Free Pattern - Cable Lap Blanket

A stunning lap blanket 32” wide and 42” long, great for snuggling into. Knit with 2 x 400 gram balls of StyleCrafts Aran with Wool (worked double throughout). A lovely knit, easy wash blanket. Pattern can easily be adapted to make the blanket wider or longer. To widen, just increase the number of stitches in amounts of 30. To lengthen, just increase the number of pattern repeats (48 rows) you knit for the middle blanket section.

You can now buy this lap blanket, hand knit specially for you in your choice of colour.

Cable Lap Blanket £85 plus postage

NEW ! *** Buy the kit and knit your own lap blanket for £30 plus postage ***

Instructions

Cast on 96 stitches on 10 mm needles (35mm long), work with 2 strands of yarn.

Each row starts and ends with 6 knitted stitches. The cable pattern is 24 stitches wide and there is again 6 knitted stitches between each cable pattern [6 knits +24 pattern + 6 knits +24 pattern +6 knits +24 pattern + 6 knits].

The written instructions below are for all 96 stitches across the row. The charts just show the 24 pattern stitches. Use whichever instructions you feel comfortable with.

It’s imperative you keep track of what row you are on. I keep a note in a notebook AND move a “post it note ” down the page.

Start of blanket

Row 1: (K6, k6, p4, k4, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 2: (K6, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 3: (K6, k6, p4, c4b, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 4: (K6, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 5: (K6, k6, p4, k4, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 6: (K6, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 7: (K6, k2, c4f, p4, c4b, p4, c4b, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 8: (K6, k4, p2, k4, p4, k4, p2, k4) 3 times, k6

Chart for start of blanket

[Right side (RS) reads from right to left as you knit it, whereas the Wrong side (WS) reads from left to right. Row 1 starts on the RS. Each row starts with 6 knitted stitches and there are 6 knitted stitches between each pattern repeat of 24 stitches.]

Middle of blanket, repeat all 48 rows 3 times.

Row 1: (K6, k4, c4f, t4r, t4l, c4b, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 2: (K6, k6, p4, k4, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 3: (K6, k6, c4b, p4, c4f, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 4: (K6, k6, p4, k4, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 5: (K6, k4, c4b, t4l, t4r, c4f, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 6: (K6, k4, p4, k2, p4, k2, p4, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 7: (K6, k2, t4r, k2, p2, c4b, p2, k2, t4l, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 8: (K6, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 9: (K6, k4, p2, k2, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 10: (K6, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 12: (K6, k4, t4r, p2, c4b, p2, t4l, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 12: (K6, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 13: (K6, k2, t4r, p2, t4r, t4l, p2, t4l, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 14: (K6, k2, p2, k4, p2, k4, p2, k4, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 15: (K6, t4r, p2, c4b, p4, c4f, p2, t4l) 3 times, k6

Row 16: (K6, p2, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, p2) 3 times, K6

Row 17: (K6, k2, p2, t4r, k2, p4, k2, t4l, p2, k2) 3 times, K6

Row 18: (K6, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2) 3 times, k6

Row 19: (K6, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 20: (K6, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2) 3 times, k6

Row 21: (K6, k2, p2, k2, t4r, p4, t4l, k2, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 22: (K6, p2, k2, p4, k8, p4, k2, p2) 3 times, k6

Row 23: (K6, c4f, t4r, p8, t4l, c4b) 3 times, k6

Row 24: (K6, k2, p4, k12, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 25: (K6, k2, c4f, p12, c4b, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 26: (K6, k2, p4, k12, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 27: (K6, k6, p12, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 28: (K6, k2, p4, k12, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 29: (K6, k2, c4f, p12, c4b, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 30: (K6, k2, p4, k12, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 31: (K6, t4r, c4f, p8, c4b, t4l) 3 times, k6

Row 32: (K6, p2, k2, p4, k8, p4, k2, p2) 3 times, k6

Row 33: (K6, k2, p2, k2, t4l, p4, t4r, k2, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 34: (K6, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2) 3 times, k6

Row 35: (K6, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 36: (K6, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2) 3 times, k6

Row 37: (K6, k2, p2, t4l, k2, p4, k2, t4r, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 38: (K6, p2, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, p2) 3 times, k6

Row 39: (K6, c4f, p2, t4l, p4, t4r, p2, c4b) 3 times, k6

Row 40: (K6, k2, p2, k4, p2, k4, p2, k4, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 41: (K6, k2, c4f, p2, t4l, t4r, p2, c4b, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 42: (K6, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 43: (K6, k4, t4l, p2, c4b, p2, t4r, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 44: (K6, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 45: (K6, k4, p2, k2, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 46: (K6, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 47: (K6, k2, c4f, k2, p2, c4b, p2, k2, c4b, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 48: (K6, k4, p4, k2, p4, k2, p4, k4) 3 times, k6

Chart for middle of blanket

[Right side (RS) reads from right to left as you knit it, whereas the Wrong side (WS) reads from left to right. Row 1 starts on the RS. Each row starts with 6 knitted stitches and there are 6 knitted stitches between each pattern repeat of 24 stitches.]

