A couple of people have asked for the pattern I used in making my mom’s Christmas present, which was a smaller, cabled version of the giganto-blanket. I failed to get measurements or a decent picture of the blanket, but here are a few for reference:
I made this blanket out of the leftover wool I had from previous projects, and it used up about 5 pounds worth of wool. The finished blanket was more of a throw or lap blanket, rather than a full comforter.
If you want to make one for yourself, follow all the steps as listed in my tutorial (buy here on Ravelry or on Etsy). When it’s time to knit, cast on 20 stitches and follow the chart below:
Repeat the first four rows until you reach a desired length or run out of wool. That’s about it!
I’m not an expert cabler by any means but are these instructions correct?
You say
P on wrong side, K on right side… and
K on right side, P on wrong side.
Aren’t theses two lines the same thing? Shouldn’t the first line be: P on right side, K on wrong side?
Also can I ask whet you used as a cable pin?
Thanks
You are totally right! Thanks for catching that – I’ve fixed it now.
And I just used my arm as a “cable needle” for this. I suppose you could use a dowel or something? Just whatever gets the stitches out of the way temporarily.
Hi,
Im trying to understand what do u mean by K and P. Actually I dont speak english very well and I suspect thats why Im having a hard time understanding it,hahahah.
Can u please be more specific?
I loved ur blanket!
Hi! K = knit stitch and P = purl stitch!
What did you use as a cable needle?
Yama, I just used my arm, or rearranged the stitches in the right order if it was a small enough twist.