There are a lot of people who think of autumn as the dying season, when the plants shed their fruit and their leaves before the real cold sets in. I prefer to think of it as a reminder that everything needs time to rest. So like the bears, it's time to snuggle up with a good meal and rest awhile.
Over the past year I have heard announcements for more births than I can remember, and with little ones comes little clothes, and toys, and a menagerie of accessories for each new person.
In honor of all of these kids and the need to slow down some evenings to take life a bit slower, I present a baby blanket to wrap the little one in. It incorporates cables to keep the pattern interesting, and a different shape to lend to a variety of folding and wrapping options.
When life gets going to fast, it can be hard to slow down, but that's usually when it's most worth it. I hope this blanket can hold someone you care about too.
Over the past year I have heard announcements for more births than I can remember, and with little ones comes little clothes, and toys, and a menagerie of accessories for each new person.
In honor of all of these kids and the need to slow down some evenings to take life a bit slower, I present a baby blanket to wrap the little one in. It incorporates cables to keep the pattern interesting, and a different shape to lend to a variety of folding and wrapping options.
When life gets going to fast, it can be hard to slow down, but that's usually when it's most worth it. I hope this blanket can hold someone you care about too.
Feel free to change the yarn, the gauge, or the size. Just please don't try to sell the patterns as your own.
If you have any questions about the pattern, please email me at GridMammalCrafts@gmail.com and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Also, if you would like a pdf version of this pattern, and have a Ravelry account, it can be found here.
Cable Berry Baby Blanket
Materials:
Size 9, 5.5mm Double Point Knitting Needles
Size 9, 5.5mm Circular Knitting Needles (up to 36”)
Cable Needle
Cable Needle
4 skeins Berroco, Vintage, Color: 5106 Smoke, 3.5 oz/100 g, 218 yds/200 m
Stitch Marker
Darning Needle
Gauge:
5 sts x 6 rows = 1” x 1” in stockinette stitch (unblocked)
Finished Size:
~1’ 6” from center to corner (blocked)
~2’ 10 across (blocked)
Notes:
Repeat pattern times five, in the round.
7 skeins will make two blankets.
Instructions:
Cast
on 5 stitches on double point needles. Join in the round while being careful
not to twist the stitches. Place marker at the beginning of the round.
For
each round, repeat each row five times.
Row
1: kfb - 10 sts
Row
2: k2
Row
3: k1, lli, rli, k1 - 20 sts
Row
4: k4
Row
5: k2, lli, rli, k2 - 30 sts
Remove
the place marker. k2. Place marker back on needle. This is the new beginning of
the round.
Row
6: k2, 22lc
Row
7: lli, k2, rli, k4 - 40 sts
Row
8: k8
Row
9: lli, k4, rli, k4 - 50 sts
Row
10: p1, 22rc, p1, 22lc
Row
11: lli, p1, k4, p1, rli, k4 - 60 sts
Row
12: p1, 21rc, 21lc, p1, k4
Row
13: lli, p1, k6, p1, rli, k4 - 70 sts
Row
14: p1, 21rc, k2, 21lc, p1, 22lc
Row
15: lli, p1, k8, p1, rli, k4 - 80 sts
Row
16: p1, 21rpc, 22lc, 21lpc, p1, k4
Row
17: lli, p1, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p1, rli, k4 - 90 sts
Row
18: p2, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p2, 22lc
Row
19: lli, p2, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p2, rli, k4 - 100 sts
Row
20: p3, 21lpc, 22lc, 21rpc, p3, k4
Row
21: lli, p4, k8, p4, rli, k4 - 110 sts
Row
22: p5, 21lpc, k2, 21rpc, p5, 22lc
Row
