The Yarn Spinner by Deborah Smith

Author:Deborah Smith
Language: ara, eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BelleBooks
Published: 2014-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

Lucy’s First Baby Blankets

The pattern below was designed especially for THE YARN SPINNER by Erica Dwyer of Hampden Hills Alpacas in Western Massachusetts. When you picture Ned and Ben Mitternich swaddled in the blankets that Lucy made by hand during her first year at Rainbow Goddess Farm, imagine the boys snuggled happily among the soft cable pattern and the nubbled edges made by the seed stitches.

Many thanks to Erica for contributing her skill, her art, and her gorgeous Creé-Ah’s Breath alpaca yarn (a cria is a baby alpaca) which is hand-painted at Erica’s farm.

“Baby Cable” Baby Blanket

This simple cable baby blanket is great for anyone looking to move up from very basic knitting patterns. Edged with a seed stich, the body is so snuggly looking with small cables all over. Want to learn to do cables? This blanket will give you lots of practice. Made of 100% baby alpaca, it’s sure to keep a baby cozy and warm.

Materials:

4 skeins Artisan Yarns from Hampden Hills Alpacas Creé-Ah’s Breath 100% baby alpaca yarn. Pictured color is Avocado. Available at artisanyarns.biz

Size US 8 24” or longer circular needle (Used as straight needles)

Cable needle

Stitch markers

Darning needle to weave in ends

GAUGE: 26 stitches = 4” in cable pattern – however, it’s a blanket, and gauge is not that critical.

Pattern:

Cast on 200 stitches. Do not join if using circular needles, blanket is worked back and forth using straight needles.

Row 1: Knit 1, Purl 1 to end

Row 2: Purl 1, Knit 1 to end

Repeat these 2 rows 4 more times (Seed Stitch) You should have 10 rows.

Begin Baby Cable Section

Baby Cable Pattern:

(Stitch pattern in multiple of 6 stitches)

**Each row begins and ends with 10 stitches of Seed Stitch. (Knit 1, Purl 1 for 10 stitches)**

Row 1 (right side): Knit

Row 2 & every even row: Purl

Row 3: *K2, cable 4 back; rep from * to end

Row 5: Knit

Row 7: *Cable 4 front, K2; rep from * to end

Row 8: Repeat Row 2

Repeat these 8 rows.

Seed Stitch: Knit 1, Purl 1 across row. Next row, knit your purls and purl your knits. (So next row would be Purl 1, Knit 1)

Key:

Cable 4 back – slip next 2 stitches to cable needle, hold cable needle in BACK of work, knit next 2 stitches, knit 2 stitches from cable needle

Cable 4 front – slip next 2 stitches to cable needle, hold cable needle in FRONT of work, knit next 2 stitches, knit 2 stitches from cable needle

(See below for pictures)

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