Cozy Blanket Knitting Pattern

A cozy blanket knitting pattern. Designed using the classic stockinette stitch. It’s started and finished with cozy cables to make it stand out from the crowd.

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About the Pattern

Available Sizes: Five
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advance Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
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Techniques

Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:

Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Knit & Purl Stitches
Cable Stitch

WHAT’S TO LOVE!?

  • Beginner cable pattern
  • Simple stockinette design
  • Classic design with a twist
  • Great gift to give

Yarn & Substitutions

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 350 – 750 yards (320 – 686 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick

Super Bulky Substitutions:
Cascade Lana Grande
Lang Yarns Virginia
Phildar Phil Alaska
Rowan Big Wool Yarn
MillaMia Super Chunky
Read more about yarn substitutions here (+ video).

Needles & Notions

Needle Size: US 13 (9mm) Circular Needles with a 32″ (80cm) Cable
Extras: Cable Needle

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Gauge

8 1/4 STS & 12 rows per 4″ (10cm) square, knit in the stockinette stitch

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Sizes

Baby: 30″ × 34″ (76cm x 86cm) (CO 62 STS) (3-4 skeins)
Toddler: 39″ x 60″ (99cm x 152cm) (CO 80 STS) (6-7 skeins)
Throw: 36″ x 48″ (91cm x 122cm) (CO 74 STS) (4-5 skeins)
Square: 48″ x 48″ (122cm x 122cm) (CO 98 STS) (5-6 skeins)
Twin: 39″ x 75″ (99cm x 190cm) (CO 80 STS) (7-8 skeins)

Notes

Not reversible
CO edge is the width
Knit using a cable & stockinette knit stitch
Knit flat, back & forth, on circular needles
A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of CO stitches

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Knitting Abbreviations

*– * – repeat between * to end of round
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
C4F – cable4front – transfer 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 2 stitches and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
RS – right side
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side

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Pattern Instructions

CO desired # of STS, see Sizes section above.

Beginning Cable Rows:

Row 1, 3, 5, 7 (WS): *K2, P4* K2
Row 2, 6 (RS): K2 *K4, P2* K4, K2
Rows 4 & 8 (RS): K2, *C4F, P2* C4F, K2

Stockinette Stitch Middle:
All ODD rows 11-? (WS): K2 *P* K2
All EVEN rows 12-? (RS): *K*
Follow in the stockinette stitch until you’ve reached your desired length, minus 2 1/2″ (6cm).

Ending Cable Rows:

Row 1 (RS): K2, *C4F, P2* C4F, K2
Row 2 (WS):*K2, P4* K2
Row 3 (RS): K2 *K4, P2* K4, K2
Row 4 (WS): *K2, P4* K2
Row 5 (RS): K2, *C4F, P2* C4F, K2
Row 6 (WS): *K2, P4* K2
Row 7 (RS): K2 *K4, P2* K4, K2
Row 8 (WS): BO in the *K2, P4* K2 pattern

Weave in the ends.
Block, if desired.

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