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Canine Cable Knit Sweater Your four-legged friend will love this cable variation of "Fifi's Capelet." From "Knitty Gritty" episode DKNG-508

Dress your dog in style with knitted sweater fashions. This variation of "Fifi's Capelet" features cables down the back. Refer to the capelet project for complete project instructions. Here's how knitwear designer Marnie MacLean knitted the cables.

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This sweater design is gggrrreat on knitwear designer Marnie MacLean's dog, Panda.

Materials:
yarn
  Karaoke by South West Trading Company
needles - U.S. size #10

Worked on center 24 stitches in Karaoke on sized US #10 needles

All Wrong Side Rows: P2, k2, p16, k2, p2

Row 2: K2, p2, c4f, k8, c4b, p2, k2

Row 4: K2, p2, k2, c4f, k4, c4b, k2, p2, k2

Row 6: K2, p2, k4, c4f, c4b, k4, p2, k2

Figure A

C4F (figure A) work as follows:
Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in front. Knit the following 2 stitches. Now knit the stitches held on the cable needle.

Figure B

C4B (figure B) work as follows:
Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in back. Knit the following 2 stitches. Now knit the stitches held on the cable needle.

RESOURCES :
knitting patterns
Marnie MacLean
Website: www.marniemaclean.com

yarn
South West Trading Company
Website: www.soysilk.com

GUESTS :
Marnie MacLean
Knitting designer
E-mail: marnie@marniemaclean.com
Website: www.marniemaclean.com
Blog: marniemaclean.com/words/index.html