When is a wrap not a wrap? When it’s an afghan! Super-thick yarn and giant needles make this a fast knit despite the size. Wear it as a comfort blanket or use it as a sofa throw.
ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE
The wrap took 17 hours to knit.
SIZE
Width: 25 in. (63 cm); length: 67½ in. (172 cm).
YOU WILL NEED
• 12 x 100 g balls (approx. 42 oz.) of Sirdar Bigga in Cream, shade 685
• pair of size US 19 (15 mm) knitting needles
• cable needle
GAUGE
12 sts measure 5½ in. (14 cm), 9 rows to 4 in. (10 cm) over cable-and-rib patt on size US 19 (15 mm) needles. Change needle size, if necessary, to obtain this gauge.
ABBREVIATIONS
c6b = slip next 3 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work; k3, k3 from cable needle; cont = continue; k = knit; kfb = k into front and back of st; p = purl; patt = pattern; RS = right side; st(s) = stitch(es); tog = together; [ ] = work instructions in square brackets as directed.
NOTES
• Do not join in yarn at edges; join new yarn 2 sts in from edge. This will make it easier to hide the woven-in ends.
• Increases behind the cables on Row 5 and decreases behind the cables on the fifth row from the end help to keep the edges flat.
WRAP
Cast on 50 sts.
Row 1: (RS) K4, [p2, k5, p2, k2] 4 times, k2.
Row 2: K2, [p2, k2, p5, k2] 4 times, p2, k2.
Rows 3 and 4: As Rows 1 and 2.
Row 5: (RS) K4, [p2, slip next 2 sts onto cable needle, hold at back, k3, then work kfb, k1 from cable needle, p2, k2] 4 times, k2. 54 sts.
Row 6: K2, [p2, k2, p6, k2] 4 times, p2, k2.
Row 7: (RS) K4, [p2, k6, p2, k2] 4 times, k2.
Row 8: as Row 6.
Rows 9, 10, 11, and 12: As rows 7 and 8.
Row 13: (RS) K4, [p2, c6b, p2, k2] 4 times, k2.
Row 14: As Row 6. Rows 7 to 14 form cable and rib patt. Cont in patt, work 134 more rows, ending with a 12th patt row.
Next row: (RS) K4, [p2, slip next 3 sts onto cable needle, hold at back, k3, then work k2tog, k1 from cable needle, p2, k2] 4 times, k2. 50 sts. Patt 4 rows, ending with a RS row.
Bind off knitwise.
TO FINISH
Weave in yarn ends.
ABOUT THIS YARN
Bigga is a soft, bulky yarn that knits up really quickly. It’s a mix of 50% wool and 50% acrylic with approx. 44 yds. (40 m) to a 100 g (42 oz.) ball.
TIPS
• If you can’t find a fat cable needle, you could improvise by using a blunt pencil or an empty pen case. Or you could slip the stitches onto a stitch holder, then put them on the left needle to work.
• Tucking the right needle under your arm will help take the weight as the wrap gets bigger.
• If you prefer, you could use a circular size US 19 (15 mm) needle, working to and fro in the usual way. As the wrap grows, the weight will lie in your lap rather than hanging on the needles.
Even if you’ve never cabled before, you’ll find this wrap easy to make because the stitches are so large.