23: lli, p6, k6, p6, rli, k4 - 120 sts
Row
24: k1, p6, 21lpc, 21rpc, p6, k5
Row
25: lli, k1, p7, k4, p7, k1, rli, k4 - 130 sts
Row
26: 21lpc, p6, 22rc, p6, 21rpc, 22lc
Row
27: lli, p1, k2, p6, k4, p6, k2, p1, rli, k4 - 140 sts
Row
28: p2, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, p2, k4
Row
29: lli, p3, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p3, rli, k4 - 150 sts
Row
30: p4, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p4, 22lc
Row
31: lli, p5, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p5, rli, k4 - 160 sts
Row
32: p6, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p6, k4
Row
33: lli, p7, k4, p6, k4, p7, rli, k4 - 170 sts
Row
34: p8, 22lc, p6, 22lc, p8, 22lc
Row
35: lli, p8, k4, p6, k4, p8, rli, k4 - 180 sts
Row
36: k1, p8, k4, p6, k4, p8, k5
Row
37: lli, k1, p8, k4, p6, k4, p8, k1, rli, k4 - 190 sts
Row
38: k2, p8, 22lc, p6, 22lc, p8, k2, 22lc
Row
39: lli, k2, p8, k4, p6, k4, p8, k2, rli, k4 - 200 sts
Row
40: p1, 21lpc, p6, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p6, 21rpc, p1, k4
Row
41: lli, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, rli, k4 - 210
sts
Row
42: p3, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, p3, 22lc
Row
43: lli, p4, k2, p4, k2, p4, k2, p2, k3, p3, k2, p4, k2, p4, rli, k4 - 220
sts
Row
44: p5, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p5, k4
Row
45: lli, p6, k2, p2, k2, p6, k4, p6, k2, p2, k2, p6, rli, k4 - 230 sts
Row
46: p7, 21lpc, 21rpc, p6, 22rc, p6, 21lpc, 21rpc, p7, 22lc
Row
47: lli, p8, k4, p7, k4, p7, k4, p8, rli, k4 - 240 sts
Row
48: k1, p8, 22rc, p7, t2l, t2r, p7, 22rc, p8, k5
Row
49: lli, k1, p8, k4, p8, k2, p8, k4, p8, k1, rli, k4 - 250 sts
Row
50: 21lpc, p7, k4, p18, k4, p7, 21rpc, 22lc
Row
51: lli, p1, k2, p7, k4, p18, k4, p7, k2, p1, rli, k4 - 260 sts
Row
52: p2, 21lpc, p6, 22rc, p18, 22rc, p6, 21rpc, p2, k4
Row
53: lli, p2, k3, p6, k4, p18, k4, p6, k3, p2, rli, k4 - 270 sts
Row
54: p3, 11rc, 11lc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p16, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 11rc, 11lc, p3,
22lc
Row
55: lli, p3, k4, p4, k2, p2, k2, p16, k2, p2, k2, p4, k4, p3, rli, k4 - 280
sts
Row
56: p3, 21rpc, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p14, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc,
21lpc, p3, k4
Row
57: lli, p3, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p14, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p3,
rli, k4 - 290 sts
Row
58: p3, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, p12, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p2,
21lpc, p3, 22lc
Row
59: lli, p3, k2, p4, k4, p6, k2, p5, k2, p5, k2, p6, k4, p4, k2, p3, rli, k4 - 300
sts
Row
60: k1, p2, 21rpc, p4, 22lc, p6, 21lpc, p3, 11rc, 11lc, p3, 21rpc, p6, 22lc,
p4, 21lpc, p2, k5
Row
61: lli, k1, p2, k2, p5, k4, p7, k2, p3, k4, p3, k2, p7, k4, p5, k2, p2, k1,
rli, k4 - 310 sts
Row
62: 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21rc, 21lc, p6, 21lpc, 22rpc, 22lpc, 21rpc, p6, 21rc,
21lc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, 22lc
Row
63: lli, p1, k4, p5, k6, p7, k4, p4, k5, p6, k6, p5, k4, p1, rli, k4 - 320
sts
Row
64: p2, 22lc, p4, 21rc, k2, 21lc, p6, 22lc, p4, 22lc, p6, 21rc, k2, 21lc, p4,
22lc, p2, k4
Row
65: lli, p2, k4, p4, k8, p6, k4, p4, k4, p6, k8, p4, k4, p2, rli, k4 - 330
sts
Row
66: p3, k4, p3, 21rpc, 22rc, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4,
21rpc, 22rc, 21lpc, p3, k4, p3, 22lc
Row
67: lli, p3, k4, p3, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4,
