Cable knitting symbols are used in knitting patterns to indicate where cables should be made. Here are 128 cable symbols and instructions on how to knit each one:

2 stitch cables

Dictionary of Knitting Symbols

1/1 RC	1/1 right cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k1, k1 from cable needle
1/1 RPC	1/1 right purl cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k1, p1 from cable needle
1/1 RT	1/1 right twist	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k1 through the back loop, k1 through the back loop from cable needle
1/1 RPT	1/1 right purl twist	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k1 through the back loop, p1 from cable needle
1/1 LC	1/1 left cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, k1, k1 from cable needle
1/1 LPC	1/1 left purl cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, p1, k1 from cable needle
1/1 LT	1/1 left twist	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, k1 through the back loop, k1 through the back loop from cable needle
1/1 LPT	1/1 left purl twist	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, p1, k1 through the back loop from cable needle

3 stitch cables

Dictionary of Knitting Symbols

2/1 RC	2/1 right cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k2, k1 from cable needle
2/1 RPC	2/1 right purl cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k2, p1 from cable needle
1/2 RC	1/2 right cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1, k2 from cable needle
1/2 RPC	1/2 right purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1, p2 from cable needle
1/2 RT	1/2 right twist	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1 through the back loop, k2 through the back loop from cable needle
1/1/1 RC	1/1/1 right cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, k1, k1 from cable needle
1/1/1 RPC	1/1/1 right purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, p1, k1 from cable needle
1/1/1 RRC	1/1/1 center	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in front, k1, k1 from front cable needle, k1 from back cable needle
2/1 LC	2/1 left cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k1, k2 from cable needle
2/1 LPC	2/1 left cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p1, k2 from cable needle
1/2 LC	1/2 left cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, k2, k1 from cable needle
1/2 LPC	1/2 left purl cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, p2, k1 from cable needle
1/2 LT	1/2 left twist	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, k2 through the back loop, k1 through the back loop from cable needle
2/1 LT	2/1 left twist	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k1 through the back loop, k2 through the back loop from cable needle
2/1 LPT	2/1 left purl twist	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p1, k2 through the back loop from cable needle
1/1/1 LC	1/1/1 left cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in back, k1, k1 from back cable needle, k1 from front cable needle
1/1/1 LPC	1/1/1 left purl cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in back, k1, p1 from back cable needle, k1 from front cable needle
1/1/1 LRC	1/1/1 center	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k1, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to back, k1, k1 from cable needle.

4 stitch cables

Dictionary of Knitting Symbols

2/2 RC	2/1 right cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, k2 from cable needle
2/2 RPC	2/2 right purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, p2 from cable needle
1/3 RC	1/3 right cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1, k3 from cable needle
1/3 RPC	1/3 right purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1, p3 from cable needle
3/1 RC	3/1 right cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k3, k1 from cable needle
3/1 RPC	3/1 cross purl cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k3, p1 from cable needle
1/2/1 RC	1/2/1 right cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1, slip 2 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, k2, k1 from cable needle
1/2/1 RPC	1/2/1 right purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k1, slip 2 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, p2, k1 from cable needle
2/2 LC	2/2 left cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k2, k2 from cable needle
2/2 LPC	2/2 left purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p2, k2 from cable needle
1/3 LC	1/3 left cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, k3, k1 from cable needle. Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p1, p3 from cable needle
1/3 LPC	1/3 left purl cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, p3, k1 from cable needle
3/1 LC	3/1 left cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k1, k3 from cable needle
3/1 LPC	3/1 left purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p1, k3 from cable needle
1/2/1 LC	1/2/1 left cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, slip next 2 sts to second cable needle and hold in back, k1, k2 from back cable needle, k1 from front cable needle
1/2/1 LPC	1/2/1 left purl cross	Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front, slip next 2 sts to second cable needle and hold in back, k1, p2 from back cable needle, k1 from front cable needle

5 stitch cables

Dictionary of Knitting Symbols

2/3 RC	2/3 right cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, k3 from cable needle
2/3 RPC	2/3 right purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, p3 from cable needle
3/2 RC	3/2 right cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, k2 from cable needle
3/2 RPC	3/2 right purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, p2 from cable needle
2/1/2 RC	2/1/2 right cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, k1, k2 from cable needle
2/1/2 RPC	2/1/2 right purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, p1, k2 from cable needle
2/3 LC	2/3 left cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k3, k2 from cable needle
2/3 LPC	2/3 left purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p3, k2 from cable needle
3/2 LC	3/2 left cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k2, k3 from cable needle
3/2 LPC	3/2 left purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p2, k3 from cable needle
2/1/2 LC	2/1/2 left cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in back, k2, k1 from back cable needle, k2 from front cable needle
2/1/2 LPC	2/1/2 left purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in back, k2, p1 from back cable needle, k2 from front cable needle

