[diziescott]

You are right - it is a cable. Instead of two the front and knitting though (which is usually C4B or C4F) you purl stitches. It doesn't look like a traditional twisty cable then, but rather a diagonal line.

T4B - Slip two stitches onto a cable needle and hold it to the back.
Knit two stitches off of the main needle.
Bring the yarn to the front and purl the two stitches off the cable needle.

T4F - Slip two stitches onto a cable needle and hold it to the front.
Purl two stitches off of the main needle.
Bring the yarn to the back and knit the two stitches off the cable needle.

 

[diziescott]

Hopefully you see something like that in your pattern?

 

[diziescott]

Sounds pretty!

 

[diziescott]

Glad to hear it! It is a neat stitch.

I didn't take the pictures though, no time to swatch. I found those online at http://newstitchaday.com/category/knitting/ the New Stitch A Day site. There are some great video tutorials there too, it's a nice resource.

 

[diziescott]

You ladies are making me blush! It is knitting in my avatar - a blanket I made as a wedding gift for friends who got married last November. I loved it so much I'm now making one to keep. (I'm pretending it's for my husband so I don't feel selfish spending that much time knitting for me, but I really think of it as mine! Shhhhh....)
http://www.caron.com/projects/ss/ss_lace_panel_throw.html

I do have my pattern notes and checklist I made to help me out with the blanket - if anyone is interested, just PM me your email address.