1 Over 2 Right Purl Cross (1/2 RPC)
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About
The 1 over 2 right purl cross is a three-stitch cable where there is one column of one knit stitch and one column of two purl stitches. The left knit stitch crosses over the column of purl stitches, creating a cable that slants upwards and to the right.
Procedure
Western Method
With A Cable Needle
- Slip two stitches purlwise to a cable needle.
- Hold the cable needle to the back of the work.
- Knit one stitch from the left needle.
- Purl two stitches from the cable needle.
Tutorial Video
No Cable Needle
- With the yarn in front, slip the next two stitches purlwise onto the right needle.
- Knit one stitch from the left needle.
- Move the working yarn to the front of the work.
- From the back of the work, insert the left needle through the second and third stitches on the right needle.
- Slide the second and third stitches onto the left needle, dropping the first stitch from the right needle.
- From the front of the work, slip the free knit stitch onto the right needle.
- Knit the slipped stitch from the left needle.