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cable-stitch
[ key-buhl-stich ]
noun
- a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
- the pattern produced by a cable-stitch.
verb (used without object)
- to produce such a stitch or pattern.
cable stitch
noun
- Sometimes shortened tocable
- a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
- ( as modifier )
a cable-stitch sweater
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cable-stitch1
First recorded in 1885–90
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