Finished size:
approximately 48" by 52" (122 X 132 cm)
Gauge:
9 stitches equals 2-1/4 (6.36 cm) inches in stockinette (basketweave)
Gauge I think is somewhat unimportant for this afghan. Pick a yarn
that you love, use it single or double and go for it. Pretty variations
would be to change the color of the yarn every eight rows or knit the eyelet
cables with a different color yarn.
Pattern stitch:
Eyelet cable (EC) - 2 st X 4 rows
Row 1: K1, yo, K1
Row 2: P3
Row 3: Sl 1, K2, PSSO (over both knit stitches)
Row 4: P2
Basketweave (BW) - 8 st X 16 rows
Row 1: P1, K6, P1
Row 2: K1, P6, K1
Repeat rows 1 and 2 3 more times (8 rows total)
Row 9: P8
Row 10: K8
Repeat rows 9 and 10 3 more times (8 rows total)
Pattern:
Cast on 170 stitches, knit in garter stitch for 8 rows.
First pattern row: K4 *work first row of eyelet cable (EC), work first row of basketweave (BW), repeat from * 15 more times work first row of EC, K4.
Second pattern row: K4 *work row 2 of EC, row 2 of BW* repeat *-* 15 times,
K4.
Continue in this manner. There will be four repeats of the cable for one repeat of the basketweave. Repeat 16 row pattern a total of 15 times or until desired length is reached. Work first 8 rows of pattern then 8 rows of garter stitch. Cast off loosely.