Calming Chevron Knit Blanket Pattern
The Calming Chevron Knit Blanket Pattern creates a beautiful piece of knitting to show off in your home. It will be gorgeous folded over the back of the couch and cozy for your lap. Unlike a lot of chevron patterns, this blanket pattern uses soft neutral colors, which allows for greater relaxation and calm. But, if you are looking for a bit of pizzazz, you can always replace the colors with bright, popping ones. It is completely up to your creative impulse. Get your needles ready!
Knitting Needle Size10 or 6 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge15 sts = 4" [10 cm]; 26 rows (13 ridges) = 4" [10 cm] in Garter stitch
Finished Size45" [114cm] x 55" [139cm]
Materials List
- RED HEART® Dreamy™: 2 balls 8341 Grey A, 2 balls 8311 Ivory B, and 1 ball 8360 Dark Taupe C
- Susan Bates® Circular Knitting Needle: 6mm [US 10], 29" [74cm] long
- Yarn needle
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Note
Throw is worked back and forth in rows. Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of stitches.
Instructions
With A, cast on 195 sts.
Row 1 And All Right Side Rows: *K2tog, k3, [kfb] twice, k4, ssk; repeat from * across.
Row 2 And All Wrong Side Rows: Knit.
Repeat Rows 1-2 until Throw measures 7" [18 cm] from beginning, ending with a wrong side row.
Change to B and work for 5" [12.5 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to C and work for 3" [7.5 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to B and work for 5" [12.5 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to C and work for 3" [7.5 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to A and work for 9" [23 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to C and work for 3" [7.5 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to B work for 5" [12.5 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to C work for 3" [7.5 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to B work for 5" [12.5 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Change to A work for 7" [18 cm], ending with a wrong side row.
Bind off.
Weave in ends.
Abbreviations
- kfb
- knit 1 front and back (increase). Knit next st, then knit it through back loop.
- ssk
- (1 st decrease) Slip next two stitches knitwise to right needle, insert point of left needle through front of sts, knit these sts together through back loop.
- k
- knit
- k2tog
- knit 2 sts together
- st(s)
- stitch(es)
- tog
- together
- [ ]
- work directions in brackets the number of times specified
- * or **
- repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated