Cable Ready Blanket in Bernat Maker Home Dec - Downloadable PDF

Cable Ready Blanket in Bernat Maker Home Dec – Free Knitting Pattern Summary

The Cable Ready Blanket is a beautifully textured knitted throw designed for home décor, measuring approximately 44 x 56 inches (112 x 142 cm) when finished. Despite its impressive cable detailing, this pattern is rated Easy, making it an excellent project for beginner to intermediate knitters who want to explore cable knitting without feeling overwhelmed. The pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF from Yarnspirations.

What Is Being Made

This project produces a large, cozy knitted blanket or throw worked flat in rows on a circular needle. The finished piece features bold, repeating cable columns separated by elegant ribbed panels, framed by a simple garter stitch border on all sides. The result is a chunky, tactile blanket that makes a striking addition to any living space.

Construction and Techniques

The blanket is worked back and forth in rows — not joined in the round — despite the use of a circular needle, which is simply used to accommodate the large stitch count comfortably. The construction follows a clear sequence:

• Cast on and border setup: 139 stitches are cast on and 6 rows of garter stitch are worked to create the bottom border.
• Stitch count adjustment: A strategic increase row using Kfb (knit into the front and back) brings the stitch count up to 158 stitches to accommodate the cable pattern repeats.
• Cable pattern body: The main body is worked in an 8-row repeating cable pattern until the piece measures approximately 54½ inches, ending on a specific pattern row for a clean finish.
• Stitch count reduction: Before the final border, a decrease row using K2tog (knit two together) returns the stitch count to 139 stitches.
• Top border: Six more rows of garter stitch mirror the bottom border, and stitches are cast off knitwise on the wrong side.

Cable Knitting Explained

Cable knitting is a classic technique that creates twisted, rope-like columns of stitches by temporarily placing a group of stitches on a cable needle and holding them either at the front or back of the work while knitting the next stitches, then knitting the held stitches. This crossing action creates the signature twisted appearance. In this pattern, two cable crossing techniques are used:

• C6B (Cable 6 Back): Slip 3 stitches to the cable needle and hold at the back of the work, knit the next 3 stitches, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle. This creates a right-leaning twist.
• C6F (Cable 6 Front): Slip 3 stitches to the cable needle and hold at the front of the work, knit the next 3 stitches, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle. This creates a left-leaning twist.

In this blanket, C6B and C6F are worked consecutively across each cable column on the 3rd row of the 8-row repeat, producing a classic braided or horseshoe cable effect across 12 stitches per cable panel.

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch – knitting every row, used for the top and bottom borders
• Stocking stitch (stockinette) – the basis for gauge measurement and the knit sections within the cable panels
• Rib stitch – alternating knit and purl stitches used between cable columns to create visual separation and texture
• C6B – 6-stitch cable crossing held at the back
• C6F – 6-stitch cable crossing held at the front
• K2tog – a basic right-leaning decrease used in the stitch count reduction row
• Kfb – a simple increase used in the stitch count expansion row

Gauge

The recommended gauge is 13 stitches and 17 rows = 4 inches (10 cm)