This blanket is worked over five panels (A B A B A) with a 6-stitch+2 broken rib border on each side and a 2x2 rib border on the top and bottom. When beginning the body pattern, there is a 1-stitch increase in the middle of middle-Panel A, and when ending the body pattern there is a 1-stitch decrease in the same spot. If desired, place stitch markers between panels.

Materials

• Caron Simply Soft Solids, 2 skeins (approximately 630 yards)
• US 8 (5 mm) circular needle, 32 in (81 cm)
• Cable needle (cn)
• Yarn needle
• Stitch markers (optional)

Finished Measurements
Approximately 24 x 29 inches, after light blocking