SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Bernat Blanket Extra (300 g/10.5 oz,97 yds/87 m)
- Light Teal (27037), 6 Balls
- Size U.S. 17 (12.75 mm) Circular Knitting Needle 36" Long (or size needed to obtain gauge)
- Stitch Markers
- MEASUREMENTS:
- r Knitting Need
- GAUGE:
- 5 sts and 7 rows = 4" in stocking st.
DIRECTIONS:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.Cast on 71 sts. Do not join in rnd.
Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows: See chart in "Get Patterns".
1st row: (RS). Knit.
2nd and alt rows: K3. Purl to last 3 sts. K3.
3rd row: K3. *P1. PM on last st. K9. Rep from * to last 8 sts. P1. PM on last st. K7.
5th row: Knit.
**7th row: (RS - tuck row). *K7. *Insert left-hand needle from WS through 2 vertical bars of first marked st 4 rows below.
K2tog (picked up 2 bars and next st) - tuck st left made. Remove marker. K9. Rep from * to last 4 sts. Tuck st left. Remove marker. K3.
9th row: Knit.
11th row: K3. *K9. P1. PM on last st. Rep from * to last 8 sts. K8.
13th row: Knit.
15th row: (RS - tuck row). K8. *Insert right-hand needle from WS through 2 vertical bars of marked st 4 rows below. Slip these 2 bars onto left-hand needle. K2tog (picked up 2 bars and next st) - tuck st right made. Remove marker. K9. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.
16th row: As 2nd row.
Rep 1st to 16th rows for pat until work from beg measures approx 58", ending on 8th or 16th row of pat.
Next row: (RS). Knit.
Next row: K3. Purl to last 3 sts. K3. Cast off knitwise.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Alt = Alternate(ing)
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
P = Purl
Pat = Pattern
PM = Place marker
Rep = Repeat
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side