Make these Cable Knit Napkin Rings!

Let’s keep the craft inspiration going this month with a free pattern for Cable Knit Napkin Rings.  If you don’t know by now, I have a thing for farmhouse style (no surprise!).  This spring I’d like to set my Easter table with a rustic/green/spring/farmhouse theme.  I’m starting to find inspiration for the table elements and got the idea to incorporate textured napkin rings into each place setting. 

The beauty of these napkin rings is that they have a subtle cable look, yet you don’t have to work with a cable needle while knitting them.  I just used a simple LT (Left Twist) stitch to get the look.  Each napkin ring knits up in 14 rows and takes less than an hour to make.  You can do it!

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Supplies

Size US 6 (4 mm) Knitting needle

Approx. 24 yds of Medium Weight (4) Cotton yarn
(I used Premier Home Cotton in color Beige) to make ONE napkin ring (approx. 145 yards to make 6 napkin rings)

Cable Knit Napkin Ring Pattern

The napkin ring will be knit as a rectangle, with a right side (RS) and wrong side (WS).  The finished measurement of the rectangle will be approx. 5” wide by 2 ¼” tall.  When finished, simply sew the short ends together by weaving in the tails as a seam.

Stitch to know – Left Twist (LT):  K 2^nd st on LH (left-hand) needle tbl (through-back-loop), then K first 2 sts tog tbl.  (This Youtube video has a great tutorial with 3 options on how to knit the Left Twist stitch.  I used option 1).

Steps

Cast on 24 stitches, leaving a long enough tail to sew a seam at end.

Row 1 (RS): Knit across.

Row 2 (WS): Purl across.

Rows 3-4: Repeat rows 1 and 2.

Begin Cable pattern

Row 5 (RS): *LT, k2, p2; rep from * to end.

Row 6 (WS): *K2, p4; rep from * to end.

Row 7: *K1, LT, k1, p2; rep from * to end.

Row 8: repeat row 6.

Row 9: *K2, LT, p2; rep from * to end.

Row 10: repeat row 6.

Rows 11-14: repeat rows 1-4.

Bind off.

Your finished rectangle should look like this:

Bring short sides of rectangle together with right sides facing out, and then sew a seam to join the short sides using your tail yarn ends.  Weave in any loose ends.

Farmhouse Style Place Setting

I’ve been playing around preparing an Easter table setting with various elements, showcasing this cable knit napkin ring.  Farmhouse-style woods, simple white plates, and a touch of greenery liven up my gray napkins wrapped up in knit.  I also incorporated my favorite faux greenery into the mix – learn more about going ‘faux’ here.   

If you’re inspired by this project, you can find even more inspiration in my favorite craft books for sewing and knitting/crochet.

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