| Fabulous Felines Rajah's Blanket |
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| Written by Jennifer Penney |
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Designed by Jennifer Penney
Created with Yarnmarket Fabulous Felines yarn in the color Rajah.
Wrap yourself and your favorite feline in luxurious merino yarn and elegant cables. Two sizes are provided, the first is a lap afghan size and the second is a full blanket size. The Fabulous Felines yarn blocks out wonderfully- afghan sizes are provided for after blocking.
Yarn: Lap afghan: 9 skeins Fabulous Felines “Feline Chunky” color 1109 Rajah (110 yards/skein) Full size afghan: 18-20 skeins Fabulous Felines “Feline Chunky” color 1109 Rajah
Gauge: 18 st to 4 in on US 10 needles in stockinette stitch (or size to obtain gauge) before blocking (perfect gauge isn’t essential- pick a needle size that yields the fabric you like)
Lap afghan: finished size 30” x 38” after blocking (the test knit grew about 3-4 inches in width and 2-3 inches in length with wet blocking)
Full size afghan: finished size approximately 45” x 60”
The cable panel is 24 stitches wide with a 36 row repeat.
Abbreviations: k: knit p: purl st: stitch sts: stitches pm: place marker
C4B: slip first 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold in back, k2, then k2 from cable needle C6B: slip first 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold in back, k3, then k3 from cable needle
RPC: slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in back, k3, then p1 from cable needle LPC: slip 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, p1, then k3 from cable needle
Lap afghan: CO 130 sts. Begin seed stitch: Row 1: *k1, p1* repeat across row. Row 2: *p1, k1* repeat across row. Repeat rows 1 and 2 two more times, for a total of 6 rows of seed stitch. On the last row, increase 10 stitches evenly across row.
Cable Set Up Rows: These two rows are worked one time only. A marker is placed to keep the 6 stitch seed stitch border separate from the cable panels. If you wish, you may place a marker after each cable panel repeat to help keep your place. A “pm” instruction is inserted in the first row, and it is assumed that you will slip the marker on all subsequent rows.
Row 1 (RS): *k1, p1* 3 times, pm, p2, *k4, p7, k6, p7* 5 times, k4, p2, pm, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 2 (WS): *p1, k1* 3 times, k2, *p4, k7, p6, k7* 5 times, p4, k2, *p1, k1* 3 times.
Begin Cable Pattern: Row 1: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p7, k6, p7* 5 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 2: *p1, k1* 3 times, k the knit stitches and p the purl stitches to last 6 sts, *p1, k1* 3 times Row 3: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p7, C6B, p7* 5 times, k4, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 4 and all even rows: repeat row 2 Row 5: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p7, k6, p7* 5 times, C4B, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 7: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, (k4, p7, k6, p7* 5 times, k4, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 9: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p7, k6, p7* 5 times, C4B, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 11: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p7, C6B, p7* 5 times, k4, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 13: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p6, RPC, LPC, p6* 5 times, C4B, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 15: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p5, RPC, p2, LPC, p5* 5 times, k4, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 17: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p4, RPC, p4, LPC, p4* 5 times, C4B, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 19: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p3, RPC, p6, LPC, p3* 5 times, k4, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 21: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p2, RPC, p8, LPC, p2* 5 times, C4B, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 23: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p2, k3, p10, k3, p2* 5 times, k4, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 25: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p2, k3, p10, k3, p2* 5 times, C4B, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 27: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p2, LPC, p8, RPC, p2* 5 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 29: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p3, LPC, p6, PC, p3* 5 times, C4B, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 31: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p4, LPC, p4, RPC, p4* 5 times, k4, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 33: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p5, LPC, p2, RPC, p5* 5 times, C4B, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times. Row 35: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p6, LPC, RPC, p6* 5 times, k4, p2, * k1, p1* 3 times.
Repeat rows 1-36 five more times for a total of 6 pattern repeats. If a longer length is desired, work another set of rows 1-36.
Finishing: Work rows 1-12 once, then work rows 1-3 once, and on the last row decrease 10 stitches evenly across row.
Begin Seed Stitch Border: Row 1: *p1, k1* across Row 2: *k1, p1* across
Repeat rows 1 and 2 two more times, for a total of 6 seed stitch rows. BO in pattern.
Full size afghan: CO 200 sts.
Begin seed stitch: Row 1: *k1, p1* repeat across row. Row 2: *p1, k1* repeat across row.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 three more times, for a total of 8 rows of seed stitch. On the last row, increase 12 stitches evenly across row.
Cable Set Up Rows: These two rows are worked one time only. A marker is placed to keep the 6 stitch seed stitch border separate from the cable panels. If you wish, you may place a marker after each cable panel repeat to help keep your place. A “pm” instruction is inserted in the first row, and it is assumed that you will slip the marker on all subsequent rows.
Row 1 (RS): *k1, p1* 3 times, pm, p2, *k4, p7, k6, p7* 8 times, k4, p2, pm, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 2 (WS): *p1, k1* 3 times, k2, *p4, k7, p6, k7* 8 times, p4, k2, *p1, k1* 3 times.
Begin Cable Pattern: Row 1: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p7, k6, p7* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 2: *p1, k1* 3 times, k the knit stitches and p the purl stitches to last 6 sts, *p1, k1* 3 times Row 3: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p7, C6B, p7* 8 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 4 and all even rows: repeat row 2 Row 5: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p7, k6, p7* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 7: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, (k4, p7, k6, p7* 8 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 9: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p7, k6, p7* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 11: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p7, C6B, p7* 8 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 13: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p6, RPC, LPC, p6* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 15: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p5, RPC, p2, LPC, p5* 8 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 17: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p4, RPC, p4, LPC, p4* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 19: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p3, RPC, p6, LPC, p3* 8 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 21: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p2, RPC, p8, LPC, p2* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 23: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p2, k3, p10, k3, p2* 8 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 25: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p2, k3, p10, k3, p2* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 27: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p2, LPC, p8, RPC, p2* 8 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 29: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p3, LPC, p6, PC, p3* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 31: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *k4, p4, LPC, p4, RPC, p4* 8 times, k4, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times. Row 33: *k1, p1* 3 times, p2, *C4B, p5, LPC, p2, RPC, p5* 8 times, C4B, p2, *k1, p1* 3 times.
Repeat rows 1-36 eight more times for a total of nine pattern repeats. If a longer length is desired, work another set of rows 1-36.
Finishing: Work rows 1-12 once, then work rows 1-3 once, and on the last row decrease 12 stitches evenly across row.
Begin Seed Stitch Border: Row 1: *p1, k1* across Row 2: *k1, p1* across
Repeat rows 1 and 2 three more times, for a total of 8 seed stitch rows. BO in pattern.
In memory of Rajah we are holding a Silent Auction for the finished blanket. Proceeds are going to Mary's Kitty Kottage in Pleasant Valley, NJ.
Where to buy Fabulous Felines yarn: Yarnmarket.com
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Fabulous Feline Rajah's Blanket
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