k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p3, k4, p3, rli, k4 - 340 sts
Row
68: p4, 22lc, p3, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p3, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc,
p3, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p3, 22lc, p4, k4
Row
69: lli, p4, k4, p3, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p3, k2, p4, k4, p3, k3, p3, k2, p1,
k4, p1, k2, p3, k4, p4, rli, k4 - 350 sts
Row
70: p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p2, 21lpc, 22rc, 21rpc, p3, k2, p4, 22rc, p3, k3, p3,
21lpc, 22rc, 21rpc, p2, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 22lc
Row
71: lli, p4, k2, p2, k2, p3, k8, p4, k2, p4, k4, p3, k3, p4, k8, p3, k2, p2,
k2, p4, rli, k4 - 360 sts
Row
72: p5, k2, p2, k2, p3, 21lpc, k2, 21rpc, p3, 11rc, 11lc, p3, 11lc, 11rc, p3,
11rc, 11lc, p3, 21lpc, k2, 21rpc, p3, k2, p2, k2, p5, k4
Row
73: lli, p5, k2, p2, k2, p4, k6, p4, k4, p4, k2, p4, k4, p4, k6, p4, k2, p2,
k2, p5, rli, k4 - 370 sts
Row
74: k1, p5, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, k2, 21lpc, p8, 21rpc, k2, p4,
21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p5, k1, 22lc
Row75:
lli, k1, p6, k4, p6, k4, p5, k2, p1, k2, p8, k2, p1, k2, p5, k4, p6, k4, p6,
k1, rli, k4 - 380 sts
Row
76: k2, p6, 22lc, p6, 22lc, p4, 21rpc, p1, 21lpc, p6, 21rpc, p1, 21lpc, p4,
22lc, p6, 22lc, p1, k1, p4, k6
Row
77: lli, k2, p6, k4, p6, k4, p4, k2, p3, k2, p6, k2, p3, k2, p4, k4, p6, k4,
p6, k2, rli, k4 - 390 sts
Row
78: p1, 21lpc, p4, 21rc, 21lc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p3, 21lpc, p4,
21rpc, p3, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 21rc, 21lc, p4, 21rpc, p1, 22lc
Row
79: lli, p2, k2, p4, k6, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p5, k2, p4, k2, p5, k2, p2,
k2, p2, k2, p4, k6, p4, k2, p2, rli, k4 - 400 sts
Row
80: p3, 21lpc, p2, 21rc, k2, 21lc, p2, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, 21rpc, p5, 21lpc, p2,
21rpc, p5, 21lpc, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p2, 21rc, k2, 21lc, p2, 21rpc, p3, k4
Row
81: lli, p4, k2, p2, k8, p2, k2, p4, k4, p7, k2, p2, k2, p7, k4, p4, k2, p2,
k8, p2, k2, p4, rli, k4 - 410 sts
Row
82: p5, 21lpc, 21rpc, k4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 22rc, p7, 21lpc, 21rpc, p7, 22rc,
p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, 22rc, 21lpc, 21rpc, p5, 22lc
Row
83: lli, p6, k4, p1, k4, p1, k4, p5, k4, p8, k4, p8, k4, p5, k4, p1, k4, p1,
k4, p6, rli, k4 - 420 sts
Row
84: k1, p6, 22rc, p1, k4, p1, 22rc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p7, 22lc, p7, 21rpc,
21lpc, p4, 22rc, p1, k4, p1, 22rc, p6, k5
Row
85: lli, k1, p6, k4, p1, k4, p1, k4, p4, k2, p2, k2, p7, k4, p7, k2, p2, k2,
p4, k4, p1, k4, p1, k4, p6, k1, rli, k4 - 430 sts
Row
86: 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, 22rc, 21rpc, 21lpc, p3, k2, p2, k2, p6, 21rc,
21lc, p6, k2, p2, k2, p3, 21rpc, 21lpc, 22rc, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, 22lc
Row
87: lli, p1, k2, p4, k2, p2, k8, p2, k2, p3, k2, p2, k2, p6, k6, p6, k2, p2,
k2, p3, k2, p2, k8, p2, k2, p4, k2, p1, rli, k4 - 440 sts
Row
88: p2, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, k2, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p2, 21lpc, 21rpc,
p5, 21rc, k2, 21lc, p5, 21lpc, 21rpc, p2, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, k2, 21rpc, p2,
21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p2, k4
Row
89: lli, p3, k2, p2, k2, p4, k6, p4, k2, p3, k4, p6, k8, p6, k4, p3, k2, p4,
k6, p4, k2, p2, k2, p3, rli, k4 - 450 sts
Row
