I’m new to knitting. I’m trying the Bernat horseshoe knitting pattern and I’ve done the cable but now it wants me to cast on 106 stitches which I’ve done but now I’m lost where to start. Do I go back and start where the panel is? Or work outwards in?
Thanks!
Welcome!
The blanket starts with casting on 106sts. The instructions for the cable panel aren’t used until you’ve finished the edging and the increase row and are up to the direction to: “Proceed in pat as follows”. In the following section are the instructions for placing the Cable panel which is repeated 3 times total.
https://www.yarnspirations.com/bernat-horseshoe-cable-blanket/BRK0502-000942V.html
Hi. After where it says “Cast on” it says
“First Row” you knit that. Then it says “Second row” and you knit that row.
Then it says to repeat rows 1 and 2 for 4". After that you will follow the instructions for “Next Row”.
The next instructions say to “Proceed in pat as follows”. That’s what u do next. Wherever it says “Cable panel” you follow the instructions for the Cable panel.
Hope this helps
Knitcindy
i am also still very confused by these instructions. after working the 2 rows for 4’’, i can’t see how it is possible to get to 112 stitches. the directions seem to be written that you M1 twice which gets you to 110. Help!!
I know it looks confusing. If u read through the whole row, you will notice that you will (M1 twice) a total of 3 times. So that will add 6 stitches altogether. 106 plus 6 is 112.
Hth
Knitcindy
Thanks, I see that now. I like to write out my instructions row by row , helps me keep track. While I took a hiatus for several years from knitting, I’m typically good at following directions and like to count stitches in each row before
I start knitting- it’s the math teacher in me. So, here’s my next confusion, after acquiring the correct # of stitches, 112, I go to proceed in pat as follows: I do the 1st row, 2nd row instructions- no problem. Do I then just do the
cable pattern? There’s only 12 rows of the cable so where do I incorporate, I will be knitting beyond 12 rows, (pattern say 57’’). Really makes 0 sense to me. I’m sorry for the long email and totally understand if you cannot help in my confusion!
After First row and second row you will continue with the ribbing and row 3 of the cable pattern. The next row you will use row 4 of the cable pattern. Etc… until you reach row 12 of the cable pattern. Then you will start all over again with row 1 of the cable pattern. Then row 2, row 3, etc.
You will do rows 1-12 and continue with rows 1-12. Keep going on like that.
Knitcindy