Blanket 01: Diamond Cable

Skill Level: Intermediate
Materials used 
Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby. It is a soft, premium acrylic yarn.
- Content: 100% acrylic
- Ball Size - Solids: 140g / 5 oz, 331 meters / 362 yards
- Soft Fern: 3.5 balls.
Needle Size: 3.75mm.
Finished size: 40 x 44" .

Abbreviations:
- K, P: knit, purl.
- 2/2 LC: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, K2, then K2 from cable needle.
- 2/2 RC: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, K2, then K2 from cable needle.
- 2/1 LPC: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in font, P1, then K2 from cable needle.
- 2/1 RPC: Slip st to cable needle and hold in back, K2, then P1 from cable needle.

BLANKET

Cast on 222 stitches. (using crochet cast on if you would like it to match the bind off edge).
Knit 8 rows in garter stitch. Row 1: K5, [k2, p2, k2, (p1, k1) 5 times, 2/2LC, p1, k3, p6] 7 times, k7.
All even number rows: K5, knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches, k5.
Row 3: K5, [k2, p2, 2/1LPC, (p1, k1) 4 times, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, p6] 7 times, k7.
Row 5: K5, [k2, p3, 2/1LPC, (p1, k1) 3 times, 2/1RPC, p2, 2/2RC, p7] 7 times, k7.
Row 7: K5, [k2, p4, 2/1LPC, (p1, k1) twice, 2/1RPC, p2, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, p6] 7 times, k7.
Row 9: K5, [k2, p5, 2/1LPC, p1, k1, 2/1RPC, p2, 2/1RPC, k1, p1, 2/1LPC, p5] 7 times, k7.
Row 11: K5, [k2, p6, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, p2, 2/1RPC, (k1, p1) twice, 2/1LPC, p4] 7 times, k7.
Row 13: K5, [k2, p7, 2/2RC, p2, 2/1RPC, (k1, p1) 3 times, 2/1LPC, p3] 7 times, k7.
Row 15: K5, [k2, p6, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, (k1, p1) 4 times, 2/1LPC, p2] 7 times, k7.
Row 17: K5, [k2, p6, k3, p1, 2/2LC, (k1, p1) 5 times, k2, p2] 7 times, k7.
Row 19: K5, [k2, p6, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, (k1, p1) 4times, 2/1RPC, p2] 7 times, k7.
Row 21: K5, [k2, p7, 2/2RC, p2, 2/1LPC, (k1, p1) 3 times, 2/1RPC, p3] 7 times, k7.
Row 23: K5, [k2, p6, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, p2, 2/1LPC, (k1, p1) twice, 2/1RPC, p4] 7 times, k7.
Row 25: K5, [k2, p5, 2/1RPC, p1, k1, 2/1LPC, p2, 2/1LPC, k1, p1, 2/1RPC, p5] 7 times, k7.
Row 27: K5, [k2, p4, 2/1RPC, (p1, k1) twice, 2/1LPC, p2, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, p6] 7 times, k7.
Row 29: K5, [k2, p3, 2/1RPC, (p1, k1) 3 times, 2/1LPC, p2, 2/2RC, p7] 7 times, k7.
Row 31: K5, [k2, p2, 2/1RPC, (p1, k1) 4 times, 2/1LPC, 2/1RPC, 2/1LPC, p6] 7 times, k7.
Repeat Rows 1 - 32, ending on a Row 1 (or 17).

Knit 8 rows in garter stitch.
Bind off.

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