This is a stockinette stitch blanket with cables on the top and bottom edges to dress it up a bit. A meditative pattern with only a few rows where you have to think. Simple & elegant.
About:
- Available Sizes: Five
- Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
- Pattern Language: English
- Skill Level: Advance Beginner
- PDF Format: Printer & Mobile Friendly
- Bonus: Video
Techniques:
- Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
- Knit & Purl Stitches
- Cable Stitch
Materials:
- Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
- Yardage: 350 – 750 yards {320 – 686 meters}
- Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
- Needle Size: US 13 {9mm} Knitting Needles with a 32″ {80cm} Cable
- Extras: Cable Needle
- {Learn About Yarn Substitutes.}
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}
Details:
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Gauge: 8 1/4 STS & 12 rows per 4″ {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
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
Video:
Click here to watch the “C4F” video tutorial.
Click here to watch the “Stockinette Stitch” video tutorial.
Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:
- 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.
Abbreviations:
- * – * – repeat between *
- BO – bind-off in pattern
- 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}
- CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
- 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
Gauge:
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I’m honored to have you create and sell hand knitted items with my patterns! All items made using Brome Fields patterns can be sold at local events and online sales, in small quantities {less than 100}. For commercial opportunities, please contact [email protected] I do ask that you give us, Brome Fields, credit for the pattern(s). Thank you so much!
I’m honored to have you create and sell hand knitted items with my patterns! All items made using Brome Fields patterns can be sold at local events and online sales, in small quantities {less than 100}. For commercial opportunities, please contact [email protected] I do ask that you give us, Brome Fields, credit for the pattern(s). Thank you so much!