SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Bernat® Blanket™
- 4 balls Contrast A Coal
- 3 balls Contrast B Vintage White
- Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
- MEASUREMENTS: Approx 55" x 66".
- GAUGE: 7 1/2 sts and 17 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter st.
- Note: Blanket is worked in 5 Strips that are sewn together.
- To change colors, twist the 2 colors around each other where they meet, on WS, to avoid a hole.
DIRECTIONS:
Strip (make 5)With A, cast on 25 sts.
Knit 7 rows, noting 1st row is WS.
**Next row: (RS). With A, K20. With B, K5.
Next row: With B, K5. With A, K20.
Rep last 2 rows 3 times more.
Next row: (RS). With A, K15. With B, K10.
Next row: With B, K10. With A, K15.
Rep last 2 rows 3 times more.
Next row: (RS). With A, K10. With B, K15.
Next row: With B, K15. With A, K10.
Rep last 2 rows 3 times more.
Next row: (RS). With A, K5. With B, K20.
Next row: With B, K20. With A, K5.
Rep last 2 rows 3 times more.***
With B, knit 8 rows.
With A, knit 8 rows.**
Rep from ** to **4 times more, then from ** to *** once.
With B, knit 7 rows. Cast off knitwise (WS)
Sew 5 Strips tog using flat seam taking care to match pattern.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
K = Knit
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together
WS = Wrong side