Product description

Cast on a beautiful cabled heirloom. Bairn is given in two versions: a large nap blanket knit in Shelter that will serve a child as he grows or make a handsome throw in the living room, and a smaller baby blanket worked in Loft to tuck into a pram or use as a stylish nursing cover. The twining serpentines of the central motif and the echoing cables are easy to track and memorize once they’re established, making this a soothing, contemplative knit. Lightweight and warm in either size, Bairn will remain a family favorite after the little ones are grown.

Designer: Julie Hoover

Collection: Kids 1

 

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Bairn

Cabled Nap Blanket & Throw

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Skill Level 3 of 5
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  • Product description

    Cast on a beautiful cabled heirloom. Bairn is given in two versions: a large nap blanket knit in Shelter that will serve a child as he grows or make a handsome throw in the living room, and a smaller baby blanket worked in Loft to tuck into a pram or use as a stylish nursing cover. The twining serpentines of the central motif and the echoing cables are easy to track and memorize once they’re established, making this a soothing, contemplative knit. Lightweight and warm in either size, Bairn will remain a family favorite after the little ones are grown.

    Designer: Julie Hoover

    Collection: Kids 1

     

  • Pattern materials

    YARDAGE

    Version I:

    • 1635 yards of worsted weight wool yarn


    Version II:

    • 1485 yards of fingering weight wool yarn


    YARN

    Version I:

    • 12 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
    • Photographed in color Soot


    Version II:

    • 6 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
    • Photographed in color Long Johns


  • Pattern specs

    CONSTRUCTION

    • Blanket is worked flat on a circular needle to accommodate the large number of stitches.


    GAUGE

    Version I:

    • 16 stitches & 29 rows = 4″ in reverse stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking
    • 22 stitches & 29 rows = 4″ in pattern from Chart A or C with Size A needle, after blocking
    • One 14-stitch cable from Chart B measures 2½” wide with Size A needle, after blocking


    Version II:

    • 20 stitches & 36 rows = 4″ in reverse stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking  
    • 26 stitches & 36 rows = 4″ in pattern from Chart A or C with Size A needle, after blocking
    • One 14-stitch cable from Chart B measures 2″ wide with Size A needle, after blocking


    NEEDLES

    Size A – Version I (for Main Fabric):

    • One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)



    Size B – Version I (for Ribbing):

    • One 32″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
    • Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)


    Size A – Version II (for Main Fabric):

    • One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)


    Size B – Version II (for Ribbing):

    • One 32″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
    • Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)


    FINISHED DIMENSIONS

    • Version I: 35¼” wide; 51¾” long
    • Version II: 29″ wide; 41¾” long


    Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking


    Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.
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