90: p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, k2, p3, 22rc, p5, 21rpc, 22rc,
21lpc, p5, 22rc, p3, k2, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 22lc
Row
91: lli, p5, k4, p6, k4, p5, k2, p3, k4, p5, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p5, k4, p3,
k2, p5, k4, p6, k4, p5, rli, k4 - 460 sts
Row
92: p6, 22lc, p6, 22lc, p5, k2, p3, t2l, t2r, p5, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p5, t2l,
t2r, p3, k2, p5, 22lc, p6, 22lc, p6, k4
Row
93: lli, p6, k4, p6, k4, p5, k2, p4, k2, p6, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p6, k2, p4,
k2, p5, k4, p6, k4, p6, rli, k4 - 470 sts
Row
94: p7, k4, p5, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, k2, p4, 21lpc, p5, 21lpc, 22rc, 21rpc, p5,
21rpc, p4, k2, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p5, k4, p7, 22lc
Row
95: lli, p7, k4, p5, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p5, k2, p6, k8, p6, k2, p5, k2, p4,
k2, p2, k2, p5, k4, p7, rli, k4 - 480 sts
Row
96: p8, 22lc, p4, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p5, 21lpc, p5, 21lpc, k2, 21rpc,
p5, 21rpc, p5, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p4, 22lc, p8, k4
Row
97: lli, p8, k4, p4, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p6, k3, p6, k6, p6, k3, p5, k3, p2,
k2, p4, k2, p3, k5, p8, rli, k4 - 490 sts
Row
98: k1, p7, 21rpc, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, 21rpc, p6, 21rpc, p6, 21lpc,
21rpc, p6, 21lpc, p6, 21lpc, 21rpc, p4, 21lpc, p2, 21rpc, 21lpc, p7, k1, 22lc
Row
99: lli, k1, p7, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p6, k4, p7, k2, p8, k4, p8, k2, p7, k4,
p6, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p7, k1, rli, k4 - 500 sts
Row
100: k2, p6, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, 21rpc, p6, 22rc, p6, 11rc, 11lc, p7, 22lc, p7,
11rc, 11lc, p6, 22rc, p6, 21lpc, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p6, k6
Row
101: lli, k2, p6, k2, p4, k4, p7, k4, p6, k4, p7, k4, p7, k4, p6, k4, p7, k4,
p4, k2, p6, k2, rli, k4 - 510 sts
Row
102: p1, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, p4, 22rc, p6, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p5,
21rpc, 21lpc, p5, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p6, 22rc, p4, 21lpc, p4,
21rpc, p1, 22lc
Row
103: p2, k2, p4, k2, p5, k4, p6, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p5, k2, p2, k2,
p5, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p6, k4, p5, k2, p4, k2, p2, k4
Row
104: p2, k2, p3, 21rpc, p4, 21rpc, 21lpc, p5, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, 21lpc,
p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, 21rpc, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p5, 21rpc, 21lpc, p4, 21lpc,
p3, k2, p2, k4
Row
105: p2, k2, p3, k2, p5, k2, p2, k2, p5, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k3, p4, k2,
p2, k2, p4, k2, p3, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p5, k2, p2, k2, p5, k2, p3, k2, p2, k4
Row
106: p2, k2, p3, k2, p4, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p4, k2, p1, k3, p4, k2, p2, k3, p4,
k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p3, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, 21rpc, p2, 21lpc, p4, k2, p3,
k2, p2, 22lc, k2
Row
107: p2, k2, p3, k2, p4, k3, p2, k3, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k3, p4, k2,
p2, k2, p4, k2, p3, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p4, k3, p2, k3, p4, k2, p3, k2, p2, k4
Bind
off stitches loosely.
Break
yarn and weave in ends.
Enjoy.
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