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End of blanket

Row 1: (K6, k4, c4f, t4r, t4l, c4b, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 2: (K6, k6, p4, k4, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 3: (K6, k6, c4b, p4, c4f, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 4: (K6, k6, p4, k4, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 5: (K6, k4, t4r, t4l, t4r, t4l, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 6: (K6, k4, p2, k4, p4, k4, p2, k4) 3 times, k6

Row 7: (K6, k2, c4b, p4, c4b, p4, c4f, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 8: (K6, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 9: (K6, k6, p4, k4, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 10: (K6, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Row 11: (K6, k6, p4, c4b, p4, k6) 3 times, k6

Row 12: (K6, k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2) 3 times, k6

Bind off.

Chart for end of blanket

[Right side (RS) reads from right to left as you knit it, whereas the Wrong side (WS) reads from left to right. Row 1 starts on the RS. Each row starts with 6 knitted stitches and there are 6 knitted stitches between each pattern repeat of 24 stitches.]

Knitting Tips for my new market

I started developing knitting kits a few months ago, my own unique knitting patterns alongside Stylecraft yarns. 

All packaged up, ready to send out immediately. I was amazed at the response over the Christmas period and beyond (yes they are selling well , now into January). 

I came to the conclusion that my target market is shifting slightly; away from those that love receiving well knitted, high quality knitted items from me, to those that want to reproduce those very same items or who want to give others the chance to recreate them. 

On Facebook ,you might have seen me change direction too, as knitting tips and exciting free patterns flow into my activity feed, I pass these on with a quick share, so my followers can learn and improve their knitting skills and can pass the knowledge on too. 

A friend of mine, said how much she enjoyed these tips that I was passing on and could I write some myself, she especially wanted some information on seaming.

 Well , yes of course I could but........... I think there is so much high quality information out there on the Internet that it seemed a shame to be wasting my valuable creative time re-writing something that had been written before. 

Yes , if I develop a new technique, a new way of doing something, then you will be the first to know!

In the meantime, why don't you take a look at my "knitting tips" page. This page I keep bookmarked so I can keep coming back to it. It's where I keep links to all the useful information I come across. It covers both knitting and designing. So take a peek, bookmark it yourself if you find it useful. 

And, here are some tips from Craftsy, a really useful 18 page document full of all those knitting stitches you need to know (just click on the photo above to get your free download).

More off-line than on

Yes, its been a very busy period for me these last 2 months. Not had much time on line, to chat to friends or to blog to you all. My off-line knitting life seems to have taken over.

A few months ago, I finally found a knitting group that meets up every week in my local village Slaithwaite in the heart of Yorkshire. The joys of having like minded crafty people to talk to, show off your knitting to and ask for advise and guidance, its overwhelming. It's the one thing I have been missing since I started knitting again a few years back. The "girls" are a wonderful diverse group of people, ranging from colourful & wacky to calm & classic and everything in between.  I have attended knitting workshops with them and gone on trips out to Yarn festivals and massive yarn shops. I am the one that always says I won't be buying yarn this time and then I come home with bags full of the stuff.  

Then if that's not enough, I have found a lovely crafty shop again in my village that is now selling some of my finished home decorations as well as knitting kits I have developed specially for the shop (they are available on-line to). The knitting kits feature our local Stylecraft yarn. 

Myself and the shop owner Amy decided that it was a good idea to bring selling the yarn back into the village, as the last local yarn shop that sold Stylecraft yarns closed down some 20-30 years ago. Hopefully its something that was missed by the local people and they will come flocking back to Amy's shop - 'The Yorkshire Makery' bringing a new generation of people to buy the local yarn.





'The Yorkshire Makery' is also hosting textile workshops of which I will be one of the knitting tutors. Amy has already started tutoring some of her customers in the art of crochet and I will be following suit with knitting courses. Aimed at the Beginner -> Intermediate I will cover the basic skills plus colour work, cabling and lace work to start with. 

And then, have you seen my move in to the published magazines? One of my knitting patterns was published in last months supplementary addition to Simply Knitting" !!!!! 

and I have another 3 patterns lined up to be published over the next few months. Woop!, so excited. If you see them, let me know what you think in the comments below.

Stylecraft yarn. This used to be spun at the Spa Mills @ Spectrum Yarns in Slaithwaite. Spectrum yarns have just launched a new yarn range called Yarn Stories.