cable-stitch

[ key-buh l-stich ]
/ ˈkeɪ bəlˌstɪtʃ /

noun

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

verb (used without object)

to produce such a stitch or pattern.

Origin of cable-stitch

First recorded in 1885–90