Double Cable stitch.

A cable pattern with a central panel of 12 sts is worked as follows:

Rows 1, 3, 5 and 7: K2, p8, k2.
Row 2: P2, sl next 2 sts to cn and hold at front, k2, then k2 from cn, sl next 2 sts to cn and hold at back, k2, then k2 from cn, p2.
Rows 4, 6 and 8: P2, k8, p2.
Repeat rows 1-8.

Simple Stitch Cable .

A straightforward cable twist on a central panel of 10 sts is worked as follows:

Rows 1 and 3: K2, p6, k2.
Row 2: P2, k6, p2.
Row 4: P2, sl next 3 sts on cn and hold at back (or front), k3, then k3 from cn, p2.
Rows 5 and 7: As rows 1 and 3.
Rows 6 and 8: As row 2.
Repeat rows 1-8.