Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Autumn Days

The days grow shorter, yet there seems to be more packed into every moment.


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.

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       
            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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