Inspiration of the Low Tide Throw

When Iearned this specific cable stitch, not only did I fall in love with it, it spoke to me to the be the Low Tide Throw. The texture, the simplicity, all of it called to me to be a large throw that you could cuddle up in on a chilly evening. With the help of King Cole Yarns, that vision became a reality for this blanket and is now a free knitting pattern.

The name “Low Tide” came to me as I looked at the texture. It reminded me of a time when I was walking barefoot at Bunbeg Beach in County Donegal, Ireland during our 2019 family vacation. My oldest son and I had taken the day to leave our shoes in the car, do some fishing, explore the ship wreck, do some walking and barefoot hiking. Before we knew it, we had walked miles barefoot on the beach. The tide was low and the sand glimmered with the shallow water with the sunlight highlighting the textures that this stitch offers. It’s one of my favorite memories of that trip. Whenever I think of my “Happy place,” this memory is always what comes to the forefront of my mind.

About the yarn

The King Cole Big Value Super Chunky “Stormy” yarn called to me to be a big, cuddly, cabled blanket. It’s 100% Premium Acrylic with a beautiful marling effect. It’s nice & soft, and comes in an 88 yds / 81 m skein – I used just under 18 skeins for this project.

The Low Tide Throw uses size US 15 / 10 mm knitting needles and works over an 8 row repeat.

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About the blanket

The Low Tide Throw works over an 8 row repeat and the stitches are worked in increments of 12. The framing is worked as you work the blanket. That means that there isn’t any stitches to pick up or adding to the blanket once the body is completed.

The blanket is sized for a 50″ x 60″ and the terms are written using US terminology. I’ve created a video to help with your blanket.

If you prefer a printable pdf that includes a chart, a checklist to help keep track of your rows and printable gift tags for gifting your blanket, you can purchase through Ravelry (or add to your favorites or que) or you can purchase directly through my Etsy store.

Please note that due to this being a digital download, all sales are final and no refunds will be given. Thank you for your support!

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Materials needed:

Measures: 50” x 60” / 127 cm x 152.4 cm

Gauge: 9 sts x 12 rows = 4” x 4” / 10 cm x 10 cm in stockinette stitch – Gauge isn’t critical in this project, but will affect yarn usage

Pattern Difficulty level: Easy-ish

If you prefer a printable pdf that includes a chart, a checklist to help keep track of your rows and printable gift tags for gifting your blanket, you can purchase through Ravelry (or add to your favorites or que) or you can purchase directly through my Etsy store!

Please note that due to this being a digital download, all sales are final and no refunds will be given. Thank you for your support!

Stitches & Terms Used

(Pattern is written in US terms):

Bind off in pattern

K: Knit

K2tog: Knit two stitches together

Kfb: Knit into the front and back of the same stitch

Long Tail cast on

P: Purl

Pm: Place marker

Rep: Repeat 

Rs: Right side

Sm: Stitch marker

St(s): Stitch(es)

Ws: Wrong side

X: Times (3x = 3 times)

Special Stitches Used:

C6B: Cable 6 Back – Slip next 3 sts onto cable needle and hold at back, knit next 3 stitches from left needle, then knit 3 stitches from cable needle

C6F: Cable 6 Front – Slip next 3 sts onto cable needle and hold at front, knit next 3 stitches from left needle, then knit 3 stitches from cable needle

Notes:

  • To avoid weaving in multiple yarn tails, I recommend working the Russian join as you join a new skein of yarn. To see a video tutorial of this technique, please visit: https://youtu.be/iU9rszpZzoQ
  • This stitch pattern is worked in multiples of 12. If you’d like to adjust the size of your blanket, be sure to adjust the “set up” row to increase evenly to 12 stitches. Then be sure to adjust the “decrease” row, as well.
Low Tide Throw Free Knitting Pattern from Handmade by Stacy J

Directions for Low Tide Throw

Click here to view the video tutorial

Using Long tail cast on method, cast on 150

Ribbing

Row 1 (RS): (K2, p2) across, ending with k2

Row 2 (WS): (P2, k2) across, ending with p2

Rep rows 1-2 five more times

Set up row

(K2, p2) 3x, pm, (k9, kfb) 12x, k6, pm, (p2, k2) 3x – 12 sts increased for a total of 162 sts

Low Tide Throw Free Knitting Pattern from Handmade by Stacy J

Pattern

  • Row 1 and all ws rows (WS): (P2, k2) 3x, p to sm, (k2, p2) 3x
  • Row 2 (RS): (K2, p2) 3x, c6f, *k6, c6f; rep * to sm, (p2, k2) 3x
  • Row 4: (K2, p2) 3x, k to sm, (p2, k2) 3x
  • Row 6: (K2, p2) 3x, k6, *c6b, k6; rep * to sm, (p2, k2) 3x
  • Row 8: As row 4

Rep rows 1 – 8 until blanket measures 55” / 140 cm ending with completion of either row 3 or 7. For my blanket, I did a total of 17 more repeats.

Low Tide Throw Free Knitting Pattern from Handmade by Stacy J

Decrease row

In this row we are decreasing by a total of 12 sts to bring the stitch count back to the original cast on amount

RS): (K2, p2) 3x, (k9, k2tog) 12x, k6, (p2, k2) 3x – 150 sts

Ribbing

WS): (P2, k2) across, ending with p2 and removing markers as you come to them

Work rows 1 – 2 of the beginning Ribbing section five times

Bind off in pattern, weave in the ends and enjoy!

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