Reversible Cables Baby Blanket is designed to be worked in the round from the outside in. The cables run thru each quadrant of the blanket and meet at the center. The best part is that this blanket is reversible! You can make yours with one color or combine all the yarn leftovers you have of the same weight and create your color combination. You can’t go wrong because the blanket is worked in the round. Just to give you an idea, I worked some of the rows for the Worsted Weight Yarn blanket sample alternating speckled yarn with solid color yarn.

The pattern for this blanket is made for three yarn weights - DK, Worsted, and Bulky. The DK yarn instructions will be listed first, followed by the Worsted, and Bulky Weight yarn instructions in parenthesis - DK yarn version (Worsted, Bulky Yarn version). You will need circular needles with different cable lengths as you get closer to the central part of the blanket unless you use the Magic Loop Method. If you prefer to use DPNs for the last few rounds of the blanket, the size is provided in the NEEDLES section.

YARN
Recommended Yarn
DK Yarn version - Universal Yarn Uptown DK or Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop, Brown Sheep Company Nature Spun. You will need a total of 1656 yards of DK Yarn.
Worsted Yarn version - Universal Yarn Uptown Worsted. You will need a total of 1100 yards of Worsted Yarn.
Bulky yarn version - Sugarbush Dawson. You will need a total of 870 yards of Bulky Yarn.

Yarn used in the sample (DK yarn version):
Brown Sheep Company Nature Spun 100% Wool; 184 yards per 50g skein; color: 109S Spring Green Dyelot 060; 9 skeins.
Yarn used in the sample (WS yarn version):
Universal Yarn Uptown Worsted Anti Pilling 100% Acrylic; 180 yards per 100g skein; color: Crema #303, Baby Green #307; 7 skeins.
Yarn used in the sample (Bulky yarn version):
Sugarbush Dawson 50% Llama Soft, 50% Extra Fine Merino; 165 yards per 100g skein; color: Intense Ivory #1301; 6 skeins.

GAUGE
DK yarn version - 28 sts X 28 rows = 4X4 inches in Cable Pattern after blocking.
Worsted yarn version- 20 sts X 20 rows = 4X4 inches in Cable Pattern after blocking.
Bulky yarn version- 16 sts X 16 rows = 4X4 inches in Cable Pattern after blocking.

NEEDLES
DK yarn version:
US 5 (3.75 mm) 40 or longer inches circular needles.
US 5 (3.75 mm) DPNs.

Worsted yarn version:
US 7 (4.5 mm) 40 or longer inches circular needles.
US 7 (4.5 mm) DPNs.

Bulky yarn version:
US 9 (5.5 mm) 40 or longer inches circular needles.
US 9 (5.5 mm) DPNs.

Adjust needle size if necessary to get gauge. The row gauge is extremely important in this design, please make sure it is correct. Take your time with the gauge or your blanket will be a deformed square!

MATERIALS
4 stitch markers (one distinct BOR marker), cable needle, blocking tools, tapestry needle.

I hope you like this design. Happy knitting!