Thanksgiving Throw Pattern
This stunning chevron afghan pattern makes a great first blanket pattern!
Cozy up with this beautiful display of autumn colors and festive chevron stripes. The Thanksgiving Throw is the ultimate Turkey Day knit blanket pattern for lazy naps and football marathons. This stunningly beautiful and amazingly comfortable throw is sure to put a smile on your face as you pull it out every autumn. Add even more warmth to your home this fall with the festive Thanksgiving Throw.
If you've never knitting an afghan before, this one is a good afghan pattern for beginners. Just because there's increasing and decreasing in it doesn't mean this pattern is difficult. In fact, it's a relatively repetitive pattern, so it's easy to get into a good rhythm with it. After a few repeats, you might not even need to look at the pattern itself.
Knitting Needle Size8 or 5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge19 sts and 25 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
Finished SizeApprox 50" x 60" [127 x 152.5 cm]
Materials List
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Patons Canadiana (100 g/3.5 oz;187 m/205 yds)
- Contrast a Crantini (10522) 2 balls
- Contrast B Burgundy (10430) 2 balls
- Contrast C Fool's Gold (10610) 2 balls
- Contrast D Burnt Orange (10630) 2 balls
- Contrast E Cedar Green (10247) 2 balls
- Contrast F Dk Green Tea (10237) 2 balls
- Size 5 mm (U.S. 8) circular knitting needle 40" [100 cm] long or size needed to obtain tension.
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Instructions
Stripe Pat
With A, work 10 rows stocking st.
With B, work 4 rows stocking st.
With A, knit 4 rows (2 garter ridges).
With C, work 8 rows stocking st.
With D, work 6 rows stocking st.
With C, knit 4 rows (2 garter ridges).
With E, work 12 rows stocking st.
With F, work 6 rows stocking st.
With E, knit 4 rows (2 garter ridges).
With B, work 10 rows stocking st.
With A, work 4 rows stocking st.
With B, knit 4 rows (2 garter ridges).
With D, work 8 rows stocking st.
With C, work 6 row stocking st.
With D, knit 4 rows (2 garter ridges).
With F, work 12 rows stocking st.
With E, work 6 rows stocking st.
With F, knit 4 rows (2 garter ridges).
These 116 rows form Stripe Pat.
Throw
With B, cast on 204 sts. Do not join in rnd. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:
Knit 7 rows, noting 1st row is WS and inc 27 sts evenly across last row. 231 sts.
Proceed in Stripe Pat as follows:
1st row: (RS). With A, K5. K2tog. *K8. (K1. yo. K1) all in next st. K8. Sl1. K2tog. psso. Rep from * to last 24 sts. K8. (K1. yo. K1) all in next st. K8. ssk. K5.
2nd and alt rows (except garter ridges): K5. Purl to last 5 sts. K5.
First 2 rows of Stripe Pat are complete.
Keeping cont of Stripe Pat, rep last 2 rows, noting garter st ridges, until work from beg measures 60" [152.5 cm], ending on a WS row.
Next row: With appropriate color, knit, dec 27 sts evenly across. 204 sts. Knit 5 rows.
Cast off knitwise (WS).
Abbreviations
- K
- Knit
- K2tog
- Knit next 2 stitches together
- psso
- Pass slipped stitch over
- sl1
- Slip next stitch knitwise
- ssk
- Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together.
- Yo
- Yarn over
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emj53 0007255
Jul 29, 2024
I'm confused with the instructions for this pattern. Do I continue with the 2 row pattern in the stripe pattern instructions even though it says stocking stitch and garter stitch?
Faith
Jun 25, 2021
I have a question about the 2 row stripe pattern sequence. When row 1 is started, there are 231 stitches. After working row 1, you are left with 230 stitches. Is this correct because if you continue, you keep losing 1 stitch in row 1? This can't be right.
Lisa
Jun 29, 2021
You will not go down a stitch in that row, the stitch count is consistent row to row, you will use 7 stitches at the beginning of the row, 24 stitches at the end and the pattern repeat is 20 stitches, so it will be repeated 10 times across the row. 7 20024= 231 stitches. For every decrease in the chevron pattern there is an increase to counter it. Hope this helps, happy knitting!
Lisa
Jun 29, 2021
The plus signs are not showing up in the math equation, 7 plus, 200 plus 24 will bring you to 231 stitches.
lcarr
May 28, 2017
I absolutely love the colours chosen for this afghan. The ripple design really accentuates them too. I have never knitted a ripple afghan before, but this one is so pretty I think I might try. The pattern looks very easy to follow and complete. Thank you for sharing this with us.
3cats2love
Apr 22, 2017
I love chevron patterns, and the afghan is a beauty! I like how the garter rows in between the pattern rows give it texture and sort of outline the color sections. Patons Canadiana is a worsted weight 4 yarn so I could substitute with worsted yarn I have on hand. This would make a fabulous gift for someone!
Lisa
Aug 19, 2014
You are going to do the two row pattern rows where it says to stocking stitch and you will straight knit where it says to garter stitch. so like this: A-10 pattern rows, B-4 pattern rows, A -4 rows knit, C-8 pattern rows, D-6 pattern rows, C-4 rows knit, E-12 pattern rows, F-6 pattern rows, E-4 rows knit, B-10 pattern rows, A-10 pattern rows, B-4 rows knit, D-8 pattern rows, c-6 pattern rows, D-4 rows knit, F-12 pattern rows, e- 6 pattern rows, F- 4 knit rows.
priscilla431 24760 40
Aug 19, 2014
Thanks I think I have it figured out. I will give it a try Priscilla
priscilla431 24760 40
Aug 18, 2014
Was just looking at the instructions for the Thanksgiving Throw. I understand the instructions for row one and two, but in don't understand the instructions for the rows with all the different colors. I would love to make this throw so can you please help me with the instructionsbr /Thank you br /Priscillabr /br /
Lisa
Oct 26, 2018
You are going to do the two row pattern rows where it says to stocking stitch and you will straight knit where it says to garter stitch. so like this A-10 pattern rows, B-4 pattern rows, A -4 rows knit, C-8 pattern rows, D-6 pattern rows, C-4 rows knit, E-12 pattern rows, F-6 pattern rows, E-4 rows knit, B-10 pattern rows, A-10 pattern rows, B-4 rows knit, D-8 pattern rows, c-6 pattern rows, D-4 rows knit, F-12 pattern rows, e- 6 pattern rows, F- 4 knit rows.
Lisa
Oct 28, 2020
I should have been more clear, you are working two sets of instructions at the same time, the pattern row instructions and the stripe pattern instructions.
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