Blanket, Cushion & Bedrunner in King Cole Wool Aran - 5959 - Downloadable PDF

King Cole Wool Aran Blanket, Floor Cushion & Bed Runner – Pattern 5959

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from King Cole (pattern number 5959) offers three coordinating home accessories in one package: a blanket, a floor cushion, and a bed runner. All three pieces are knitted in King Cole Aran weight yarn, making this a satisfying intermediate-level project that brings a cohesive, textured look to any bedroom or living space. The pattern is rated intermediate, meaning it is well suited to knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to tackle cable work and more structured stitch patterns.

What Is Being Made

Blanket

The blanket is a substantial home knit designed to be both decorative and functional. Worked in King Cole Aran yarn, it features cable panels and textured stitch patterns that give it a classic, cosy appearance. The generous scale of an aran-weight blanket means the project works up at a satisfying pace while still delivering impressive stitch definition.

Floor Cushion

The floor cushion is a large, statement piece intended to sit on the floor as a comfortable and stylish accent. Knitted in the same King Cole Aran yarn and using the same cable and texture vocabulary as the blanket, it coordinates beautifully as part of a set. A floor cushion of this type typically requires a cushion pad insert to finish.

Bed Runner

The bed runner is a long, narrow panel designed to be laid across the foot of a bed. This style of accessory adds a polished, hotel-inspired finish to a bedroom and is an excellent way to showcase cable knitting at its most elegant. Like the other two pieces, it is worked in King Cole Aran and shares the same stitch motifs, ensuring all three items work together as a cohesive collection.

Techniques Used

• Cable knitting – The pattern features cables, including a cable panel of 24 stitches at maximum width that measures 10 cm (4 in) wide. Cables are created by holding stitches on a cable needle and crossing them to produce the characteristic twisted rope effect.
• Reverse stocking stitch – Used as a background or contrast texture, reverse stocking stitch (abbreviated in the pattern as the purl side facing outward) creates a soft, bumpy surface that makes cable panels stand out in sharp relief.
• Increasing and decreasing – Standard shaping techniques are employed throughout, including the M1 increase, which involves picking up the horizontal strand lying between stitches and knitting into the back of it to twist and close the resulting hole.
• Marker placement and slipping – Stitch markers are used to keep track of pattern repeats and cable panels, with the abbreviations m (marker) and sm (slip marker) appearing throughout the instructions.
• Working from a tension swatch – The pattern emphasises the importance of achieving the correct tension before beginning, a key intermediate skill. The stated tension is 18 stitches and 25 rows to 10 cm (4 in) over the stitch pattern on 5 mm needles.

Stitches Used

• Knit (k) – The foundation stitch of all three projects.
• Purl (p) – Used in combination with knit stitches to form reverse stocking stitch backgrounds and ribbed or textured sections.
• Cable cross (C6F) – A specific cable stitch where the next 3 stitches are slipped onto a cable needle and held at the front while the following stitches are worked, then the held stitches are knitted to create a left-leaning cable cross. This is one of the named special abbreviations in the pattern.
• M1 (Make 1) – An increase stitch used to add stitches within the fabric without leaving a visible hole, achieved by lifting and twisting the horizontal strand between two stitches.
• Yarn forward (yfwd) – Brings the yarn to the front of the work, used decoratively or as part of a stitch construction.
• Pattern repeats (patt/rep) – Sections of the stitch pattern are worked in repeating sequences, which is standard practice in cable and textured knitting.