Cable Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern (K3047)
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Cable Baby Blanket – Naturally K3047
A two-colour cotton blanket with wide rib and cable panels, contrasting colour sections and textured borders. It is knitted flat in one piece. The border stitches are worked alongside the main fabric, with colour A continuing at the side edges.
Finished measurements
Approximately 75 cm wide × 100 cm long after blocking. The rib and cable fabric draws in as you knit, so gentle blocking is needed to open the texture and reach the intended width.
Yarn requirements
Use Sesia Bio Sunny 8ply organic cotton, held single. Each colour is required separately. The allowances use 125 metres per 50 g and are approximate.
| Finished size | Colour A | Colour B |
|---|---|---|
| 75 × 100 cm | 625 m | 500 m |
The photographed blanket uses colour A 1632 and colour B 0064. Total yarn allowance: 1,125 metres across both colours.
Tension
22 stitches × 30 rows over 10 cm in stocking stitch on 3.75 mm needles. Swatch, wash and dry before measuring. The tension is measured in stocking stitch rather than across the cables.
Needles and notions
- 3.25 mm and 3.75 mm straight knitting needles, or sizes needed for tension.
- A cable needle and a tapestry needle for weaving in ends.
- Pins and damp towels for the blocking method described in the pattern.
Skills and preparation
This is an intermediate project using knit-and-purl texture, six-stitch cables, increases, decreases and working with separate colour sections. Read the finishing instructions before starting: the pattern gives a specific pinning and damp-towel blocking method, with particular attention to the width.
Pattern format
📥📬 Available as Digital Download or Printed Copy (choose option below)
Choose Digital PDF – Emailed or Printed Pattern – Posted. This purchase is the Naturally K3047 knitting pattern only; yarn, needles and notions are purchased separately.
Frequently asked questions
Will the blanket be 75 cm wide straight off the needles?
It may be narrower before blocking because the rib and cables pull the fabric in. The stated measurements are for the blocked blanket.
Are the side borders added afterwards?
No. The side borders are worked as part of each row, using colour A while the main panel changes colour.
For another Bio Sunny blanket project, see the K3031 Waves & Mermaid crochet pattern.