Lap Blanket - Monique

Twelve sheep breeds cable blanket, 60” x 64”

Needles: 5.0 and 5.5 mm

10 yarns from Long Way Homestead “Breed of the month” subscription.  All skeins are 100 grams. 

Blue faced Leicester, 3ply DK 

Border Cheviot, 3ply chunky

Coopworth, 3ply DK 

Corriedale, 2ply worsted

East Friesian, 2ply worsted

Icelandic, single ply Aran

Polypay, 3ply chunky

Rideau Arcott, 3ply DK 

Targhee, 2ply Sport

Île-de-France, 3ply DK 

Cable patterns are attractive on both sides.  Four patterns from Cat Bordhi “Versatilde” e-book:

Wind blown waves

Sea Grass

Waterfall

Sea Turtle

1 pattern from Norah Gaughan’s Knitted Cable Source Book:

Distant Share Lattice 

Sewn together in mattress stitch with fingering Merino X from “Bjorn” 

Strips were blocked individually.