Make the Peacock Vines Throw with Crochet Cables

Looking to add rich texture and a touch of elegance to your next crochet project? Say hello to your new favorite pattern. This crochet cables throw combines cozy warmth with the kind of eye-catching detail that makes people ask, “Wait… you made that?!”

Crochet cables are created using front post stitches to build raised, twisted designs that mimic the look of knit cables—sort of….as best we could with a crochet hook! The result is a blanket that is full of dimension and a stunning design!

Whether you’re curled up on the couch or gifting it to someone special, this pattern brings that “handmade but high-end” vibe. And don’t worry if you’ve never tried cables before—I’ll do my best to guide you through it, step by step.

Ready to add a little textured beauty to your hook? Let’s get started!

Pattern Info

Finished Sizes:

Baby – 32.5” x 38”
Small Throw – 42.5″ x 49″
Throw – 47.5″ x 58″

Please Note: The baby size is free on the blog. When you purchase the premium pattern it will include all 3 sizes.

Yarn: #4 worsted weight
Sample used: Big Twist Value in Eggplant

Baby – 30 oz/1773 yds
Small Throw – 50.5 oz/3000 yds
Throw – 67 oz/3967 yds

Crochet Hook: Size I/9 (5.5 mm)

Notions: Yarn Needle

Gauge: 1 cable repeat = 2¾” w x 6¼” h;
1 pattern repeat = 5” w x 6¼” h

Difficulty: Intermediate: Uses post stitches to make textured cables that create a pattern.

Stitches Used:

ch – chain
FPdc – Front Post double crochet
FPtr – Front Post treble
sc – single crochet
yo – yarn over

For a full list of abbreviations, please see my List of Abbreviations.

Notes:

Total stitch count is provided at the end of each row. If there is not total then it is the same as the previous row.
Blanket can be adjusted using multiples of 18+7.
Straight cable sections use FPdc. Crossed cables/twisted sections use FPtr. Crossed diamonds in center of oval sections use FPdc.
If it’s not stated whether the FPtr goes in front of, or behind, the previous stitch, then it goes in front of the previously worked st.

Special Stitches:

FPdc (Front Post double crochet) – yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yo, pull up loop, [yo, pull through 2 loops] 2 times.
FPtr (Front Post treble) – yo 2 times, insert hook from front to back to front around indicated st, yo, pull up loop, [yo, pull through 2 loops] 3 times.

Peacock Vines Crochet Cables Throw (baby size)

Ch 115.
Row 1: Sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 5 sts, *FPdc around next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around next 4 sts, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around next 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts, repeat from * across, turn. (48 FPdc, 66 sc)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 4 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 3 sts, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working behind post st just made FPtr around skipped post st, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working in front of post st just made FPtr around skipped post st, sc in next 3 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, repeat from * across, sc in last st, turn. (24 FPdc, 24 FPtr, 66 sc)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 3 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, FPdc around next 4 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, repeat from * across, sc in last 2 sts, turn. (48 FPdc, 66 sc)

Row 7: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 8: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 5 sts, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working behind post st just made FPtr around skipped post st, sk next st, FPtr around next st, working in front of post st just made FPtr around skipped st, sc in next 5 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, repeat from * across, sc in last 3 sts, turn. (24 FPdc, 24 FPtr, 66 sc)

Row 9: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 10: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2 sts, *sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, FPtr around skipped post st, sc in next 4 sts, FPdc around next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around next 2 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working behind st just made FPtr around skipped post st, repeat from * across, sc in last 3 sts, turn. (24 FPdc, 24 FPtr, 66 sc)

Row 11: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 12: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 3 sts, FPdc around next 2 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, FPdc around next 2 post sts, sc in next 3 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, repeat from * across, sc in last 3 sts, turn. (48 FPdc, 66 sc)

Row 13: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 14: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2 sts, *sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, FPtr around skipped post st, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, sk next st, FPdc around next sc 2 rows below, FPdc around sc 2 rows below skipped sc, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working behind st just made FPtr around skipped post st, repeat from * across, sc in last 3 sts, turn. (36 FPdc, 24 FPtr, 54 sc)

Row 15: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 16: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around next 2 post sts, sc in next st, sk next st, FPdc around next post st, FPdc around sc 2 rows below skipped sc, sk next st, FPdc around sc 2 rows below next st, FPdc around skipped post st, sc in next st, FPdc around each of next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, repeat from * across, sc in last 3 sts, turn. (70 FPdc, 44 sc)

Row 17: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 18: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2 sts, *sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, FPtr around skipped post st, sc in next 3 sts, FPdc around next 2 post sts, sc in next st, sk next st, FPdc around next post st (3rd post st in center section), FPdc around skipped post st (2nd post st in center section), sc in next st, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 3 sts, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working behind st just made FPtr around skipped post st, repeat from * across, sc in last 3 sts, turn. (34 FPdc, 24 FPtr, 56 sc)

Row 19: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 20: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, FPdc around next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, repeat from * across, sc in last 3 sts, turn. (48 FPdc, 66 sc)

Row 21: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 22: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2 sts, *sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, FPtr around skipped post st, sc in next 5 sts, FPdc around each of next 4 post sts, sc in next 5 sts, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working behind st just made FPtr around skipped post st, repeat from * across, sc in last 3 sts, turn. (24 FPdc, 24 FPtr, 66 sc)

Row 23: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 24: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 3 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working behind post st just made FPtr around skipped post st, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working in front of post st just made FPtr around skipped post st, sc in next 4 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, repeat from * across, sc in last 2 sts, turn. (24 FPdc, 24 FPtr, 66 sc)

Row 25: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 26: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 4 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 3 sts, FPdc around next 4 post sts, sc in next 3 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 4 sts, repeat from * across, sc in last st, turn. (48 FPdc, 66 sc)

Row 27: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 28: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 5 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, sk next post st, FPtr around next post st, working behind post st just made FPtr around skipped post st, sk next st, FPtr around next st, working in front of post st just made FPtr around skipped st, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 6 sts, repeat from * across, turn. (24 FPdc, 24 FPtr, 66 sc)

Row 29: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 30: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 5 sts, *FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around next 4 post sts, sc in next 2 sts, FPdc around each of next 2 post sts, sc in next 6 sts, repeat from * across, turn. (48 FPdc, 66 sc)

Row 31: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (114 sc)

Row 32: Repeat Rows 4–32 until blanket reaches approx 36”
Do not turn at end of last row.

Border

Round 1: Work 1 sc into each row-end down side, work 3 sc in corner, sc in each st across bottom, 3 sc in corner, work 1 sc into each row-end up opposite side, 3 sc in corner, sc across top, sl st in first sc to join.

Please Note: The border will need an odd number of stitches on each side (not including each corner stitch). Adjust each side accordingly.

Round 2: Ch 1, dc in each st around, work 3 dc in each corner st, sl st in first dc to join.Round 3: Ch 1, FPdc in first st, *[BPdc in next st, FPdc in next st] across to corner st, work (FPdc, dc, FPdc) in corner dc, repeat from * around, sl st in first st to join.

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