My Favourite Blanket

Welcome to My Favourite Blanket! I’m so All of the yarn colours are inspired by
excited to be sharing this design with you plants or trees that flower in each of the
throughout 2023. 12 months of the year.

My hope is that this blanket will become
your favourite too.
The blanket is worked in 12 sections. Each
time we will be dyeing up yarns, and then
knitting these yarns into the blanket.
If dyeing yarn isn’t your thing, just go into
your stash and pick 2 yarns you want to
work with each time.
I can’t wait to see all of your beautiful
blankets!

My Favourite Blanket
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© 2023 Kay Jones
Do not reproduce
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 YARN ABBREVIATIONS

You will need 24 x 50g (200m per 50g) k - knit.

of fingering weight yarn. yo - yarn over.
k2tog - knit the next 2 stitches
The blanket has 12 sections. Each together.
section uses 2 x 50g of yarn, held kfb - knit into the front and then the
together. back of the next stitch, increasing by 1
stitch.
lod (lift over decrease) - Lift the final
stitch on your needle over the other
NOTIONS remaining stitch. Now knit that final
stitch through the back loop.
4.5 mm needles. I started with a 32 inch An alternative method is to turn your
circular and moved to a 40 inch when the work and lift the final stitch over the
stitch count increased to require it. other remaining stitch. Now turn your
work back to the right side and then knit
Tapestry needle. the last stitch remaining through the
back loop.
Lockable stitch marker/progress keeper.

GAUGE

21 sts and 30 rows to 10 cm (4 inches)

in garter stitch. 30 rows is 15 garter
ridges. Gauge is not crucial for this
design.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

Width - 100 cm (39.5 inches).

Length - 140 cm (55 inches).

My Favourite Blanket
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CAST ON AND SECTION 1 SECTION 2

Holding your chosen 2 yarns together and your With your next 2 yarns, work the following -

4.5mm needles, cast on 2 stitches. I use the

long-tail cast on method. Row 1 (RS) - knit to the last stitch, kfb (117 sts).

Set Up Note - on this first row, I like to knit the first 4

stitches with my previous yarns and then add in

Row 1 (RS) - kfb x 2 (4 sts). my new yarns and continue knitting. This is to

Row 2 - knit all stitches. ensure you have a nice neat edge to your blanket
and it also makes weaving in tail ends easier.

Main Body Repeat row 1 until you have 166 stitches.

Row 1 (RS) - knit to the last stitch, kfb (5 sts) You can now cut both yarns, leaving a tail of

Row 2 (WS) - as row 1 (6 sts). about 8 inches.

Repeat row 1 until you have 116 stitches on your

needle. You will end with a wrong side row.

I clip a marker to the front of my work, once I’ve

knit enough to allow this.

You can now cut both yarns, but leave a tail of

about 8 inches.

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SECTION 3 SECTION 5

Repeat instructions for section 2. You should With your next two yarns work the following :-
work until you have 206 stitches. (as before, you should knit the first 4 stitches
using your previous yarns and then switch to
the new yarns).

Row 1 (RS) - knit to last 2 stitches, lod.

Row 2 - knit to last stitch, kfb.
Row 3 - (k4, k2tog, yo, k4) repeat to last 2
stitches, lod.
SECTION 4
Row 4 - as row 2.

Repeat instructions for section 2. You should

Note - your stitch count will remain the same
work until you have 242 stitches.
during this section (242 sts). You will
decrease a stitch on each right side row, and
then increase a stitch on every wrong side
row.

Repeat the above 4 rows a total of 8 times.

SECTION 6

Repeat instructions for section 5.

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