Reversible Block Throw
The Reversible Block Throw is cozy no matter how you curl up with it. Using two balls of yarn in a rich charcoal shade, you can complete this easy knit throw pattern in a fairly short amount of time. The finished blanket measures 44 inches by 53 inches, so you will have plenty of room to wrap yourself up and binge-watch your favorite TV show. Plus, the block pattern gives this piece a very interesting, dimensional design. Whether you make this free knitting pattern for yourself or gift it to a loved one, you can be confident the end result will produce many cozy nights spent at home on the sofa.
Knitting Needle Size10 or 6 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge14 sts = 4" [10 cm]; 20 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Finished SizeFinished Throw measures 44" [112 cm] x 53" [135 cm]
Materials List
- RED HEART® Comfort®: 2 balls 3220 Charcoal
- Susan Bates® Circular Knitting Needle: 6mm [US 10], 29" [74 cm] long
- Stitch markers
- Yarn needle
Instructions
Throw is worked back and forth in rows. Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of sts.
Throw
Cast on 160 sts.
Knit 1 row on wrong side.
Rows 1-8: *K5, p5; repeat from * across.
Rows 9-16: *K10, p10; repeat from * across.
Repeat Rows 1-16 until piece measures 53" [135 cm] from beginning, end with Row 7.
Knit 1 row on wrong side.
Bind off.
Finishing
Weave in ends.
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Abbreviations
- cm
- centimeters
- k
- knit
- mm
- millimeters
- p
- purl
- st(s)
- stitch(es)
- * or **
- repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated