Cabled Blanket by Gayle Bunn

Cabled Blanket

Knitting
January 2004
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
2214 yards (2024 m)
Approximately 33 x 37" (84 x 94 cm)
English

Alternate Name Sweet Dreams

Summary Cables, texture, picot edging, embroidery; body is worked in one piece, each border side is knit outwards and then sewn together.

Notes A circular needle works best for this project. The current featured photo has been modified, substituting a different cable than given in pattern.

Charts Included Border, diamond panel, and cable panel.

Additional Yarn Information

  • 9 balls #2421 apple blossom (MC)
  • 6 balls #2005 lily of the valley (A)
  • 2 balls #2414 wild rose (B)
  • 1 ball #2215 water lily (C)

From pattern description Romantic vintage-style blanket features allover cables and a textured pattern framed by a border of picot edging. Bullion-stitch rosebuds make extra-special embroidered accents.