The Cable 4 Front (C4F) is a very common cable stitch in knitting. It is one of the first cable stitches that you may learn how to knit. You will find the Cable 4 Front (C4F) in many cable knitting patterns. Often this cable will be the base of more complicated cable patterns.
Learn to knit the C4F with a cable needle. The instructions for a C4F are as follows:
C4F: Place the first 2 stitches from left needle to a cable needle, hold to front of work. Then knit the next 2 stitches from the left needle, then knit 2 stitches from cable needle.
This will cross your cable to the left. It is also called the 2/2 LC. Of the 2/2 Left cross.
I have created a detailed step by step video tutorial on how to work this cable stitch.
If you are adventurous, you can knit this cable without a cable needle. This will speed up your knitting considerably. I have created a video tutorial on how to knit the C4F without a cable needle.
