This sumptuous, cabled blanket feels both traditional and modern with alternating banded blocks of lush cables and clean vertical ribbing. Worked in a smooth, springy five-ply merino yarn, the motifs are carved in relief-like detail. The lush unfolding cables were inspired by the natural symmetry of leaves and branching trees and bring echoes of the great outdoors into the heart of the home. The cable motifs are satisfying and absorbing to knit, while sections of ribbing throughout provide breathing space (and also welcoming periods of mindless stitching in between!).

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Please note: the stitch patterns used for this blanket include written as well as charted instructions.

Construction

Blanket is worked flat in one piece from the bottom up.

Finished Dimensions

Lap Blanket (Small Throw, Large Throw)

• W: 34½″/87.5 cm × L: 47¼″/120 cm (W: 47″/119.5 cm × L: 61¾″/157 cm, W: 55¼″/140.5 cm × L: 71″/180.5 cm)

Yarn

• 1538 (2726, 3713) yards [1406 (2493, 3395) meters] worsted weight wool yarn
• Small Throw size shown in Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Worsted (104 yards/50 g) in color Cloak

Gauge

• 23 stitches & 23 rows = 4″/10 cm in blocked Rib Pattern
• 23 stitches & 25½ rows = 5″/12.5 cm in blocked Branching Pattern

Needles

One 40″/100 cm or longer circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge

• Suggested size: US 7/4.5 mm

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included:

• Two-Stitch Slipped Selvedge {S2SS}
• Reading Charts
• Blocking

Skill Level

3 out of 5: Intermediate