Blanket square - March - barley twist cables
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This is part of our monthly Blanket Club. Patterns are released every month on the website – then published in a booklet after a year.
The squares worked in DK measure about 4 ½” square – and the larger ones 8” square. You could use 3 strands of DK together – working on 8mm knitting needles – and the square will be bigger.
You will need;
1 strand of double knitting to be worked on 4mm knitting needles – about 12g
Or 2 strands of double knitting (equal to chunky weight yarn) to be worked on 6mm knitting needles – about 20g
If you are using the double knitting weight of yarn, then use 2 strands together throughout.
- If you are using the chunky weight of yarn, then use 1 strand throughout.
- Remember to count all the rows as you work up the square.
Cast on 28 stitches.
Row 1: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to end.
Work row 1: 3 more times
We are going to cross over some of the stitches to make the twisted cable pattern.
- Cable 4 back - take next 2 stitches off the left hand needle onto your cable needle – tuck the cable needle with the stitches on it BEHIND the work – knit next 2 stitches on the left hand needle – put the 2 stitches from the cable needle back onto the left hand needle – knit these 2 stitches.
Row 5: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 3, knit 4, purl 2, knit 4, purl 2, knit 4, purl 2, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
Row 6: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1 purl 1, knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 4, knit 3, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
Row 7: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 3, cable 4 back, purl 2, cable 4 back, purl 2, cable 4 back, purl 2, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
Row 8: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 4, knit 3, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
These 4 rows form the pattern.
Repeat the set 5 more times.
Row 30: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to end.
Repeat last row 3 times more.
Cast off.