Tools & Supplies
- Bernat® Blanket™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)
- Stormy Green (10881) 6 balls or 1157 yds/1057 m
- Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [91.5 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 50" x 60" [127 cm x 152.5 cm], excluding fringe.
GAUGE
9 sts and 21 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Herringbone Pat.
Directions
Note: Worked over multiple of 4 sts +2. Blanket is worked from side to side. Cast on 138 sts (side edge). Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows: 1st row: (RS). K2. *Sl2Pwyif. K2. Rep from * to end of row. 2nd row: P1. *Sl2Pwyib. P2. Rep from * to last st. P1. 3rd row: Sl2Pwyif. *K2. Sl2Pwyif. Rep from * to end of row. 4th row: P3. *Sl2Pwyib. P2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. Sl2Pwyib. P1. 5th to 12th rows: Rep 1st to 4th rows twice more. 13th row: Sl2Pwyif. *K2. Sl2wyif. Rep from * to end of row. 14th row: P1. *Sl2Pwyib. P2. Rep from * to last st. P1. 15th row: K2. *Sl2Pwyif. K2. Rep from * to end of row. 16th row: P3. *Sl2Pwyib. P2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. Sl2Pwyib. P1. 17th to 24th rows: Rep 13th to 16th rows twice more. These 24 rows form Herringbone Pat. Cont in pat until work from beg measures approx 50" [127 cm], ending on 12th or 24th row of pat. Cast off (side edge).
Fringe Cut strands of yarn 6" [15 cm] long. Taking 2 strands tog, fold in half and knot into fringe into each 3rd row across top and bottom edges of Blanket, noting Blanket was worked side to side. Trim fringe evenly.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Cont = Continue
K = Knit P = Purl
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sl2Pwyib = Slip next 2 stitches purlwise, with yarn at back of work.
Sl2Pwyif = Slip next 2 stitches purlwise, with yarn at front of work.
St(s) = Stitch(es)