Get ready for extreme comfort with the Horseshoe Cable Blanket. Knit with super bulky yarn on size 11 needles, this knitted blanket pattern is the ultimate movie night accessory for both working on and cuddling up under once you finish. The gorgeous cable knitting detail running the length of this blanket knitting pattern make it a timeless and elegant design you will love for years to come. Perfect for blustery days and stormy nights, this knit blanket pattern is sure to warm you up and melt all of those problems away.
Knitting Needle Size11 or 8 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)
Gauge9 stitches, 12 rows, 4 inches. stockinette stitch
Materials:
- Blanket (300 g/10.5 oz;234 m/258 yds) - Main Color (MC) Taupe (10029) - 5 balls
- Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge
- Cable needle
GAUGE
9 sts and 12 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 54" x 61" [137 x 155 cm].
ABBREVIATIONS: www.yarnspirations.com/abbreviations
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
C6B = Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K3, then K3 from cable needle.
C6F = Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. K3, then K3 from cable needle.
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
M1 = Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and knitting into back of loop.
P = Purl
Pat = Pattern
Rem = Remaining
Rep = Repeat
St(s) = Stitch(es)
RS = Right side
WS = Wrong side
INSTRUCTIONS
Cable Panel (worked over 24 sts).
1st row: (RS). (P1. K1) twice. P2. K12. P2. (K1. P1) twice.
2nd row: (K1. P1) twice. K2. P12. K2. (P1. K1) twice.
3rd row: (K1. P1) 3 times. K12. (P1. K1) 3 times.
4th row: (P1. K1) 3 times. P12. (K1. P1) 3 times.
5th to 8th rows: Rep 1st to 4th rows.
9th and 10th rows: Rep 1st and 2nd rows.
11th row: (K1. P1) 3 times. C6B. C6F. (P1. K1) 3 times.
12th row: As 4th row. These 12 rows form Cable Panel.
BLANKET: Cast on 106 sts.
Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:
1st row: (RS). K4. *P2. K2. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K2.
2nd row: *K2. P2. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K2. Rep last 2 rows (K2. P2) ribbing with garter edges for 4” [10 cm], ending on a 1st row.
Next row: (WS). K2. (Rib across 8 sts. M1) twice. Rib across 26 sts. (M1. Rib across 8 sts) twice. Rib across 26 sts. (M1. Rib across 8 sts) twice.
Rib to last 2 sts. K2. 112 sts.
Proceed in pat as follows:
1st row: (RS). K2. [Work 1st row Cable Panel. P2. (K2. P2) 4 times] twice. Work 1st row Cable Panel. K2.
2nd row: K2. [Work 2nd row Cable Panel. K2. (P2. K2) 4 times] twice. Work 2nd row Cable Panel. K2.
These 2 rows form ribbing between Cable Panels. Cable Panels are now in position.
Cont in pat for 57” [144.5 cm] total length, ending on a 9th row of Cable Panel.
Next row: (WS). Pat across 4 sts. [(Work 2tog. Pat across 7 sts)
twice. Pat across 26 sts] twice. (Work 2tog. Pat across 7 sts) twice. Pat to end of row. 106 sts.
1st row: (RS). K4. *P2. K2. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K2.
2nd row: *K2. P2. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K2.
Rep last 2 rows for 4” [10 cm], ending on a 2nd row. Cast off in pat.