Hello everyone!
Life has been quite full lately, so I didn’t have a lot of time to update my blog.
To make you all forgive me for my prolonged absence, I decided to post a free pattern for you knitters to enjoy.
The Summer is over, and we can start thinking about knitting cozy wolly blankets once again.
I had a couple of balls of chunky yarn staring at me for quite some time. I don’t even remember where or when I purchased them (let’s say it was so long ago, that the yarn maker discontinued this shade – eeeek!!). I loved the subtle hues of this yarn: they are clearly visible, but they are not too strong to distract the eye.
I don’t often work in chunky yarn. As you might have noticed from my past projects, I enjoy lace and fine yarns the most. Nevertheless, I also appreciate how fast and cosy the chunky knits are.
Knitting this blanket was a funny project for me, mainly because it took shape while I was working it. There was no real planning, the choice of which stitches to use just came to me naturally.
Now, I am not suggesting that I am a yarn listener (or maybe I would like to be a yarn whisperer) but sometimes I think it is fun to let our imagination take control and let our needles guide us along the way.
So after a few rows of garter, and some more of stockinette stitch I decided to add a very simple eyelet motif.
I think simplicity paid it off this time. I really liked the contrast of the chunky yarn and the lightness of the eyelets.
So I wrote down the pattern for all of you to try, hopefully it will make sense, since as I said before it was quite an improv knitting experience for me.
Simple Eyelet Baby Blanket
The finished blanket will measure approximately 60 x 57 cm once blocked.
Materials:
2 x 100g balls of Cygnet Grousemoor Chunky Yarn (25% wool – 75% acrylic) of your preferred shade. You can use another chunky yarn that meets the gauge.1 pair of 5,5 mm knitting needles (you may use circular needles if you prefer, but you will knit flat)
tapestry needle to weave the ends in
Gauge:
10 cm / 4 inchess = 15 sts / 20 rows
Stitches used:
Garter : Knit all on RS and WS of the work
Stockinette Stitch: Knit on the RS and purl on the WS
Eyelet Pattern: See chart
Execution:
Cast on 90 sts.
Work 6 rows in garter.
K5 at each end, work 4 rows in stockinette stitch.
K5 at each end, work the eyelet pattern, plus K2 at the end of the 13 repetitions.
Repeat the eyelet pattern, which is composed of 8 rows for each repeat (in the chart you see the stitches worked on the RS. On the WS keeping the first and last 5 sts in garter purl all the stitches). Repeat the eyelet pattern 12 times (96 rows in total).
K5 at each end, work 4 rows in stockinette stitch.
Work 5 rows in garter, on the WS knit all the stitches while binding off.
Weave the ends in and block to measure.
Eyelet pattern chart:
repeat 13 times, then at the end of the RS row + k2
Eyelet pattern written instructions:
Worked on the central 80 stitches
Row 1: (k4, k2tog, yo) repeat 13 times, + k2
Row 2: k5, p80, k5
Row 3: (k3, k2tog, yo, k1) repeat 13 times, + k2
Row 4: k5, p80, k5
Row 5: (k2, k2tog, yo, k2) repeat 13 times, + k2
Row 6: k5, p80, k5
Row 7: (k6) repeat 13 times, + k2
Bonus picture:
Please send me your feedback, I would love to hear your experience with this pattern 🙂
Happy knitting!
Edit: 23/03/2018
Since some of you were confused by my written instruction I decided to edit the original post and to add a more extensive explanation. I hope it helps! Happy knitting!
Disclaimer:
Simple Eyelet Blanket is an original design by Simply Yarn
© 2015 Simply Yarn. I have created this as a pattern for personal use. Items made from this pattern may be sold, but the creator of the design should be credited. No part of this pattern may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the copyright owners having been given in writing. Please contact me at simply.yarn@gmail.com for further information.
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