position of the crests and troughs of each wave (e.g., one wave crests as another is crossing its center line). New cable patterns can also be inspired by pictures, scenes from nature, Celtic knotwork, and even the double helix of DNA. Cable lattices In some cases, one can form a lattice of cables, a kind of ribbing made of cables where the individual cable strands can be exchanged freely. A typical example is a set of parallel two-cable plaits in which, every so often, the two cables of each plait separate, going left and right and integrating themselves in the neighboring cables. In the process, the right-going cable of one plait crosses the left-going cable of its neighbor, forming an "X". Cable textures Many patterns made with cables do not have a rope-like quality. For example, a deep honeycomb pattern can be made by adjacent serpentines, first touching the neighbor on the left then the neighbor on the right. Other common patterns include a "Y"-like shape (and its inverse) and a horseshoe crab pattern. Aran sweaters Many consider cable knitting to reach its heights in the Aran sweater, which consists of panels of different cable patterns. References Further reading Hiatt, June Hemmons (1988). The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, pp. 41–51. Leapman, Melissa (2006). Cables Untangled: An Exploration of Cable Knitting, PotterCraft. Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework (1979). Reader's Digest Association. Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book, updated ed. (2002). Sixth and Spring Books. External links Irish Cable Knitting Aran: Volume One and Volume Two, Snopek Barta, Allison (2009) (Video) How to cable stitch, Irish Cable Knitting (2009) on YouTube Knitting Stitches (textile arts)