There are many wonderful stitch patterns. Some are very easy and some are definitely a lot more complicated. However there are only two basic stitches. Knit and Purl. The different patterns are created using various combinations of these two stitches. Stitches are mostly knitted one at a time but can also be knitted two or more together with combinations of winding the yarn around the needle to create holes as in lace. Stitches can also be slipped without knitting them to create some unusual effects. Cables look complicated but are actually very easy. It is just a bit like plaiting by knitting the stitches out of sequence.