Tools & Supplies
- Bernat® Blanket™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)
- Main Color (MC) Pale Gray (10046) 5 balls or 1040 yds/947 m
- Bernat® Blanket™ (3 oz/150 g; 108 yds/98 m)
- Contrast A Dark Teal (00745) 1 ball or 108 yds/98 m
- Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [91.5 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge. Cable needle.
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 51 x 62" [129.5 x 157.5 cm].
GAUGE
8 sts and 13 rows in stocking st.
Directions
With A, cast on 128 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows: 1st row: (RS). K6. *P2. K4. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K2. 2nd row: K2. *P4. K2. Rep from * to end of row. Rep last 2 rows (K4. P2) ribbing for 5" [12.5 cm], ending on a 1st row. Next row: (WS). K2. M1P. *P2. M1P. P2. K2. Rep from * to end of row. 150 sts. Break A. Foundation row 1: With MC, knit. Foundation row 2: K8. *P2. K5. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K2. Proceed in pat as follows: See chart on page 2. 1st row: (RS). *K2. P5. Rep from * to last 3 sts. P1. K2. 2nd row: K8. *P2. K5. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K2. 3rd row: K4. *P3. Tw4F. Rep from * to last 6 sts. P4. K2. 4th row: K6. *P2. K5. Rep from * to last 4 sts. P2. K2.5th row: K2. *Tw4F. P3. Rep from * to last 8 sts. Tw4F. P2. K2. 6th row: K4. *P2. K5. Rep from * to last 6 sts. P2. K4. 7th row: K2. P2. *Tw4F. P3. Rep from * to last 6 sts. Tw4F. K2. 8th row: K2. *P2. K5. Rep from * to last st. K1. 9th row: K2. P4. *K2. P5. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K4. 10th row: As 8th row. 11th row: K2. P2. *Tw4B. P3. Rep from * to last 6 sts. Tw4B. K2. 12th row: As 6th row. 13th row: K2. *Tw4B. P3. Rep from * to last 8 sts. Tw4B. P2. K2. 14th row: As 4th row. 15th row: K4. P3. *Tw4B. P3. Rep from * to last 3 sts. P1. K2. 16th row: As 2nd row. These 16 rows form Zig-Zag Cable Pat. Cont in Zig-Zag Cable Pat until work from beg measures approx 61" [155 cm], ending on an 8th row of pat. Next row: (RS). K2. P4. *K2. P1. P2tog. P2. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K4. 130 sts. Knit 2 rows (garter st). Cast off knitwise (WS).
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Begin(ning)
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
M1P = Make 1 stitch by picking up loop lying before next stitch and purling into back of loop
P = Purl
P2tog = Purl next 2 stitches together
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tw4B = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then P2 from cable needle.
Tw4F = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. P2, then K2 from cable needle.
WS = Wrong side