Just Keep Knitting Mitered Squares Knit Blanket
Learn how to knit a mitered squares blanket with this wonderful pattern!
When times are tough, sometimes you have to remember to just keep knitting. That's why this Just Keep Knitting Mitered Squares Knit Blanket is so great. It's so mindless that you won't feel like you're lifting a finger, and so addictive that you'll have trouble putting it down to do the dishes or go to sleep! This easy knit blanket pattern looks much more complicated than it is, so it's sure to impress. While we love the earthy tones used in the sample, it would look great incorporating all of the colors of your living room or bedroom.
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MATERIALS:
Bernat® Velvet™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 315 yds/288 m) yarn
- Main Color (MC): Misty Gray (32028) - 2 balls or 630 yds/576 m
- Contrast A: Vapor Gray (32001) - 1 ball or 296 yds/271 m
- Contrast B: Mocha (32067) - 1 ball or 315 yds/288 m
- Contrast C: Mushroom (32003) - 1 ball or 296 yds/271 m
- Contrast D: Pink Dusk (32045) - 1 ball or 296 yds/271 m
Stitch marker.
Yarn needle.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Center dec = Worked over 3 stitches. Slip next 2 stitches as if to K2tog. K1, then pass 2 slipped stitches over knit stitch – center decrease made (2 stitches decreased).
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
PM = Place marker
Psso = Pass slipped stitch over
Rem = Remaining
Rep = Repeat
Sl1 = Slip next stitch knitwise
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
MEASUREMENTS:
Approx 50" x 62" [127 x 157.5 cm].
GAUGE:
14 sts and 30 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter st.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Note: Squares are joined as you knit. After completing Square 1, pick up sts along adjoining Square to join as you work as shown in diagram below.
STRIP 1:
Square I
With MC, cast on 39 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:
1st row: (WS). Knit.
2nd row: K18. Center dec. PM on last st. K18. 37 sts.
3rd row: Knit.
4th row: Knit to 1 st before marked st. Center dec. PM on last st. Knit to end of row. 35 sts.
5th row: Knit.
Rep 4th and 5th rows until 3 sts rem.
Next row: Sl1. K2tog. psso. Fasten off.
Squares II to IX
Foundation row: With appropriate color (see diagram) and RS facing, pick up and knit 19 sts along side of previous Square. Cast on 20 sts. 39 sts.
Beg on a 1st row, work as given for Square 1.
STRIPS 2 TO 11:
First Square
Foundation row:With appropriate color (see diagram), cast on 19 sts. With RS facing, pick up and knit 20 sts along side of first Square of Strip below. 39 sts.
Beg on a 1st row, work as given for Strip 1: Square 1.
Next 8 Squares in each Strip
Foundation row: With appropriate color (see diagram) and RS facing, pick up and knit 19 sts along side of previous joined Square of same Strip. Pick up and knit 20 sts along side of next Square of Strip below. 39 sts. Beg on a 1st row, work as given for Strip 1: Square 1.
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Lisa
Sep 20, 2021
This yarn is listed on the website as a #5 bulky yarn, it is listed on ravelry as a #6 super bulky, either way the 5 mm needle is far too tight, feels like it could break the needle tight. The recommended needle size for this yarn is 6.5 mm, I'm going to try that to see if it helps with the tightness and drape.
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