Chain Link Cable | How to Crochet

There is no shortage in variety when it comes to crochet cables and the Chain Link Cable is no exception!

The Chain Link Cable is named as such as it resembles a linked chain.  It features crossed cable stitches and long front post stitches which give the Chain Link Cable it’s shape.  Like all crochet cables, the pattern can seem a little intimidating at first but with a bit of patience and practice, crochet cables can be so much fun to work!

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The Materials:

For this tutorial today I will be using a small amount of Pima Cotton Yarn by Lion Brand Yarn in one colour. It is a worsted weight, 100% cotton yarn. The hook shown in the video below is a 5 mm birchwood crochet hook by Rowan Yarns.  However you may use any hook and yarn combination you choose, even experiment with stripes of colour!

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Crochet Chain Link Cable Stitch:

Stitches and Abbreviations:

Ch – Chain

Fpdtr – Front Post Double Triple/Treble Stitch

Hdc – Half Double Crochet Stitch

Rpt – Repeat

Yo – yarn over

To begin you will make a foundation chain.  For this pattern, the cables themselves require a multiple of 7 stitches.  Then you simply work out how many stitches you would like to have in between the cables and then add one for your foundation chain.

For this particular swatch where I will work three stitches in between each cable, I will chain 34.

Notes:

• Pattern is written in American English terms
• Weave in ends as needed
• This stitch is worked in rows in this tutorial.

 

Ch 34

Row One:

Hdc in the 2nd ch from your hook and in each st across.  Ch 1, turn.

Row Two:

Hdc in the 1st st and in each st across.  Ch 1, turn.

Row Three:

Hdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *sk the next 5 sts, [fpdtr working over the next st and around the post of the st 2 rows below] twice, hdc in each of the next 3 sts, now working over each of the first 5 sk sts, fpdtr working over the 1st sk st and around the post of the st 2 rows below, fpdtr working over the next sk st and around the post of the st 2 rows below, hdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * across, ch 1, turn.

Row Four:

Hdc in the 1st st and in each st across.  Ch 1, turn.

Row Five:

Hdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *[fpdtr working over the next st and around the post of the st 2 rows below] twice, hdc in each of the next 3 sts, [fpdtr working over the 1st sk st and around the post of the st 2 rows below] twice, hdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * across, ch 1, turn.

Row Six:

Hdc in the 1st st and in each st across.  Ch 1, turn.

Row Seven:

Hdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *[fpdtr working over the next st and around the post of the st 2 rows below] twice, hdc in each of the next 3 sts, [fpdtr working over the 1st sk st and around the post of the st 2 rows below] twice, hdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * across, ch 1, turn.

And that’s it!

Repeat rows 2 to 7 for as long as you would like.  Fasten off, weave in your ends.

Video Tutorial:

 

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