Summer Cable Knit Blanket Pattern Free

This is a summer cable knit blanket using a lightweight chunky yarn, so you get all the weight of a winter blanket without all the warmth.

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About the Pattern

Available Sizes: Six
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced 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 Stitches
Clean Edge

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  • Quick, Insta-project, Fun & Fast
  • Stash buster, Leftover Yarn Project
  • Stress-free, Easy Simple, Meditative
  • Beginner, Video Tutorials
  • Beautiful Texture, Perfect Drape

Yarn

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 525 – 1575 yards (574 – 1440 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Hoooked RibbonXL in Sandy Ecru

Needles & Notions

Needle Size: US 17 (12mm) Circular Needles with a 40” (100cm) Cable
Extras: Cable Needle

Sizes

Lap 28” x 36” (71cm x 91cm) (CO 71 STS) (116 rows) (4-5 skeins)
Baby 33” x 36” (83cm x 91cm) (CO 82 STS) (116 rows) (5-6 skeins)
Toddler 37” x 59” (94cm x 150cm) (CO 93 STS) (206 rows) (9-10 skeins)
Throw 37” x 47” (94cm x 119cm) (CO 93 STS) (166 rows) (8-9 skeins)
Square 47” x 47” (119cm x 119cm) (CO 115 STS) (166 rows) (9-10 skeins)
Twin 37” x 76” (94cm x 193cm) (CO 93 STS) (266 rows) (11-12 skeins)

Lap Blanket Details (photo)

Measurements: 28″ wide x 36″ (71cm x 91cm)
Gauge: 10 STS & 13 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 2lbs 5.0oz (1050g)

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Notes

Not reversible.
CO edge is the width
Knit using the cable stitch.
Knit flat, back & forth using circular needles.
Circular needles are used to accommodate the large number of CO stitches.

A cable knit blanket laying on a bed with a teddy bear.Pin

Knitting Abbreviations

*– * – repeat between * to end of round
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
C6F – cable6front – Transfer 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 3 stitches and then knit the 3 stitches off the cable needle
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
K1TBL – knit 1 stitch through the back loop
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
RS – right side
S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side
WYIF – with yarn in front

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Pattern Instructions

CO desired # of STS, see Sizes section above.

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7 (WS): WYIF S1PW, K4 *P6, K2, P1, K2* P6, K4, WYIF S1PW

Rows 2, 4, 6 (RS): K1TBL *K* K1TBL

Row 8 (RS): K1TBL, K4 *C6F, K5* C6F, K4, K1TBL

Rows 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 (WS): WYIF S1PW, K4 *P6, K2, P1, K2* P6, K4, WYIF S1PW

Rows 10, 12, 14, 16 (RS): K1TBL *K15* K6, K4, K1TBL

Row (RS) 18: K1TBL, K4 *C6F, K5* C6F, K4, K1TBL

Repeat rows 9-18, 9 more times for a LAP or BABY blanket

18 more times for a TODDLER blanket

14 more times for a THROW or SQUARE blanket

24 more times for a TWIN blanket

To end:

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7 (WS): WYIF S1PW, K4 *P6, K2, P1, K2* P6, K4, WYIF S1PW

Rows 2, 4, 6 (RS): K1TBL *K* K1TBL

Row 8 (RS): BO in all knit STS

Weave in the ends.

No blocking necessary.

Gauge

10 STS & 13 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below

closeup of a cable knit blanket with a wooden gauge.
A cable knit blanket laying on a bed with a teddy bear.Pin

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