Knitting cable patterns

Dear users, dear designers,
are there any tips on the topic of knitting cable patterns?

When knitting a cable pattern, a short cable needle is very helpful—you can use it to place the stitches you’re going to cable in front of or behind the work.

When knitting a cable pattern, you should keep in mind that the cable will cause the garment to contract slightly in width when determining the number of stitches to cast on. I’m thinking, for example, of a sweater—you’ll want to factor this into the required number of stitches.