cable-stitch

[ key-buhl-stich ]

noun

1. a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
2. the pattern produced by a cable-stitch.

verb (used without object)

1. to produce such a stitch or pattern.

cable stitch

noun

1. Sometimes shortened tocable
   1. a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
   2. ( as modifier )

      a cable-stitch sweater

Word History and Origins

Origin of cable-stitch¹

First recorded in 1885–90