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Step 1
Cast 48 stitches onto your knitting needles. Knit 1, *knit 2, purl 4*. Repeat stitches in the asterisks to the end, ending with knit 1. This is the first row of your piece.
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Step 2
Begin row 2 by knitting 1, *slip nest 2 stitches to cable need and hold in front, knit 2, then knit 2 from the cable needle. Purl 2.* Once again, repeat series of stitches until the end and end with knit 1.
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Step 3
Use the instructions for row one to do row 3.
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Step 4
Knit 1, purl 2. *Knit 2, slip nest 2 stitches to the cable needle and hold in back, knit 2, then purl 2 from the cable needle*. Repeat from asterisk to asterisk, ending by knitting 5. You have now finished row 4.
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Step 5
Use the pattern of knit 1, *purl 4, knit 2* for row 5, ending the row with knit 1.
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Step 6
Start row 6 with knit 1, *purl 2, slip next 2 stitches to the cable needle and hold in back, knit 2 then knit 2 from the cable needle*, once again repeating stitches between asterisks until row is ended, ending with a knit 1
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Step 7
Finish row 7 by using the same stitches as row 5.
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Step 8
Knit 5, *slip next 2 stitches to the cable needle and hold in front, purl 2 then knit 2 from the cable needle. Knit 2*. Repeat pattern until the end of the eighth row, which ends with purl 2, knit1
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Step 9
Continue working this pattern, starting over with row one and working your way through row eight, until you are comfortable with it.
