Abbreviations:
k: knit
p: purl
8-st RC: slip 4 stitches to cable needle and hold in back, k1, p2, k1 from left hand needle; k1, p2, k1 from cable needle
8-st LC: slip 4 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, k1, p2, k1 from left hand needle; k1, p2, k1 from cable needle
Reversible Cable Knitting Stitch Pattern:
44 stitch rep
Row 1: [k1, p2, k2, p2] 3 times, k1, [k1, p2, k2, p2] 3 times, k1.
Row 2:[p1, k2, p2, k2] 3 times, p1, [p1, k2, p2, k2] 3 times, p1.
Rows 3 and 5: Repeat row 1
Rows 4 and 6: Repeat row 2
Row 7: 8-st RC, p2, k2, p2, 8-st RC, 8-st LC, p2, k2, p2, 8-st LC
Rows 8, 10, 12: Repeat row 2
Rows 9 and 11: Repeat row 1
Row 13: k1, p2, k2, p2, 8-st RC, [p2, k2] 3 times, p2, 8-st LC, p2, k2, p2, k1
Rows 14, 16, 18: Repeat row 2
Rows 15 and 17: repeat row 1
Row 19: 8-st LC, p2, k2, p2, 8-st LC, 8-st RC, p2, k2, p2, 8-st RC
Rows 20, 22, 24: Repeat row 2
Rows 21 and 23: repeat row 1
Row 25: k1, p2, k2, p2, 8-st LC, [p2, k2] 3 times, p2, 8-st RC, p2, k2, p2, k1
Repeat rows 2-25 for pattern.