Be reminded of late night barbecues and hours spent on the backyard patio with this adorable Summer Fence Baby Blanket. The fence-like, linked cable pattern will bring back fun summer memories, while keeping Baby protected from the breeze. The bold texture of this free knit afghan pattern makes it as much of a decoration, as it is a practical essential for the nursery.
Knitting Needle Size10 or 6 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(5) Bulky/Chunky (12-15 stitches for 4 inches)
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 36 x 38 ins [91.5 x 96.5 cm].
MATERIALS
- Size 6 mm (U.S. 10 ) circular knitting needle 36 ins
- Bernat Baby Coordinates Chunky (100 g / 3.5 oz) 6 balls of #99000 (White)
- [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge. Cable needle.
GAUGE: 15 sts and 20 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in stocking st.
ABBREVIATIONS
C6B = Slip next 3 sts onto a cable needle and leave at back of work. K3, then K3 from cable needle.
Cr4B = Slip next st onto a cable needle and leave at back of work. K3, then K1 from cable needle.
Cr4F = Slip next 3 sts onto a cable needle and leave at front of work. K1, then K3 from cable needle.
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 146 sts. Do not join in rnd. Working back and forth across needle, knit 7 rows, inc 20 sts evenly across last row. 166 sts.
Proceed as follows:
1st row: (RS). K10. C6B. *K8. C6B. Rep from * to last 10 sts. K10.
2nd and alt rows: K5. Purl to last 5 sts. K5.
3rd row: K9. Cr4B. Cr4F. *K6. Cr4B. Cr4F. Rep from * to last 9 sts. K9.
5th row: K8. *Cr4B. K2. Cr4F. K4. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K4.
7th row: K7. *Cr4B. K4. Cr4F. K2. Rep from * to last 5 sts. K5.
9th row: K6. *Cr4B. K6. Cr4F. Rep from * to last 6 sts. K6.
11th row: K17. *C6B. K8. Rep from * to last 9 sts. K9.
13th and 15th rows: Knit.
17th row: As 11th row.
19th row: K6. *Cr4F. K6. Cr4B. Rep from * to last 6 sts. K6.
21st row: K7. *Cr4F. K4. Cr4B. K2. Rep from * to last 5 sts. K5.
23rd row: K8. *Cr4F. K2. Cr4B. K4. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K4.
25th row: K9. Cr4F. Cr4B. *K6. Cr4F. Cr4B. Rep from * to last 9 sts. K9.
26th row: As 2nd row.
Rep these 26 rows of Cable Pat until Blanket measures 37 ins [94 cm], ending with a RS row.
Next row: (WS). Knit, dec 20 sts evenly across. 146 sts.
Knit 6 rows. Cast off (WS).