Baby Blanket - Shadow Cable Baby Blanket (knit)

MEASUREMENT: Approx 36 ins [91.5 cm] square.

MATERIALS
Bernat® Baby Blanket (100 g/3.5 oz; 78 m/86 yds)
03202 (Baby Blue) 6 balls
or
Bernat® Baby Blanket (300 g/10.5 oz; 234 m/258 yds)
04202 (Baby Blue) 2 balls

Size 8 mm (U.S. 11) circular knitting needle 36 ins [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge. Cable needle.

GAUGE
8 sts and 13 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in stocking st.

ABBREVIATIONS: www.bernat.com/abbreviations
C4B = Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then K2 from cable needle.
C4F = Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and leave at front of work. K2, then K2 from cable needle.

INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 72 sts.
1st row: (RS).*K1. P1. Rep from * to end of row.
2nd row: *P1. K1. Rep from * to end of row.
Rep last 2 rows of Seed St Pat once more.
Next row: (Inc row). (K1. P1) twice. *K4. M1. Rep from * to last 4 sts. (K1. P1) twice. 88 sts.
Next row: (P1. K1) twice. Purl to last 4 sts. (P1. K1) twice.

Proceed in pat as follows:
1st row: (RS). (K1. P1) twice. Knit to last 4 sts. (K1. P1) twice.
2nd and alt rows: (P1. K1) twice. Purl to last 4 sts. (P1. K1) twice.
3rd row: (K1. P1) twice. *C4F. K4. Rep from * to last 4 sts. (K1. P1) twice.
5th row: As 1st row.
7th row: (K1. P1) twice. *K4. C4B. Rep from * to last 4 sts. (K1. P1) twice.
8th row: As 2nd row.
These 8 rows form Pat.
Cont in pat until work from beg measures 34 ins [86.5 cm], ending with a WS row.

Next row: (Dec row). (K1. P1) twice. *K2tog. K3. Rep from * to last 4 sts. (K1. P1) twice. 72 sts.
Next row: (WS). *P1. K1. Rep from * to end of row.
Next row: *K1. P1. Rep from * to end of row.
Rep last 2 rows of Seed St Pat once more. Cast off in pat.