Lacebark Blanket in Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky - 871 - Downloadable PDF

Lacebark Blanket – Cable and Lace Knitted Baby Blanket in Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky

The Lacebark Blanket, pattern number 871, is a beautifully crafted knitted blanket designed by Julie Turjoman and worked in Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky yarn. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern offers two sizes — a smaller baby blanket and a larger throw — making it a versatile project suitable for a wide range of gift-giving occasions, from baby showers to weddings and housewarmings.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a flat, rectangular knitted blanket in two size options:

• Size S (Baby Blanket): Finished measurements of 35¾" x 38¼" — the sample size shown in the pattern
• Size L (Throw/Gift Blanket): Finished measurements of 54½" x 73¾" — a generous size ideal as a wedding or housewarming gift

The finished blanket features an elegant cable and lace stitch pattern that gives it a refined, heirloom-quality appearance. Despite its sophisticated look, the pattern is rated as beginner-friendly, making it an excellent project for knitters who are just beginning to explore cables and lace in combination.

Techniques Used

The Lacebark Blanket is worked flat, meaning it is knitted back and forth in rows rather than in the round, which keeps the construction straightforward and accessible. The key techniques incorporated in this pattern include:

• Cables: Classic cable knitting involves crossing groups of stitches over one another using a cable needle, creating the signature twisted, rope-like texture that gives the Lacebark pattern its structural elegance
• Lace: Lace knitting uses intentional yarn-overs and decreases to create decorative openwork patterns, adding lightness and visual interest alongside the cables
• Worked Flat: The blanket is knitted in flat rows, making it easy to follow the right-side and wrong-side row instructions provided in the pattern
• Stitch Markers: Used to separate pattern sections and help keep track of repeats across the row
• Blocking: The gauge is measured after blocking, and blocking is recommended to open up the lace sections and even out the fabric for the best finished result

Stitches Used

The pattern makes use of a combination of fundamental and decorative knitting stitches, including:

• Knit and purl stitches — the foundation of all flat knitting, used to build the fabric and frame the cable and lace sections
• Cable stitches — worked with a cable needle (CN) to cross stitches and create the textured cable motifs central to the Lacebark design
• Yarn-overs and decreases — the building blocks of lace knitting, creating the open, airy holes that define the lace portions of the stitch pattern
• Cast on (CO) and Bind off (BO) — standard techniques used to begin and finish the blanket

Materials

The pattern is specifically designed for Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky, a chunky weight yarn with a fiber composition of 60% Superwash Merino Wool and 40% Nylon Microfiber. Each skein contains 100g / 109 yards. The superwash treatment and nylon content make this yarn machine washable and highly durable — an especially practical quality for a baby blanket that will see frequent use and laundering over many years.

• Yarn (Size S): 7 skeins of Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky
• Yarn (Size L): 21 skeins of Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky
• Color shown: 29 Sagebrush
• Needles: