Caliper Cable
A Caliper Cable is a variation on the Double Cable (two cables next to one another that mirror each other). To create this cable, you work a pair of yarn overs; you drop them off the needle on a subsequent row or round; and you pick up the dropped stitch a few stitches over, creating an elongated and very elegant cable. The result is a recessed vertical line, flanked by a pair of simple upside-down v-shaped cables. Very pretty! Here’s our Caliper Cable tutorial, where we show you how to do it.
Our Jasmine Scarf is a free pattern that offers lots of practice with Caliper Cables! For this scarf, we placed Caliper Cables in rapid succession, which is referred to as Elongated-Stitch Herringbone.
And to learn more about Caliper Cables, check out Barbara G. Walkers’s Charted Knitting Designs: A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns.
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Introduced to the caliper cable from your jasmine scarf pattern. Thanks for the tutorial. I am now adapting to a slouchy toque. Thanks for the inspiration.
I’m a fairly new knitter. I’ve been trying to knit Jasmine Scarf. Your videos are an amazing teaching tool. I can’t figure out how to fix the cable if I make a mistake. Can you provide instruction/help please?!
Hi, Gale!
Thank you so much for writing in! We are glad that you find the video tutorial helpful! Let us know what happened with your cable and we would be delighted to help you figure it out!
Best wishes,
Kumeko
This was very helpful to me & it’s true you can learn something new every day.
How do I get your tutorials to run? I copied the Jasmine Scarf pattern and would like to watch the caliper cable tutorial. At the time I saw the pattern I had just had hand surgery and thought I could go back and watch when I was ready to try it but no matter what I try I can not play it.
Thank you
Hello there,
Thank you for alerting us. We are currently experiencing some technical difficulties with the site, but are working our hardest to resolve all the issues. Hang in there and stay tuned!
-Adam
I cannot open the video tutorial for Caliber Cables, or for any other videos. There are just blank spaces in between a little text explanation. Any suggestions?
Hi there,
So sorry about this! We are experiencing some technical difficulties on the website but are working our fastest to resolve the issues. Stay tuned!
Best,
Adam
The tutorial does not show up on the screen. I am using Foxfire Version 48.0.1. Just a very large space on the screen. I experienced this recently on trying to understand the Crosshatch. You mentioned a YouTube link in the chat between yourselves and I was able to find it there. Mystery to me.
Hello there,
Thank you for alerting us. We are currently experiencing some technical difficulties with the site, but are working our hardest to resolve all the issues. Hang in there and stay tuned!
-Adam
So is Size 6 the correct needle size for the jasmine scarf? Don’t have my yarn order in yet but my “test” example to try the video instruction with some scarp yarn is very big and I’m typically a tight knitter. Perhaps the yarn will be thinner and look more appropriate to to the picture. Also is there help to finish mistakes in this pattern or just run a life-line always? Anxious to get the yarn and make a start!
Hi,
Thanks for writing in! We did use a US 6 needle for this lovely scarf. Once you have your yarn, you will want to do a gauge swatch and make sure that you are getting gauge on the given needles. If you find that you are not getting the correct gauge on US 6 needles, you may need to go up or down a needle size to get gauge. Each knitter has there own personal gauge and thusly, you may need to change needle sizes to get the gauge noted in any particular pattern.
As far as fixing errors, you could drop down and fix stitches or pull back a row or 2. If pulling back is something that gives you a bit of pause, you may want to use a lifeline.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Hi, I love the look of this scarf. I’m trying to knit the swatch and am a real beginner so sorry if this is a silly question, but how many stitches did you cast on to do the swatch sample? Thank you for your great videos!
Hi Josie,
Thanks for writing us. This pattern is worked over multiples of 13 + 9. This means that if you want two repeats you multiply 13 by 2, which equals 26, and then add 9 for a total of 35.
All the best,
Adam
All helpful. Somehow the way you explain things I get the instructions, others not so much. Thanks
I really like the Jasmine scarf. I would like to make it about 42″ long. How many skeins would you recommend using?
Thank you
Hello Janice,
Thank you for reaching out! To knit up the jasmine scarf with 9 ½ inches wide x 42″ inches long you should be able to get away with just 2 skeins.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
I adored making the Jasmine scarf — it’s elegance and beauty are unmatched. I’d love to find a hat pattern that uses it as I’m searching for an elegant design. Any chance you’d think of creating one? A girl can hope…
Hi Rachel,
Thanks for writing and for the wonderful suggestion! I will certainly pass your request along to the design team!
Best,
Julianna
I bought the yarn at your store and started knitting the jasmine scarf. The first row in the pattern, after knitting 6 purls, and the bracket instructions 5 times, how many stiches should be left? I end up with 6, is that right? I purl 74 stitches.
Hello Emilsen,
Thank you for reaching out! For the first row you should end with 3 stitches or 3 purls. Because the sequence inside the brackets ends with 3 purls, you will still end with a total of 6 purls.
I hope this makes sense and let us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
I was thinking about using this stitch around the neck of a fitted turtleneck, with a small amount of ribbing (1-3 2×2 ribs) between. do you think this pattern has enough horizontal give to stretch over someone’s head?
Hi Chris,
Thanks for reaching out! What a unique idea! I believe if you pair it with ribbing in between it will definitely have enough give to pull it over someone’s head!
Please let us know how this turns out, we would love to see your finished work!
Warmly,
Gianna