Cable stitch

Get hooking Lucy Croft fifth block for our beautiful blanket .

This is the fifth pattern in our gorgeous Hook ‘n’ Learn blanket crochet-along, which we’ll be running over the year. Perfect for beginners and fun for more experienced stitchers, you’ll learn how to do 12 attractive stitches, then we’ll show you how to put it all together in the last issue. Choose between the beautiful soft shades of Stone Washed XL, or the bright tones of Colour Crafter (or go mad and make both!). Please note: the previous stitches for the Colour Crafter version have required two blocks, but for this one you need to make only one Cable block.

Stone washed xl

Make one Cable Block

■ Scheepjes Stone Washed XL (70% cotton, 30% acrylic, 50g/75m), 3 balls of Malachite (825)

■ A 5.5mm (US I/9) hook

For yarn stockists for both versions visit Scheepjes at www.scheepjes.com/en MEASUREMENTS

Each Cable Block measures 20x60cm (8x24in)

TENSION

14 sts and 8 rows of tr st to measure 10x10cm (4x4in)

colour crafter

Make one Cable Block

■ Scheepjes Colour Crafter (100% acrylic,

100g/300m), 1 ball of Kortrijk (2009) ■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook

MEASUREMENTS

Each Cable block measures 16x48cm (6 x18 in)

TENSION

17 sts and 8.5 rows of tr st to measure 10x10cm (4x4in)

ABBREVIATIONS

FPdtr (BPdtr) Front Post double treble (Back Post double treble) Yrh two times, insert hook around the post of the specified st, from the front (back), yrh and pull through the loop, (yrh, draw through two loops) twice For a full list, see page 92

NOTES

All even rows are worked on the RS. The instructions for the Colour Crafter blanket are shown in brackets. CABLE BLOCK

Using a 5.5mm (4mm) hook and Malachite

(Kortrijk), ch30.

Row 1 (RS) Tr in fourth ch from hook and each ch across, turn. [28 sts]

Row 2 (WS) Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), tr in next 3 sts, *BPdtr round each of next 4 sts, tr in each of next 4 sts; repeat from * twice more, turn.

Row 3 Ch3, tr in each of next 3 sts, *skip next 2 sts, FPdtr round each of next 2 sts, FPdtr round each of the 2 skipped sts (working in front of last 2 sts made), tr in next 4 sts; repeat from * twice more, turn. Rows 4-43 (39) Repeat Rows 2-3, 20 (18) times more or until Block measures 58cm

(46cm), ending with a Row 3.

Row 44 (40) Repeat Row 2.

Row 45 (41) Ch3, tr in each of next 3 sts, *FPdtr round next 4 sts, tr in next 4 sts; repeat from * twice more.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

This version of the blanket is made in Scheepjes Stone Washed XL. The Cable stitch square is the fifth stitch you’ll learn in our Simply Crochet Hook ‘n’ Learn. There are seven more stitches to learn, which we’ll take you through step-by-step, making this a perfect project for a beginner.

Top: the Cable stitch square, worked in Stone Washed XL in the contemporary shade of Malachite (825); Middle: worked in rich Colour Crafter Kortrijk; Right: Colour Crafter creates a distinctively bright and attractive blanket, perfect for picnics or cool summer evenings outside.