Baby cable blanket

Designer Alexandra Lawson

Abbreviations -

Materials -

CB Cable Back
CF Cable Forward
CO Cast On
K Knit
MS Moss stitch (seed stitch)
P Purl
RS Right Side
WS Wrong Side

Tension -

630 yards of wool suitable for 4.5-5mm needles

4.5mm-5mm needles
1 cable or double pointed needle
roughly 22sts x 30 rows 10cm (4) square

Dimension -

(very roughly ) 50cm x 68cm

Row 1 Row 2 -

CO 133 sts (RS)

K1, P1 (continue in MS to end of row)
Continue in MS for 10 rows

Row 13 (RS)- Basic pattern:

MS6, P2, K2, P2*
K8,
P2, K2, P2,
K12,
P2, K2, P2,
K8
P2, K2, P2
K17
P2, K2, P2
K8
P2, K2, P2
K12
P2, K2, P2
K8 **
P2, K2, P2
MS6
Work this basic pattern for a further 3 rows (reversing for WS row)
Row 17

Work the basic pattern up to *

CF8
P2, K2, P2
K4, CF8
P2, K2, P2
CB8
P2, K2, P2
CB8, K1, CF8
P2, K2, P2
CF8
P2, K2, P2

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CF8, K4
P2, K2, P2
CB8
Continue basic pattern from ** to end
Work basic pattern for 3 more rows (reversing for WS)
Row 21 -

Work the basic pattern up to *

K8
P2, K2, P2
CB8, K4
P2, K2, P2
K8
P2, K2, P2
K17
P2, K2, P2
K8
P2, K2, P2
K4, CB8
P2, K2, P2
K8
Continue basic pattern from ** to end

Work basic pattern for 3 more rows (reversing for WS) ending on a 24th row
Repeat rows 13 end of 24 until blanket measures 65cm or desired length.
Work in MS for 10 rows
CO

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