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Repair a miscrossed cable
Confirm the wrong crossing against the chart before undoing it. Secure unaffected stitches; practice dropping and rebuilding the cable column on a separate sample.
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Confirm the wrong crossing against the chart before undoing it. Secure unaffected stitches; practice dropping and rebuilding the cable column on a separate sample.
Before you start
Stop and record the last correct reference point. Support loose loops or damaged ground before removing anything, and reproduce the fault on a spare sample if possible.
Try this example
Rebuild a four-stitch cable two rows below the needle, keeping the two released row strands in order. If tension cannot be restored, unpick the complete rows instead.
Check your result
- Compare the repaired area with an undamaged neighbor after relaxing or finishing the sample. Recount the boundary before continuing beyond the repair.
- A repair may remain visible. If the foundation is weak, reinforcing or replacing a section can be more reliable than hiding the surface fault.
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