How to Knit a Cable Square

Fall and winter are perfect times to knit blankets. Have you ever tried to knit blanket squares, then piece them together to make one large blanket? As part of a MAL (make-a-long), I have a cozy fall-themed 8 inch knit square pattern for you today. I joined a wonderful group of designers to offer knit square patterns this month. The idea is that you can use these patterns to make blankets, and you could even donate one to a charity.

Hortense (from Knitting with Chopsticks) and Noorain (from Noors Knits) are hosting the MAL, which also provides crochet square patterns. The hosts will link you to all of the crochet and knit square patterns during each day of the event (Oct 4th – 29th, 2021). The squares are sized at 8 inches and use worsted weight yarn. My knit blanket squares pattern would be perfect for a cozy fall-themed blanket, along with the other knit squares which have an autumn theme.

Knit Square Pattern Bundle

You are also able to purchase all the knit (or crochet) patterns in one collection! Choose the COZY FALL KNIT BLANKET SQUARES BUNDLE or the COZY FALL CROCHET BLANKET SQUARES BUNDLE. Proceeds from the sales of these bundles will go to Cure Childhood Cancer. As part of the charity focus of the event, we encourage everyone to send their finished blankets to a charity distributing them to people in need. The hosts provide a list of charities accepting blankets.

As an extra bonus, you can also win raffle prizes for participation or for purchasing! Click the button below to learn more…

This bundle contains all of the knit blanket square patterns, and as this is a charity event, 50% of the proceeds from each purchase will be donated to the non-profit organization Cure Childhood Cancer.

Grab the bundle HERE

Keep reading to see how to make my fall cable knitted squares pattern…

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How do you knit a square?

The cable square knit pattern is easy to make once you get the hang of the cable stitches, which are worked on a reverse stockinette background.

You will need the following supplies to make the knitted cable square:

Supplies

Size 8 (5 mm) straight knitting needles
Approx. 50-55 yards of Medium worsted weight (size 4) yarn (I used Premier Just Yarn Worsted acrylic yarn in color ‘Goldenrod’)
Cable needle
scissors, tapestry needle

Here are some similar yarns below. You could also choose a lovely fall color from my BEST FALL YARNS selection.

General Knitting Terms to Know:

K – knit stitch

P – purl stitch

Rep – repeat

Sts – stitches

RS – Right Side (side that faces you when finished)

PATTERN INFORMATION

The free pattern for the knit cable square is provided below.

but you can also get the ad-free, printable pdf pattern in this COZY FALL KNIT BLANKET SQUARES BUNDLE! The pdf has tutorial photos of the cable stitches included.

Fall Cable Square Knitting Pattern

NOTES: You will be knitting the square from bottom to top, using a cable needle to create one main centered cable pattern, as well as two narrow cables on each side. The stitches for the cable patterns are noted in bold. The background is a reverse stockinette stitch.

Special Knitting Stitches:

C2B – “cable 2 back” – slip next st onto the cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next st from left hand needle, then knit st from cable needle.

C4F – “cable 2 front” – slip next st onto the cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next st from left hand needle, then knit st from cable needle.

C6 – “cable 6” – slip next 4 sts onto the cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next 2 sts from left hand needle, slide 2 purl sts back onto left hand needle and move cable needle to back of work, purl next 2 sts, knit 2 sts from cable needle.