UPDATE: I’ve now posted a video of the Mini Cable Stitch on my blog

This is a sweet, little project with a purpose. It’s a charming upgrade to those cute, striped vintage tea towels, tucking in your bread or rolls keeping them warm. Also, it can cleanse the palette between bigger knitting projects, or when you want to make a gift but just can’t stomach another hat (would go nicely with baked bread and a mason jar of jam for someone nice during the holidays)!

Gauge is not crucial for this pattern. I’m using Sugar & Cream Super Size in Ecru (MC) and Blue Jean (CC), one skein (100g) of each. MC and CC can also use Bernat Handicrafter DeLux; Knit Picks Dishie and CotLin; or whatever you like to knit with that’s washable and contains natural fibers. With what I’ve used, you can create two blankets from the two colors, if you flip the MC and CC color positions for your second blanket. Although this is knit flat, I used a US size 7 bamboo circular needle. Naturally, you should use what you’re comfortable with for the yarn you’ve chosen. This pattern ends up approx. 11” x 17” but cast on multiples of 4 plus 1 if you wish to change the width. Keep in mind that you may need additional yarn if making this larger.

This is my first published pattern, please let me know if you have questions for find mistakes. Please be kind. I’m offering this gratis, to pay forward for all the knitting patterns other artists have so generously posted for free as well! : )