Tools & Supplies
- Bernat® Crushed Velvet™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 315 yds/288 m)
- Contrast A Cream (16002) 3 balls
- Contrast B Deep Gray (16010) 2 balls
- Size U.S. 8 (5 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [91.5 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 50" x 58" [127 cm x 147.5 cm].
GAUGES
14 sts and 28 rows = 4" in garter st. 17 sts and 28 rows = 4" [10 cm] in pat.
Directions
With A, cast on 162 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows: Knit 12 rows (garter st), noting 1st row is WS.
Increase Row: K2. Kfb. *K4. Kfb. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K4. 194 sts (multiple of 24 sts + 2). Proceed in pat as follows (see chart on page 2): 1st row: (RS). With B, K1. *Sl1Pwyib. K2. Rep from * to last st. K1. 2nd row: With B, K1. *P2. Sl1Pwyif. Rep from * to last st. K1. 3rd row: With A, K1. *K1. Sl1Pwyib. (K2. Sl1Pwyib) 3 times. K3. (Sl1Pwyib. K2) 3 times. Sl1Pwyib. Rep from * to last st. K1. 4th row: With A, K1. *Sl1Pwyif. (P2. Sl1Pwyif) 3 times. P3. (Sl1Pwyif. P2) 3 times. Sl1Pwyif. P1. Rep from * to last st. K1. 5th row: With B, K1. *K2. (Sl1Pwyib. K2) 3 times. Sl1Pwyib. K1. Sl1Pwyib. (K2. Sl1Pwyib) 3 times. K1. Rep from * to last st. K1. 6th row: With B, K1. *P1. (Sl1Pwyif. P2) 3 times. Sl1Pwyif. P1. Sl1Pwyif. (P2. Sl1Pwyif) 3 times. P2. Rep from * to last st. K1. 7th and 8th rows: With A, rep 1st and 2nd rows. 9th and 10th rows: With B, rep 3rd and 4th rows. 11th and 12th rows: With A, rep 5th and 6th rows. These 12 rows form pat. Cont in pat until work from beg measures approx 56" [142 cm], ending on 6th or 12th row of pat. Break B.
Decrease Row: With A, K2. K2tog. *K4. K2tog. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K5. 162 sts. Knit 12 rows (garter st). Cast o knitwise.
Side Borders With A and RS facing, pick up and knit 190 sts evenly along side edge of Blanket. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows: Knit 12 rows. Cast o knitwise. Rep for opposite side edge of Blanket.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Cont = Continue
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
Kfb = Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch
P = Purl
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sl1Pwyib = Slip next stitch purlwise with yarn held in back
Sl1Pwyif = Slip next stitch purlwise with yarn held in front
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side