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# Cable and Lace Panel - In the Round Adaptation

## Description
This intricate cable and lace panel features expanding and contracting stitch patterns with decorative bobbles. Originally designed for flat knitting, this version has been adapted for knitting in the round. The pattern creates a dramatic vertical panel perfect for incorporating into larger circular projects such as hats, cowls, or sweaters worked in the round.

## Materials
- **Yarn**: Sport weight yarn in required yardage for your project
- **Needles**: 3.25mm (US 3) circular needles or size needed to obtain tension
- **Notions**: 
  - Cable needle or DPN for cable crosses
  - Stitch markers (to mark pattern repeat boundaries)
  - Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

## Tension (Gauge)
Tension is dependent on your main project. This pattern panel is 26 stitches wide at its base (Round 1) and varies in width as the pattern progresses.

## Abbreviations
- **k** = knit
- **p** = purl
- **yo** = yarn over
- **k2tog** = knit 2 stitches together (right-leaning decrease)
- **p2tog** = purl 2 stitches together
- **ssk** = slip, slip, knit (left-leaning decrease)
- **sl-k2tog-psso** = slip 1 stitch, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over
- **st(s)** = stitch(es)
- **dpn** = double-pointed needle
- **RS** = right side
- **rep** = repeat

## Special Techniques

**Mp (Make one purl)**: Lift the thread between the last stitch worked and the next stitch onto the left needle; purl into the back of this loop (creates a purl increase).

**MB (Make Bobble)**: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1 all in the next stitch (five loops on the needle); (take the 2nd stitch on the right needle and lift it over the first) 4 times; knit into the back of the remaining stitch.

**Purl in the front and back of the next stitch**: Purl into the front of the stitch without dropping it from the left needle, then purl into the back of the same stitch; drop the stitch from the left needle (creates a purl increase, adding 1 stitch).

**FC (Front Cross Cable)**: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, k2, k2 from cable needle (creates a 4-stitch right-leaning cable).

**BC (Back Cross Cable)**: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work, k2, k2 from cable needle (creates a 4-stitch left-leaning cable).

## Pattern Notes

1. **Working in the Round**: Since you are now knitting in the round, all rounds are worked from the right side. The original odd-numbered rows (which were wrong side rows showing purls on the RS) have been converted so you are always viewing the fabric from the RS.

2. **Variable Stitch Count**: This pattern does NOT maintain a consistent stitch count throughout the repeat. The panel expands with increases and contracts with decreases as you progress through the 18 rounds. Track your stitches carefully, especially through the lace sections.

3. **Pattern Repeat**: Each pattern repeat is worked over a multiple of rounds as specified below. The base round (Round 1) begins with 26 stitches.

4. **Markers**: It is highly recommended to place stitch markers at the beginning and end of this pattern repeat to track your position, especially if incorporating this panel into a larger project.

5. **Cable Crosses**: Pay careful attention to cable crossing directions (FC vs BC) as these create the dimensional cable effects.

## Pattern Instructions

### 18-Round Repeat

**Round 1**: K8, p10, k8. *[26 sts]*

**Round 2**: P6, p2tog, (k1, yo) twice, k1, Mp, k4, Mp, (k1, yo) twice, k1, p2tog, p6. *[30 sts after increases/decreases: -2 from p2tog operations, +2 from Mp, +4 from yo = net +4]*

**Round 3**: P7, k5, p1, k4, p1, k5, p7. *[30 sts]*

**Round 4**: P5, p2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, FC, purl in the front and back of next stitch, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p2tog, p5. *[34 sts after increases/decreases]*

**Round 5**: P6, k7, p2, k4, p2, k7, p6. *[34 sts]*

**Round 6**: P4, p2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, p1, k4, p1, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p2tog, p4. *[38 sts after increases/decreases]*

**Round 7**: P5, k9, p3, k4, p3, k9, p5. *[38 sts]*

**Round 8**: P3, p2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, MB, p1, FC, p1, MB, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, p2tog, p3. *[42 sts after increases/decreases]*

**Round 9**: P4, k11, p4, k4, p4, k11, p4. *[42 sts]*

**Round 10**: P2, p2tog, ssk, k7, k2tog, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, MB, p2, k4, p2, MB, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, ssk, k7, k2tog, p2tog, p2. *[38 sts after increases/decreases]*

**Round 11**: P3, k9, p5, k4, p5, k9, p3. *[38 sts]*

**Round 12**: P1, p2tog, ssk, k5, k2tog, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, MB, p3, FC, p3, MB, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, ssk, k5, k2tog, p2tog, p1. *[34 sts after increases/decreases]*

**Round 13**: P2, k7, p6, k4, p6, k7, p2. *[34 sts]*

**Round 14**: P2, ssk, k3, k2tog, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, MB, p4, k4, p4, MB, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, ssk, k3, k2tog, p2. *[30 sts after increases/decreases]*

**Round 15**: P2, k5, p7, k4, p7, k5, p2. *[30 sts]*

**Round 16**: P2, ssk, k1, k2tog, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, MB, p5, FC, p5, MB, purl in the front and back of the next stitch, ssk, k1, k2tog, p2. *[26 sts after increases/decreases]*

**Round 17**: P2, k3, p8, k4, p8, k3, p2. *[26 sts]*

**Round 18**: P2, sl-k2tog-psso, p1, MB, p3, k1, FC, BC, k1, p3, MB, p1, sl-k2tog-psso, p2. *[26 sts - returns to original count]*

Repeat Rounds 1-18 for pattern.

## Stitch Count Verification

- **Start of repeat (Round 1)**: 26 sts
- **Maximum expansion (Round 9)**: 42 sts
- **End of repeat (Round 18)**: 26 sts (returns to original count)

The pattern expands from 26 to 42 stitches over the first half of the repeat, then decreases back to 26 stitches by Round 18.

## Using This Pattern

This cable panel can be incorporated into any circular knitting project. Simply cast on a multiple of 26 stitches (or your total stitch count including this panel), place markers to indicate the panel location, and work the panel rounds as given while working the remaining stitches in your chosen background pattern (such as reverse stocking stitch or stocking stitch).

For best results, block your finished project to showcase the cable and lace details.