Erin Eileen Black - Designer knit home: 24 room-by-room coordinated knits to create a look youll love to live in

You must stripe it! Creating vertically striped colorwork with multiple strands of yarn looks tricky, but this join-as-you-go striped blanket alws you to work with one color at a time so you wont have to fuss with switching back and forth while you work the cables. This technique also makes it easy to add width to your blanket, so you can adjust the size of this cozy throw to suit your needs.

FINISHED SIZE

42 x 54 in (107 x 137 cm), without tassels

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

YARN

Bernat Softee Chunky; #6 super bulky-weight yarn; 100% acrylic; 108 yd (99 m), 3.5 oz (100 g) per skein; machine wash and dry

A: 12 skeins #28008 Natural

B: 14 skeins #28219 Seagreen (12 for blanket and 2 for tassels)

NEEDLES

Size US 50 (25.0 mm) circular needle, 24 in (61 cm) long, or size to obtain gauge

NOTIONS

Tapestry needle

Cable needle (jumbo)

Stitch markers (minimum 10)

GAUGE

4 sts x 6 rows in stockinette stitch with four strands held tog = 4 in (10 cm) square

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES

Join-as-you-knit vertical stripes on page 112

Tassels on page 116

Pattern

Each panel will be worked from the bottom up on the RS of your work and will be joined to the RH side of the preceding panel using the join-as-you-knit vertical stripe technique.

Panel 1

With four strands of A held tog, CO 5 sts.

Row 1 (RS): Sl 1 st pwise, purl all sts to end of row.

Row 2: Knit all sts to end of row.

Rows 384: Rep rows 12.

BO all sts.

Panel 2

With four strands of B held tog, CO 6 sts.

Rows 1, 3, and 5 (RS): Sl first st kwise, knit all sts to last st, sl last st kwise; sl RH needle through front leg of first st of corresponding row on previous panel, place LH needle through front of first two sts on RH needle, knit both sts tog.

Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8: Purl all sts to end of row.

Row 7: Sl 3 sts to cn in back, sl 1 st kwise from LH needle (mark with a stitch marker so it is easier to find the 7th row edge stitch when attaching the next panel), k2 from LH needle, k2 from cn, sl last st from cn kwise; sl RH needle through front leg of first st of corresponding row on previous panel, place LH needle through front of first two sts on RH needle, knit both sts tog.

Rows 980: Rep rows 18 nine more times.

Rows 81 and 83: Rep row 1.

Rows 82 and 84: Rep row 2.

BO all sts.

Panel 3

With four strands of A held tog, CO 5 sts.

Row 1 (RS): Sl 1 st pwise, purl all sts to last st, sl last st pwise; sl RH needle through back leg of first st of corresponding row on previous panel, place LH needle through back of first two sts on RH needle, purl both stitches tog.

Row 2: Knit all sts to end of row.

Rows 384: Rep rows 12.

BO all sts.

Rep Panels 2 and 3 four more times. On the final rep of Panel 3, purl the first st of each RS row, instead of slipping it, to achieve a finished edge.

Weave in loose ends.

Finishing

Using yarn B, make ten 9 in (23 cm) tassels for both ends of each cable stripe.

Tie each tassel to one end of a stripe by weaving one 14 in (36 cm) strand of yarn B through the top of the tassel and through the end of the stripe, securing with a knot. Trim and weave in loose ends.

Three times a charm! This lapgan is the perfect size to keep your legs warm without a lot of extra bulk, ensuring that you wont overheat when you cuddle up underneath it. Perfect for rocking-chair cuddling or baby bundling, this charming, cute, and cozy lapghan really is a triple treat.

FINISHED SIZE

39 x 39 in (99 x 99 cm)

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

YARN

Patons Classic Wool Worsted; #4 medium-weight yarn; 100% wool; 210 yd (192 m), 3.5 oz (100 g) per skein; hand wash and dry flat

13 skeins #00202 Aran

You will need to divide the final skein evenly into 6 center-pull bobbins/balls.

NEEDLES

Size US 36 (20.0 mm) circular needle, 36 in (91 cm) long, or size to obtain gauge

NOTIONS

Tapestry needle

Cable needle (jumbo)

GAUGE

5 sts x 7 rows in stockinette stitch with six strands held tog = 4 in (10 cm) square

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES

Cables on page 105

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

C6B (cable six back): Sl the next 3 sts to cn and hold in back of work, k3 from LH needle, k3 from cn.

C6F (cable six front): Sl the next 3 sts to cn and hold in front of work, k3 from LH needle, k3 from cn.

Pattern

With six strands held tog, CO 57 sts.

Rows 110: *K1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1.

Rows 11, 13, and 15: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *k9, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Row 12 and all even-numbered rows: (K1, p1) three times, k1, p2, k3, *p9, k3, rep from * to last 9 sts, p2, k1, (p1, k1) three times.

Row 17: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *k3, C6B, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Row 19: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *k9, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Row 21: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *C6F, k3, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Row 23: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *k9, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Row 25: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *k3, C6B, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Row 27: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *k9, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Row 29: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *C6F, k3, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Rows 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and 41: (K1, p1) three times, k3, p3, *k9, p3, rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, (p1, k1) three times.

Rows 4366: Rep rows 13 through 36 one more time.

Rows 6776: *K1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1.