Cabled Pillow Wrapper by Barb Day

Cabled Pillow Wrapper

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Knitting
August 2016
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
US 10 - 6.0 mm
465 yards (425 m)
One Size (Adjustable)
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

This pattern is provided by Gypsy Wools in Boulder, Colorado for the Yarn Along the Rockes’ 2016 yarn crawl.

Construction Notes
Written for a bulky yarn, but you can knit with smaller yarn and needles, up to a chunky weight. You will have to do some measuring, planning and swatching, but this is a large rectangle and can be tailored to any size you want.

Finished Measurements:
Rectangle Unblocked and Before Seaming: 40”
x 20”
The pattern notes describe how to easily change this size for different size pillow forms

Gauge:
14 sts / 20 rows = 10 cm / 4” on US#10 / 6mm needle

Yarn:
Bulky Weight: 426 m/ 465 yds. ; 3 skeins, 600 g/21 oz.
Pictured: Nature Spun Chunky by Brown Sheep. Makes one large pillow wrapper

Needles & Notions:

  • 2 Circular Needles: US#10/6 mm / 6.5 mm; length: 24” / 60 cm circulars (hold both together for double needle cast;
  • Stitch Markers
  • Cable Needle
  • Row Counter
  • One pillow form, approx. 20” square or to fit the finished dimensions of wrapper; may be covered with fabric to match or compliment your yarn color
  • 3 1.5 - 2” fun buttons

Abbreviations:
CO = Cast On
K = Knit
P = Purl
(RS) = Right Side
(WS) = Wrong Side
PM = Place Marker
SM = Slip Marker
BO = Bind Off
LT = Left Twist
RT = Right Twist
TBL = Through Back Loop
X = number of times to repeat a stitch sequence: eg., repeat * to * 4X or 4 times; x also indicates number of repeats for pattern sections