4 from left-hand needle, then K 4 from spare. Repeat from * across row.

Rows 7, 9, and 11. Purl.

Rows 8 and 10. Knit.

Row 12. * Slip 4 sts. on to spare needle, leave in front of work, K 4 from left-hand needle, then K 4 from spare. Repeat from * across row.

Repeat these twelve rows.

 

Source: Complete Guide to Modern Knitting and Crocheting