Diamond Cable Blanket Free Baby Blanket Pattern

Materials and Measurements

  • Needles 3.75 mm
  • Yarn Bernat Softee Baby, Soft Fern color, 500 g
  • Finished measurements 40" × 44"

Techniques Used

  • Basic Techniques
    • Knit (K) Purl (P)
  • Cable Techniques
    • 2/1 LPC 2/1 RPC 2/2 LC 2/2 RC

PatternInstructions

Cast on 222 stitches or multiple of 30 stitches, plus 12 to adjust the width to the desired size.

Garter stitch Border Knit 8 rows

All rows: Knit.

Main Pattern

  • Row 1 (Right side): K5, [K2, P2, K2, (P1, K1) 5 times, 2/2LC, P1, K3, P6] 7 times, K7.
  • Wrong side rows: K5, knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches, K5.
  • Row 3: K5, [K2, P2, 2/1LPC, (P1, K1) 4 times, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, P6] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 5: K5, [K2, P3, 2/1LPC, (P1, K1) 3 times, 2/1RPC, P2, 2/2RC, P7] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 7: K5, [K2, P4, 2/1LPC, (P1, K1) twice, 2/1RPC, P2, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, P6] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 9: K5, [K2, P5, 2/1LPC, P1, K1, 2/1RPC, P2, 2/1RPC, K1, P1, 2/1LPC, P5] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 11: K5, [K2, P6, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, P2, 2/1RPC, (K1, P1) twice, 2/1LPC, P4] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 13: K5, [K2, P7, 2/2RC, P2, 2/1RPC, (K1, P1) 3 times, 2/1LPC, P3] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 15: K5, [K2, P6, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, (K1, P1) 4 times, 2/1LPC, P2] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 17: K5, [K2, P6, K3, P1, 2/2LC, (K1, P1) 5 times, K2, P2] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 19: K5, [K2, P6, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, (K1, P1) 4 times, 2/1RPC, P2] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 21: K5, [K2, P7, 2/2RC, P2, 2/1LPC, (K1, P1) 3 times, 2/1RPC, P3] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 23: K5, [K2, P6, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, P2, 2/1LPC, (K1, P1) twice, 2/1RPC, P4] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 25: K5, [K2, P5, 2/1RPC, P1, K1, 2/1LPC, P2, 2/1LPC, K1, P1, 2/1RPC, P5] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 27: K5, [K2, P4, 2/1RPC, (P1, K1) twice, 2/1LPC, P2, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, P6] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 29: K5, [K2, P3, 2/1RPC, (P1, K1) 3 times, 2/1LPC, P2, 2/2RC, P7] 7 times, K7.
  • Row 31: K5, [K2, P2, 2/1RPC, (P1, K1) 4 times, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, P6] 7 times, K7.

Repeat Rows 1 - 32, ending on Row 1 (or 17).

Then 8 rows of Garter stitch border.

Finally, bind off, weave in all ends, and block as desired.

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