We've never seen a more beautiful knitted throw pattern! Not only is this Seafoam Knit Throw inspiring in its beauty, but it's also a great knitting pattern for beginners. This knit blanket will keep you warm and stylish. Your friends will wonder at the eye-catching and seamlessly blended colors, but we won't tell your secret that this knit throw only needs a single-colored skein to complete. With this beautiful skein of yarn, your colors will blend together without any additional assistance or technique. It's the perfect beginner knitting pattern to show off as super chic DIY home decor.
Knitting Needle Size11 or 8 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® Blanket™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 258 yds/234 m): Mallard Wood (10203) - 5 balls
Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
Measurements:
Approx 56 x 60" [142 x 152.5 cm].
Gauge:
8 sts and 13 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
Abbreviations:
Approx = Approximate(ly)
Beg = Begin(ing)
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
P = Purl
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat(ing)
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
Instructions:
Cast on 112 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needles in rows, knit 8 rows (garter st), noting 1st row is WS.
Proceed in pat as follows:
1st row: (WS). K8. *P8. K8. Rep from * to last 8 sts. K8.
2nd row: Knit.
3rd to 12th rows: As 1st and 2nd rows 5 times more.
13th row: K8. *K8. P8. Rep from * to last 8 sts. K8.
14th row: Knit.
15th to 24th rows: As 13th and 14th rows 5 times more.
Last 24 rows form Basketweave Pat.
Cont in pat until work from beg measures approx 58" [147.5 cm], ending on a 12th or 24th row of pat.
Knit 8 rows (garter st). Cast off knitwise (WS).