Get both a chic DIY home decor item and a cozy throw with this free knitting pattern. The Rolling Waves Knit Throw will have you happy (and excited!) to sit down, relax, and snuggle on your couch because this knitted throw is oh-so-soft. You'll love the rolling colors on this knitted blanket and all the beautiful different shades of yarn. This easy knitting pattern shows you how to knit a throw with precise and helpful instructions. We don't know about you, but we can't wait to add this pretty knitting project to our living room decor.
Knitting Needle Size35 or 19 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)
Gauge1 stitches, 2 rows, 3 inches. stockinette stitch
Materials:
Bernat® Mega Bulky™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 64 yds/58 m):
- Contrast A Aran (88008) - 4 balls
- Contrast B New Gold (88609) - 2 balls
- Contrast C Black (88040) - 2 balls
- Contrast D Purple (88334) - 2 balls
- Contrast E Radiant Orchid (88314) - 2 balls
- Size U.S. 35 (19 mm) circular knitting needle 29" [73.5 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
Measurements:
Approx 40 x 62" [101.5 x 157.5 cm].
Gauge:
5 sts and 7 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
Abbreviations:
Approx = Approximately
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
M1 = Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and knitting into back of loop
PICTURE
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Ssk = Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
Instructions:
Stripe Pat
With A: 4 rows.
With B: 6 rows.
With C: 6 rows.
With D: 6 rows.
With E: 6 rows.
With A: 4 rows.
These 32 rows form Stripe Pat.
With A, cast on 54 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:
Knit 3 rows (garter st), noting 1st row is WS.
Beg Stripe Pat, proceed as follows:
1st row: (RS). K3. *(ssk) twice. (K1. M1) 4 times. (K2tog) twice. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.
2nd row: K3. Purl to last 3 sts. K3.
3rd row: Knit.
4th row: K3. Purl to last 3 sts. K3.
Last 4 rows form Ripple Pat. First 4 rows of Stripe Pat are complete. Cont in pat as established until 32 rows of Stripe Pat have been completed 3 times.
With A, knit 3 rows.
Cast off (WS).