"Like a Sweater" Blanket by Fifty Four Ten Studio

"Like a Sweater" Blanket

Knitting
September 2015
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
10 stitches and 13 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 13 - 9.0 mm
800 - 825 yards (732 - 754 m)
36" wide x 49" long
English
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The “Like a Sweater” Blanket features three chunky cables and a classic seed stitch border. The blanket is knit with super bulky #6 weight yarn on big needles.

The “Like a Sweater” Blanket was inspired by a conversation with my teenage daughter when she was watching me knit:
Daughter: Do you know how to knit cables Mom?
Me: Yes…it’s done with a special cable needle. (demonstrated using my work in progress)
Daughter: Would you be able to make me a blanket that looks
like a sweater?
Me: What do you mean
“a blanket that looks like a sweater”?
Daughter: A thick, chunky blanket with big cables…like a sweater!
Throughout the designing and knitting process, I knew the name for this blanket would be… “Like a Sweater”.

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FINISHED SIZE:
Approximately 36” wide x 49” long

The PDF pattern includes details on how to make the blanket longer or wider. There are also estimates for how much additional yarn would be needed to adjust the size.

SUPPLIES:

US size circular 13 needles, 32” - 40” length (or needle size best suited for your yarn and knitting tension)
Approximately 800 - 825 yards of Super Bulky #6 weight yarn
Cable needle (for bulky weight yarn)

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

You will need to know how to cast on stitches, knit and purl confidently, use cable technique, bind off stitches and weave in ends.

Cable knitting experience highly recommended! Before you invest in a large quantity of yarn be certain that you already know how to work cables.

Knit flat, in one piece, back and forth on US size 13 circular knitting needles.

This pattern uses standard U.S. knitting terms.

Written pattern with row by row instructions.