Cabled Classic Throw in Red Heart Super Saver Economy Solids - LW2700

Cabled Classic Throw in Red Heart Super Saver Economy Solids (LW2700)

The Cabled Classic Throw (LW2700) is a knitted blanket pattern designed to produce a generously sized, cozy throw measuring 46½" x 60". Despite its impressive, textured appearance, this project is rated as beginner-friendly, making it an ideal first cable knitting project for those looking to expand their skills beyond basic knit-and-purl fabric. The finished throw features a classic repeating cable motif that runs the full length of the piece, giving it a timeless, heirloom quality that will appeal to a wide range of knitters and gift recipients alike.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a single large knitted throw blanket. The design is intentionally classic and versatile — the structured cable texture pairs well with both traditional and contemporary home décor. One of the standout features of this throw is that the cable construction is fully reversible, meaning a neat, attractive cable pattern appears on both sides of the finished fabric. This makes it especially practical as a throw, since either side can be displayed without concern.

Design and Construction Overview

The throw is worked flat on a long circular needle, casting on 230 stitches and knitting back and forth in rows. The construction begins and ends with a Seed Stitch border section worked over six rows, which provides a tidy, non-curling edge at the top and bottom of the throw. Seed stitch edges are a popular choice in knitting because they lie flat naturally and add a subtle textural contrast to the main cable body of the piece.

The main body of the throw is worked in a repeating 10-row cable pattern (Rows 7 through 16), which is repeated until the throw reaches approximately 59 inches in length before the final seed stitch border is worked. The cable columns are separated by sections of reverse stockinette (purl stitches on the right side), which cause the cables to stand out in high relief, creating that characteristic three-dimensional rope-like appearance.

Techniques Used

• Seed Stitch: An alternating knit-and-purl pattern worked so that knit stitches sit above purl stitches from the previous row, and vice versa. This creates a bumpy, textured fabric that lies flat and is used here as a border at the beginning and end of the throw.
• Cable Knitting: The central technique of this pattern. Cables are created by temporarily reordering stitches using a cable holder (cable needle), which twists groups of stitches around each other to form a rope or braid-like column in the fabric.
• C6B (Cable 6 Back): The specific cable used throughout this pattern. To work C6B, slip the next 3 stitches onto a cable holder and leave them at the back of the work, knit the next 3 stitches from the left needle, then knit the 3 held stitches from the cable holder. Holding stitches to the back creates a right-leaning twist in the cable column.
• Reversible Cable Construction: The pattern is cleverly structured so that the cable twist appears on both the front and back of the fabric. This is achieved by alternating which row carries the C6B cable cross — on some rows the cable crosses in the knit columns, and on others it crosses in what reads as the purl columns from the opposite side, effectively mirroring the cable on the reverse.
• Knitting Flat on a Circular Needle: Although a circular needle is used, the throw is knitted back and forth in rows rather than in the round. The long 36-inch circular needle is necessary to comfortably accommodate the large number of cast-on stitches.
• Binding Off in Pattern: The final bind-off is worked in pattern to maintain the textural integrity of the seed stitch border at the cast-off edge.
• Weaving In Ends: A standard finishing technique used to secure yarn tails neatly within the fabric.

Stitches Used

• Knit (K)
• Purl (P)
• Seed Stitch — alternating K1, P1 with offset rows
• C6B — a 6-stitch back cable cross using a cable holder
• Reverse