Supplies & Tools
RED HEART® With Love®: 8 balls 1805 Bluebell
Susan Bates® Circular Knitting Needle: 6mm [US 10] – 36” (94 cm)
Cable stitch holder
GAUGE: 19 sts = 4” (10 cm); 21 rows = 4” (10 cm) in pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needle to obtain the gauge.
Throw measures 49” x 60” (124.5 x 152.4 cm)
Special Abbreviations
Cr3R = Slip next 2 sts onto cable holder and leave at back of work, K1, then K2 from holder.
C8B = Slip next 4 sts onto cable holder and leave at back of work, K4, then K4 from holder.
PC = (K1, P1, K1) all in next st.
THROW
Lower Border
Cast on 196 sts. Knit 7 rows.
Increase Row: K10, * Knit in front and back of next st, [K4, Knit in front and back of next st] twice, K5; repeat from * to last 10 sts; Knit in front and back of next st, K9 – 230 sts. Now work in pattern as follows:
Row 1 (Right Side): K5, P4, Cr3R, P4, * K8, P4, Cr3R, P4; repeat from * to last 5 sts; K5.
Row 2: K7, PC, K1, P3, K1, PC, K2, * P8, K2, PC, K1, P3, K1, PC, K2; repeat from * to last 5 sts; K5 – 278 sts.
Row 3: K5, P6, K3, P6, * K8, P6, K3, P6; repeat from * to last 5 sts; K5.
Row 4: K7, P3tog, K1, P3, K1, P3tog, K2, * P8, K2, P3tog, K1, P3, K1, P3tog, K2; repeat from * to last 5 sts; K5 – 230 sts.
Rows 5 and 6: Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Row 7: K5, P6, K3, P6, * C8B, P6, K3, P6; repeat from * to last 5 sts; K5 – 11 cables.
Row 8: Repeat Row 4.
Rows 9-12: Repeat Rows 1-4.
Repeat Rows 1-12 24 more times.
Decrease Row: K10, * K2tog, [K4, K2tog] twice, K5; repeat from * to last 11 sts; K2tog, K9 – 196 sts. Upper Border: Knit 7 rows. Bind off.
Abbreviations
K = knit;
mm = millimeters;
P = purl; st(s)
= stitch (es);
tog = together;
* = repeat
whatever follows the * as indicated.