The Trident - Cable Knitting Pattern

 The Trident that is Ukraine's coat of armor as a cable knitting chart.

• The chart is 24 sts wide, to knit it into a sock, it needs to be a knitted toe up.

• It's suitable for mittens and hats as well. Just replace 24 sts of plain stockinette with this chart.

• If you want to knit it in two colors, knit all the knit stitches in one color and all the purl stitches in another.

Stitch Glossary

Shadow Wrap & Turn R: Lift the st below the next st onto left hand needle, work that st, sl 1, with yarn at back, turn.

ktog w 4rows down: Knit together with the back of the sts 4 rows bellow

2/2/2 LCP: Slip next 4 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, p2, slip the 2 sts most left on the cable needle onto left hand needle, k2, then k2 from cable needle.

Shadow Wrap & Turn L: Sl1, with your left hand needle pick up the st below, work it on you right hand needle, slip it back to left hand needle. Hold yarn back and turn.

2/2/2 RCP: Slip next 4 stitches to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, with your working needle pick up the 2 most right sts from the cable needle and slip them onto left hand needle, k2 from cable needle, p2.

grey no stitch: No stitch.

k2tog: Knit 2 stitches together.

knit: Knit.

m1 purlwise: Increase a stitch purlwise.

purl: Purl.

slip: Slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn at back.

ssk: Slip, slip, knit.

2/1 LPC : Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, p1, then k2 from cable needle.

2/1 RPC: Slip next stitch to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, then p1 from cable needle.

2/2 LPC: Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, p2, then k2 from cable needle.

2/2 RPC: Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, then p2 from cable needle.

left-leaning lifted increase: Work next stitch, then lift stitch 2 rows below the stitch just worked onto left-hand needle and knit it.

right-leaning lifted increase: Lift stitch below the next stitch to be worked onto left-hand needle and knit it. Then work next stitch.

Chart 

Round 1: Purl. (24 sts)

Round 2: P11, rli, lli, p11. (26 sts)

Round 3: P11, k4, p11. 

Round 4: P11, k1, rli, lli, k1, p11. (28 sts)

Round 5: P11, k6, p11. 

Round 6: P10, 2/1 RPC, k2, 2/1 LPC, p10. 

Round 7: P10, (k2, p1) × 2, k2, p10. 

Round 8: P8, 2/2 RPC, p1, k2, p1, 2/2 LPC, p8. 

Round 9: P8, (k2, p3) × 2, k2, p8. 

Round 10: P7, 2/1 RPC, p3, k2, p3, 2/1 LPC, p7. 

Round 11: P7, (k2, p4) × 2, k2, p7. 

Round 12: K7, (sl × 2, k4) × 2, sl × 2, k6, Sw&t L. (27 sts)

Round 13: Sw&t R, k6, (sl × 2, k4) × 2, sl × 2, k6. (26 sts)

Round 14: K6, (sl × 2, k4) × 2, sl × 2, k6, Sw&t L. 

Round 15: Repeat round 13. 

Round 16: Ktog w 4rows down × 6, (k2, ktog w 4rows down × 4) × 2, k2, ktog w 4rows down × 6, k1. (27 sts)

Rounds 17 - 19: P1, (k2, p4) × 4, k2, p1. (28 sts)

Round 20: P1, k2, p4, 2/1 LPC, p3, rli, lli, p3, 2/1 RPC, p4, k2, p1. (30 sts)

Round 21: P1, k2, p5, k2, p3, k4, p3, k2, p5, k2, p1. 

Round 22: P1, k2, p5, 2/1 LPC, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, 2/1 RPC, p5, k2, p1. 

Round 23: P1, k2, p6, k4, p4, k4, p6, k2, p1. 

Round 24: P1, k2, p4, 2/2/2 RCP, p4, 2/2/2 LCP, p4, k2, p1. 

Round 25: P1, k2, p4, k4, p8, k4, p4, k2, p1. 

Round 26: P1, k2, p2, 2/2 RPC, 2/1 LPC, p6, 2/1 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p2, k2, p1. 

Round 27: P1, k2, p2, k2, p3, k2, p6, k2, p3, k2, p2, k2, p1. 

Round 28: P1, k2, p1, 2/1 RPC, p3, k2, p6, k2, p3, 2/1 LPC, p1, k2, p1. 

Rounds 29 - 31: P1, k5, p4, k2, p6, k2, p4, k5, p1. 

Round 32: P1, k2, p1, 2/2 LPC, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, 2/2 RPC, p1, k2, p1. 

Round 33: P1, k2, p3, k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2, p3, k2, p1. 

Round 34: P1, k2, p3, k2, p2, 2/1 LPC, p4, 2/1 RPC, p2, k2, p3, k2, p1. 

Round 35: P1, (k2, p3) × 2, k2, p4, (k2, p3) × 2, k2, p1. 

Round 36: P1, (k2, p3) × 2, 2/1 LPC, p2, 2/1 RPC, (p3, k2) × 2, p1. 

Round 37: P1, k2, p3, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p3, k2, p1. 

Round 38: P1, k2, p2, (2/1 RPC, p4, 2/1 LPC) × 2, p2, k2, p1. 

Round 39: P1, k2, p2, k2, p6, k4, p6, k2, p2, k2, p1. 

Round 40: P1, k2, p2, k2, p6, ssk, k2tog, p6, k2, p2, k2, p1. (28 sts)

Rounds 41 - 43: P1, k2, p2, (k2, p6) × 2, k2, p2, k2, p1. 

Round 44: P1, k2, p1, 2/1 RPC, p6, k2, p6, 2/1 LPC, p1, k2, p1. 

Rounds 45 - 49: (P1, k2) × 2, (p7, k2) × 2, p1, k2, p1. 

Round 50: P1, k1, 2/2 RPC, p7, rli, lli, p7, 2/2 LPC, k1, p1. (30 sts)

Round 51: P1, k3, p9, k4, p9, k3, p1. 

Round 52: P1, k1, k2tog, p9, k4, p9, ssk, k1, p1. (28 sts)

Round 53: P1, k2, p9, k4, p9, k2, p1. 

Round 54: P1, (k2tog, p9, ssk) × 2, p1. (24 sts)

Round 55: P11, k2, p11. 

Round 56: P11, m1pwise, k2tog, p11. 

You can use this chart in your own designs if you wish or jus knit one for your self or hundreds for sale.