Knit Blankets

A nice, warm, knitted blanket pairs perfectly with a good book on a cold night...
A blanket is a long-term project, but you can knit some as and when you have the time and inclination. Plus, when it's finished, the sense of achievement will make it all worthwhile!

Steps

Patch blanket

  1. Learn to knit, cast on and cast off if you do not know how. You might also find it helpful to learn to purl.
  2. Choose the size of the patches. About {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} is a pretty good size - big enough to get stuck into the knitting, and quick enough that your blanket will start to look interesting quickly!
  3. Choose the size of the blanket, and work out how many squares wide it will be.
  4. Start knitting your squares. Try to knit them as close to your chosen size as possible to make assembly easier. Use any wool/yarn that you like the look of - you can use leftover yarn, you can experiment with stripes or different kinds of stitches. Bear in mind that your blanket will look best if there's no reverse side - be thoughtful about using purl stitch.
  5. When you have enough squares, sew them together side by side to make one row. When you reach this stage, you will see how important it is to get the size of the squares as accurate as possible - mismatched sizes can result in odd bunching textures.
  6. Knit and assemble another row, and sew the two longer sides together.
  7. Keep going! Each time you finish a row, attach it to the previous row. Eventually you can stop, when your blanket is as long as you'd like it to be.

Plain blanket

  1. Cast on 150 stitches.
  2. Work the garter stitch for about 2".
  3. Knit 20, purl 110, knit 20.
  4. Knit 20, knit 110, knit 20.
  5. Repeat steps 3-4 until piece measures just under the length desired.
  6. Knit for about 2" more.
  7. Cast off.

Striped blanket

  1. Cast on 20 stitches, more for a faster afghan, less for a harder.
  2. Knit desired width of the blanket, cast off.
  3. Repeat steps 1-2, alternating between colors, until you have enough for the whole blanket, about 10 stripes (more or less depending if you change the needles and stripes' width).
  4. Sew stripes together (make sure that when you sew them together that they are straight, else your blanket will be crooked).
  5. Add fringes (optional).



Tips

  • Choose the right size knitting needles to match the type of yarn you are using.
  • If you have some left over swatches that are the same size as the squares your knitting, add them in!
  • Make sure the colors match and don't make it too tricky for yourself.
  • Shake it up! Fancy yarns look great paired up with just about anything!
  • You can also do this with a friend. One person knits a square, stripe or row and the other person does that to!
  • For the patchwork blanket you could knit a blanket or a scarf or a pillowcase.

Things You'll Need

  • Yarn
  • Knitting needles of all different sizes
  • Sewing needle and thread
  • Ruler

Method 2

  • Size 7 knitting needles (try to get the longer kind, it will make it easier to not drop stitches)
  • Six 3 ounce balls of yarn, any color

Method 3

  • Size 12 needles
  • 2 different colors of yarn (2 balls of each, add more for larger afghans)

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