cable stitch

noun

1. a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
2. the pattern produced by a cable-stitch.

verb (used without object)

3. to produce such a stitch or pattern.

noun

1. 1. a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
   2. (as modifier)a cable-stitch sweater

   Sometimes shortened to: cable