How to Knit Intarsia Cables in the Round

Work cables in a second color in the round using intarsia, so each cable leg keeps its own color and there are no holes at the color changes. Step-by-step demonstration on a swatch, made for the sleeve of the It Takes a Guild Cardigan, shown Continental. In this tutorial you will learn: • How intarsia cables in the round differ from intarsia cables worked flat • Which yarn goes over which at each color change so no holes form • How to work the cable stitches as a wrong-side row: slip, turn, and purl back • How to cross the two cable-leg yarns when the cable moves • How to check you are holding the right yarn before you knit (and what happens if you are not) • How to read the strands on the back to see where the cable moved Time stamps 00:00 Welcome 00:19 Intarsia cables flat vs in the round 01:08 Right-side round: white over red 01:32 How the yarn crossing prevents holes 02:06 Right-side row for the cables 02:52 Wrong-side row for the cables (slip, turn, purl) 05:33 Reading your knitting in the round 06:14 Round where the cables move 07:34 Crossing the two red yarns to avoid holes 08:16 White yarn behind all four cable stitches 08:27 Cable legs next to each other 08:57 Why holding the correct yarn matters 10:17 Round where the cable legs cross 12:07 Reading the back: where the cable moved Related videos • Intarsia cables worked flat — https://youtu.be/nOl-no1VEaI • Intarsia knitting basics (no holes at the color change) — https://youtu.be/gz-itGT2X3w • Cabling without a ca