A new blanket square knitting pattern, the Of Cables and Bobbles Knit Square by JojodabomsCrafts., is now a free knitting pattern here on the blog! Read about the inspiration and Cozy Fall MAL it was a part of, or scroll down for the free knit pattern.
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Charity Cozy Fall MAL
This blanket square knitting pattern is part of the Charity Cozy Fall MAL.
20 unique knit square designs are released throughout the month of October 2021 to form a cozy fall blanket.
You can find all the MAL info and all the knit square patterns here
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A Word from Jojodabom
Hey Ya’ll I am Katherine aka jojodabom! I am a designer, mom, and emergency room nurse. I have been designing for 1 year now and had the honor of taking part in The Cozy Fall make along, put on by Hortense here and Noorain, of Noors Knits.
Being a proud Irishman, most of my designs include an Aran Element, and the squares I made for this MAL are no different. The first of two is the Of Cables and Bobbles square. It was inspired by my Of Cables and Bobble Cardigan, which you can get on Ravelry or Etsy.
This cable is one I reach for again and again; I love the traditional diamonds and the oh so Aran Bobbles. To me this stitch pattern screams Irish and the fuzzy wooly fisherman sweaters are the epitome of cozy!
This pattern uses worsted weight yarn and size US 8 knitting needles, don’t forget your cable needles, they are key to this pattern.
Ok first things first, this make along has a whole bunch of wonderful patterns! You can get them in an entire bundle here Cozy Fall Make Along Knitting Bundle. 50% of your purchase goes to Cure Childhood Cancer. And then you have all the adorable squares in one place! And they are great for anything, one of my friends is already making a throw pillow out of one of the squares! They are so versatile and for a great cause. Make sure to purchase your bundle you only have until the end of the month!
I hope you all enjoy this pattern, and I can’t wait to see all your squares! Do not forget to use #CozyFallMAL And tag @KnittingwithChopsticks and @NoorsKnits in all your finished squares for some great prizes! And every bundle purchase enters you into win some awesome prizes!
Love you all, until next time, and I promise there is another square of cabled goodness coming to the Make Along in a couple of weeks.
Now on to the pattern for this lovely square!
Of Cables and Bobbles Knit Square Pattern
Yarn
Worsted Weight yarn, 75 yards
Sample was created in Red Heart Super Saver, Blue (7 oz/198g, 364 yd/333m, 100% acrylic yarn)
Size
8 inches x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm)
Needles
US Size 8 (4.5mm) or whatever needle size is
needed to achieve gauge
Gauge
18sts x 24 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10cm) in cabled pattern blocked
Tools
- Scissors
- Cable needle
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations
- RS – Right Side
- K – Knit
- WS – Wrong Side
- Sl – Slip stitch
- P – Purl
- C5 – Cable 5
- K5tog – Knit 5 together
- F.Cr – Front Cross
- B.Cr – Back Cross
- C3F – Cable 3 Front
- C3B – Cable 3 Back
Special Stitches
F.CR – Slip 2 sts onto cable needle and place to the front of the work, p1, k2 from the cable needle.
B.CR – Slip next st onto cable needle and place to the back of the work, k2 and then p the stitch from the cable needle
C3F – Slip 3sts as if to purl onto a cable needle and hold to the front of the work, knit 3sts from the left hand needed and then knit the 3sts from the cable needle
C3B – Slip 3sts as if to purl onto a cable needle and hold in the back of the work, knit 3sts from left hand needle, and then knit the 3sts from the cable needle
C5 – Slip next 3 sts onto a cable needle place to the front of the work. K2, slip the p st from the cable needle back on to the left hand needle and p that stitch, then k2 from the cable needle
Make Bobble – K1, P1, K1, P1, K1 in same st, turn work, p across, turn work, k across
Notes
All measurements are done in Imperial measurements other than gauge
The first stitch of each row is slipped as if to purl to create a selvage st.
