BlueBlanket

While looking for a blanket pattern i found the garter rib blanket by Orange Flower. - simple and beautiful... This was pretty much what I had in mind, only with a bit more detail... so this design features the garter rib pattern by Orange Flower and in addition a seed stitch border as well as a cable pattern on each side. - it's easy to memorize and perfect if one likes knitting while watching a movie...

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Size - 55cm (22in) x 75cm (29.5in) after blocking
Needle - 3.25mm (US3) & cable needle

Gauge - 25sts = 10cm (4in) - gauge isn't super crucial so...

Yarn - 5 1/2 skeins (275gramm), sport 5ply - Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

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Cast on 133sts.

Border - seed stitch

Row 1-7: *K1, P1* repeat to last stitch, K1.

Place markers after stitch 5, 20, 113 & 128.

Body (see diagrams)

Row1(RS):

knit A, B, C (K all 93sts to next marker ), B, A.

Row 2 (WS):
knit A,B, C (*K3,P3*- repeat *-* 14times, K3), B, A.
repeat these two rows another 3times.

Row 9 (RS) : knit A, B (cable crossing), C , B (cable crossing), A
Row 10 (WS): as Row 2

Repeat all 10 rows 28times in total.

Finally knit row 1-8 before adding the border.

Border - seed stitch

Row 1-6: *K1, P1* repeat to last stitch, K1.

end on RS and bind off.
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written addition - ... just in case...

A (seed stitch border - 5sts)
RS & WS : *K1,P1* repeat *-*, K1

B (cable pattern - 15sts)
RS (row 1,3,5,7): K1B, P2, K4, P1, K4, P2, K1B
RS (row 9): K1B, P2,C4F, P1, C4B, P2, K1B
WS: P1, K2, P4, K1, P4, K2, P1

C (garter rib - 93sts)
RS: K all sts.
WS: *K3, P3* repeat *-* 14 times, K3

i hope you enjoy the project... and please flag up any mistakes which might have sneaked in...

happy knitting!

 

Abbreviations:

K - knit

P - purl
K1B - knit 1 in stitch below
C4F - move 2sts on cable needle & hold in front, K2, K2 from cable needle
C4B - move 2sts on cable needle & hold in back, K2, K2 from cable needle
RS - right side
WS - wrong side