Simple Cabled Belt 

This pattern is knitted flat with a horseshoe cable in the center, framed by a 3 stitch purl border. For a more tapered beginning you could knit 3 plain rows after each increase row instead of 2. This pattern allows for a pretty long belt but you can knit it as long as you like, just skip to step 32 whenever you are ready.

 Materials: 

● Worsted yarn 

● Size 6 needles (4mm) 

● Tapestry needle 

● Cable needle 

● 2” Belt Buckle 

Abbreviations: 

● M1 - Make one (pick up the bar between the stitch you’ve just knit and the stitch you’re about to knit and knit it as an extra stitch - see this instructional video from ‘Bernat Yarns’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E31Il_LeKs4 ) 

● C4B - Cable 4 stitches to the back (slide 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in the back of the work while you work the next 2 sts on the row. Then slide the needles from the cable needle back onto the left needle and knit them both - see this instructional video from ‘New Stitch a Day: Knitting and Crochet Video Tutorials’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJly6LeqLts ) 

● C4F - Cable 4 stitches to the front (Same as C4B but hold the sts on the cable needle in front of the work instead of in the back) 

1. Cast on 2 sts 

2. K 1 row (right side) 

3. P 1 row 

4. K1, m1, k1 (3 sts) 

5. P 1 row 

6. K 1 row 

7. P1, m1, P1, m1, P1 (5 sts) 

8. K 1 row 

9. P 1 row 

10. K1, m1, k1, p1, k1, m1, k1 (7 sts) 

11. P3, K1, P3 

12. K3, P1, K3 

13. P1, m1, P1, K3, P1, m1, P1 (9 sts) 

14. K3, P3, K3 

15. P3, K3, P3 

16. K1, m1, K1, P5, K1, m1, K1 (11 sts) 

17. P3, K5, P3 

18. K3, P5, K3 

19. P1, m1, P1, K7, P1, m1, P1 (13 sts) 

20. K3, P7, K3 

21. P3, K7, P3 

22. K1, m1, K1, P8, K3 (14 sts) 

23. P3, K8, P3 

24. K3, P8, K3 

25. P3, C4B, C4F, P3 

26. K3, P8, K3 

27. P3, K8, P3 

28. K3, P8, K3 

29. P3, K8, P3 

30. K3, P8, K3 

31. Repeat steps 25 to 30, 57 times (or until belt is as long as you want it) 

32. Repeat steps 26 and 27, 8 times 

33. BO all sts, leaving a 12” tail on the BO end.

 Wrap the end of your belt around the belt buckle and using a tapestry needle and the 12” tail that you finished knitting with, sew the end of the belt back on itself around the belt buckle. Sew in all ends.