6 stitch cables

Dictionary of Knitting Symbols

3/3 RC	3/3 right cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, k3 from cable needle
3/3 RPC	3/3 right purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, p3 from cable needle
2/4RC	2/4 right cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, k4 from cable needle
2/4RPC	2/4 right purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, p4 from cable needle
4/2RC	4/2 right cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k4, k2 from cable needle
4/2RPC	4/2 right purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k4, p2 from cable needle
3/3 LC	3/3 left cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k3, k3 from cable needle
3/3 LPC	3/3 left purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p3, k3 from cable needle
2/4LC	2/4 left cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k4, k2 from cable needle
2/4LPC	2/4 left purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p4, k2 from cable needle
4/2LC	4/2 left cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k2, k4 from cable needle
4/2LPC	4/2 left purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p2, k4 from cable needle
2/2/2RC	2/2/2 right cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, slip 2 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, k2, k2 from cable needle
2/2/2RPC	2/2/2 right purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, slip 2 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, p2, k2 from cable needle
2/2/2RRC	2/2/2 center	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, slip 2 sts to second cable needle and hold in front, k2, k2 from front cable needle, k2 from back cable needle
2/2/2LC	2/2/2 left cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip 2 sts to second cable needle and hold in back, k2, k2 from back cable needle, k2 from front cable needle
2/2/2LPC	2/2/2 left purl cross	Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip 2 sts to second cable needle and hold in back, k2, p2 from back cable needle, k2 from front cable needle
2/2/2LRC	2/2/2 center	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k2, slip 2 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to back, k2, k2 from cable needle.

7 stitch cables

Dictionary of Knitting Symbols

3/4 RC	3/4 right cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, k4 from cable needle
3/4 RPC	3/4 right purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, p4 from cable needle
4/3 RC	4/3 right cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k4, k3 from cable needle
4/3 RPC	4/3 right purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k4, p3 from cable needle
3/1/3 RC	3/1/3 right cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, k1, k3 from cable needle
3/1/3 RPC	3/1/3 right purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, p1, k3 from cable needle
3/4 LC	3/4 left cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k4, k3 from cable needle.
3/4 LPC:	3/4 left purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p4, k3 from cable needle
4/3 LC	4/3 left cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k3, k4 from cable needle
4/3 LPC	4/3 left purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p3, k4 from cable needle
3/1/3 LC	3/1/3 left cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in back, k3, k1 from back cable needle, k3 from front cable needle
3/1/3 LPC	3/1/3 left purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in back, k3, p1 from back cable needle, k3 from front cable needle

8 stitch cables

Dictionary of Knitting Symbols

4/4 RC	4/4 right cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k4, k4 from cable needle
4/4 RPC	4/4 right purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k4, p4 from cable needle
4/4 LC	4/4 left cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k4, k4 from cable needle
4/4 LPC	4/4 left purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p4, k4 from cable needle
3/2/3RC	3/2/3 right cross	Slip 5 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, slip 2 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, k2, k3 from cable needle
3/2/3RPC	3/2/3 right purl cross	Slip 5 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, slip 2 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, p2, k3 from cable needle
3/2/3RRC	3/2/3 center	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, slip next 2 sts to second cable needle and hold in front, k3, k2 from front cable needle, k3 from back cable needle.
3/2/3LC	3/2/3 left cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip 2 sts to second cable needle and hold in back, k3, k2 from back cable needle, k3 from front cable needle
3/2/3LPC	3/2/3 Left purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip 2 sts to second cable needle and hold in back, k3, p2 from back cable needle, k3 from front cable needle
3/2/3LRC	3/2/3 center	Slip 5 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k3, slip 2 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to back, k2, k4 from cable needle.

9 stitch cables

Dictionary of Knitting Symbols

3//3/3RC	3/3/3 right cross	Slip 6 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, slip 3 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, k3, k3 from cable needle
3//3/3RPC	3/3/3 right purl cross	Slip 6 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, slip 3 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, p3, k3 from cable needle
3//3/3RRC	3/3/3 center	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, slip next 3 sts to second cable needle and hold in front, k3, k3 from front cable needle, k3 from back cable needle
3//3/3LC	3/3/3 left cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip 3 sts to second cable needle and hold in back, k3, k3 from back cable needle, k3 from front cable needle
3//3/3LPC	3/3/3 left purl cross	Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip 3 to second cable needle and hold in back, k3, p3 from back cable needle, k3 from front cable needle
3//3/3LRC	3/3/3 center	Slip 6 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k3, slip 3 sts from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to back, k3, k3 from cable needle.
4/1/4RC	4/1//4 right cross	Slip 5 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k4, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, k1, k4 from cable needle
4/1/4RPC	4/1/4 right purl cross	Slip 5 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k4, slip 1 st from cable needle to left needle and move cable needle to front, p1, k4 from cable needle
4/1/4LC	4/1/4 left cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in back, k4, k1 from back cable needle, k4 from front cable needle
4/1/4LPC	4/1/4 left purl cross	Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, slip next st to second cable needle and hold in back, k4, p1 from back cable needle, k4 from front cable needle