A lovely anniversary afghan. A knitted cabled afghan pattern with cables and diamond texture. This textured panel grows from elegant increases, decreases, and cables, finishing with embroidered roses for a striking handmade heirloom. The fabric is dense, sculptural, and perfect for an afghan strip or full blanket.
Choose any worsted weight yarn you love. Cast on as many stitches as you want (the original uses 250+). The first five stitches of every row form a stable garter border.

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn
• Knitting needles: US 6 or 7
• Tapestry needle for embroidery
• Optional: double-point needle for cables

Special Stitches

Increase 1 (Inc 1):
Purl in the front of the stitch, then purl in the back of the same stitch (1 stitch increased).

Increase 2 (Inc 2):
K1, P1, K1 into the same stitch (2 stitches increased).

Note:
The first 5 stitches of every row = garter stitch border. They are not part of the stitch pattern.

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Garter Border

Knit the first 5 rows.

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Stitch Pattern

Set-Up Rows

Row 1: K5, P1, *K3, P1, K3, P15; repeat from * across; end K3, P1, K5.
Row 2: K5, K1, P3, K1, P3, K15; repeat from * across; end P3, K1, K5.

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Pattern Rows

Row 1: K5, Inc1, *K3, P2tog, P13, P2tog, K3, Inc2, K3; repeat from *; end Inc1, K5.
Row 2: K5, K2, *P3, K13, P3, K3; repeat; end P3, K2, K5.
Row 3: K5, P1, Inc1, *K3, P2tog, P9, P2tog, K3, Inc1, P1, Inc1; repeat; end Inc1, P1, K5.
Row 4: K5, K3, *P3, K11, P3, K5; repeat; end P3, K3, K5.
Row 5: K5, P2, Inc1, *K3, P2tog, P7, P2tog, K3, Inc1, P1, K1, P1, Inc1; repeat; end Inc1, P2, K5.
Row 6: K5, K4, *P3, K9, P3, K3, P1, K3; repeat; end P3, K4, K5.
Row 7: K5, P3, Inc1, *K3, P2tog, P5, P2tog, K3, Inc1, P2, K1, P2, Inc1; repeat; end Inc1, P3, K5.
Row 8: K5, K5, *P3, K7, P3, K4, P1, K4; repeat; end K5, K5.
Row 9: K5, P4, Inc1, *K3, P2tog, P3, P2tog, K3, Inc1, P3, K1, P3, Inc1; repeat; end Inc1, P4, K5.
Row 10: K5, K6, *P3, K5, P3, K5, P1, K5; repeat; end K6, K5.
Row 11: K5, P5, Inc1, *K3, P2tog, P1, P2tog, K3, Inc1, P4, K1, P4, Inc1; repeat; end K3, Inc1, P5, K5.
Row 12: K5, K7, *P3, K3, P3, K6, P1, K6; repeat; end P3, K7, K5.
Row 13: K5, P6, Inc1, *K3, P3tog, K3, Inc1, P6, K1, P6; repeat; end K3, Inc1, P6, K5.
Row 14: K5, K8, *P3, K1, P3, K7, P1, K7; repeat; end K8, K5.

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Cable Row

Row 15:
K5, P8, *
– Slip next K3, P1 to DPN, hold in back; K next 3; work stitches from DPN (1 cable back)
– P15
– Slip next K3, P1 to DPN, hold in front; K next 3; P stitch from DPN, then K3 (1 cable front)
; repeat; end P8, K5.

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Continue Pattern

Row 16: K5, K8, *P3, K1, P3, K15; repeat; end K8, K5.
Row 17: K5, P6, P2tog, *K3, Inc2, K3, P2tog, P11, P2tog; repeat; end K3, P2tog, K6, K5.
Row 18: K5, K7, *P3, K3, P3, K13; repeat; end P3, K7, K5.
Row 19: K5, P5, P2tog, *K3, Inc1, P1, Inc1, K3, P2tog, P9, P2tog; repeat; end K3, P2tog, P5, K5.
Row 20: K5, K6, *P3, K5, P3, K11; repeat; end P3, K6, K5.
Row 21: K5, P4, P2tog, *K3, Inc1, P1, K1, P1, Inc1, K3, P2tog, P7, P2tog; repeat; end K3, P2tog, P4, K5.
Row 22: K5, K5, *P3, K3, P1, K3, P9; repeat; end P3, K5, K5.
Row 23: K5, P3, P2tog, *K3, Inc1, P2, K1, P2, Inc1, K3, P2tog, P5, P2tog; repeat; end K3, P2tog, P3, K5.
Row 24: K5, K4, *P3, K4, P1, K4, P3, K7; repeat; end P3, K4, K5.
Row 25: K5, P2, P2tog, *K3, Inc1, P3, K1, P3, Inc1, K3, P2tog, P3, P2tog; repeat; end K3, P2tog, P2, K5.
Row 26: K5, K3, *P3, K5, P1, K5, P3, K5; repeat; end P3, K3, K5.
Row 27: K5, P1, P2tog, *K3, Inc1, P4, K1, P4, Inc1, K3, P2tog, P1, P2tog; repeat; end K3, P1, P2tog, K5.
Row 28: K5, K2, *P3, K6, P1, K6, P3, K3; repeat; end P3, K2, K5.
Row 29: K5, P2tog, *K3, Inc1, P6, K1, P6, Inc1, K3, P3tog; repeat; end K3, P2tog, K5.
Row 30: K5, K1, P3, *K7, P1, K7, P3, K1; repeat; end K3, K1, K5.

Row 31:

Repeat Row 15 (cable row), knitting and purling all other stitches as they present.

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Finishing

Work two full repeats of the 31-row pattern.

Embroider roses:

• Use green for stems and leaves.
• Use two colors for petals (one for a woman, one for a man in the original version).
• Add a dark red rose in the center of the afghan by working 5 rose motifs, then the red, then 5 more.
• Stems are embroidered over a central knit stitch.
• Each leaf extends off the stem.
• Each petal uses three passes of thread for fullness.
• Hide ends inside the stems by weaving into the embroidered lines.