There is a stitch chart available after the written pattern.
Knit Afghan Square Pattern
Using the Long Tail Cast On, cast on 41sts.
Row 1 (RS): Sl, k37, p, k2
Row 2: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k3, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k3, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 3: Sl, k, p1, k6, p1, k2, p3, k5tog, p2, C5, p2, k5tog, p3, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 4: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k6, p2, k1, p2, k6, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 5: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p5, B.Cr, p1, F.Cr, p5, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 6: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k5, p2, k3, p2, k5, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 7: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p4, B.Cr, p3, F.Cr, p4, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 8: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k4, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k4, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 9: Sl, k1, p1, C3F, p1, k2, p3, B.Cr, p2, k5tog, p2, F.Cr, p3, k2, p1, C3B, p1, k2
Row 10: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k3, p2, k7, p2, k3, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 11: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p2, B.Cr, p7, F.Cr, p2, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 12: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k2, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k3, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 13: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p1, B.Cr, p2, k5tog, p3, k5tog, p2, F.Cr, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 14: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k1, p2, k11, p2, k1, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 15: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p1, F.Cr, p9, B.Cr, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 16: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k2, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k3, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 17: Sl, k1, p1, C3F, p1, k2, p2, F.Cr, p1, k5tog, p3, k5tog, p1, B.Cr, p2, k2, p1, C3B, p1, k2
Row 18: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k3, p2, k7, p2, k3, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 19: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p3, F.Cr, p5, B.Cr, p3, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 20: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k4, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k4, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 21: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p4, F.Cr, p1, k5tog, p1, B.Cr, p4, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 22: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k5, p2, k3, p2, k5, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 23: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p5, F.Cr, p1, B.Cr, p5, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 24: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k3, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k3, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 25: Sl, k1, p1, C3F, p1, k2, p3, k5tog, p2, C5, p2, k5tog, p3, k2, p1, C3B, p1, k2
Row 26: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k6, p2, k1, p2, k6, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 27: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p5, B.Cr, p1, F.Cr, p5, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 28: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k5, p2, k3, p2, k5, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 29: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p4, B.Cr, p3, F.Cr, p4, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 30: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k4, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k2, p3, k3, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 31: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p3, B.Cr, p2, k5tog, p2, F.Cr, p3, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 32: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k3, p3, k5, p4, k2, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 33: Sl, k1, p1, C3F, p1, k2, p2, B.Cr, p7, F.Cr, p2, k2, p1, C3B, p1, k2
Row 34: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k2, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k3, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 35: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p, B.Cr, p2, k5tog, p3, k5tog, p2, F.Cr, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 36: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k1, p2, k11, p2, k1, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 37: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p1, F.Cr, p9, B.Cr, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 38: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k2, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k3, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 39: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p2, F.Cr, p, k5tog, p3, k5tog, p1, B.Cr, p2, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 40: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k3, p2, k7, p2, k3, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 41: Sl, k1, p1, C3F, p1, k2, p3, F.Cr, p5, B.Cr, p3, k2, p1, C3B, p1, k2
Row 42: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k4, p2, k2, Make Bobble, k2, p2, k4, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 43: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p4, F.Cr, p1, k5tog, p1, B.Cr, p4, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 44: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k5, p2, k3, p2, k5, p2, k, p6, k3
Row 45: Sl, k, p1, k6, p1, k2, p5, F.Cr, p1, B.Cr, p5, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2
Row 46: Sl, k2, p6, k1, p2, k3, Make Bobble, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, Make Bobble, k3, p2, k1, p6, k3
Row 47: Sl, k1, p1, k6, p1, k2, p3, k5tog, p2, C5, p2, k5tog, p3, k2, p, k6, p, k2
Row 48: Sl, k40
Row 49: Bind off in knit
Break yarn
Finishing
Weave in ends and block gently ensuring to open the cables, to the measurement of 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm).
