Knitting pattern 07: Breeze Blanket

Inspired by the intrepid breath of the Patagonian wind

jul 03, 2024

∙ De pago

🇺🇸 This blanket is inspired by the intrepid breath of the Patagonian wind. It advances without resistance through prairies and forests, then sneaks between buildings until finally, it merges with the Antarctic snow.
🇪🇸 La manta Breeze Blanket está inspirada en el intrépido soplo del viento patagónico. Avanza sin resistencia a través de praderas y bosques, luego se cuela entre edificios hasta que finalmente se funde con la nieve antártica.

Finished Measurements:

One size. 35.4” (90cm) x 58” (148cm).

Yarn:

Wobble Gobble (sport weight; 22% kid mohair, 69% silk, 9% nylon; 285g/996 meters/1,089 yards) in Ice Cubes colorway

Needles:

US 7 (4.5mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge, for working flat.

Notions:

Yarn needle
(optional) Stitch markers for pattern repeats

Gauge:

23 sts and 20 rows = 4” over stockinette stitch, blocked.

Notes:

The blanket is knitted on the bias, starting at one corner with 3 stitches. It increases at both ends to the blanket’s full width. Then, the work decreases on one side, while continuing to increase on the other side until the final length is reached. Finally, it decreases at both ends to leave 3 stitches to cast off.

Special Stitches:

M1K – make 1 knit stitch: insert L needle from front to back under the strand between sts; treating the strand as a st, knit through the back loop. (1 st inc)
M1P – make 1 purl stitch: uinsert L needle from front to back under the strand between sts: treating the strand as a st, purl through the back loop. (1 st inc)

Directions:

Slip the first stitch of every row purlwise – Sl1 WYIF on RS rows, and Sl1 WYIB on WS rows. All WS rows are knit over knit and purl over purl.

Setup: CO 3 sts. K3.