ABBREVIATIONS
RS, WS: right side, wrong side.
K: knit.
P: purl.
M5: Make 5 with Backward Loop
RS, WS: right side, wrong side.
K: knit.
P: purl.
M5: Make 5 with Backward Loop
How to Increase M1
- Step 1: With your thumb, make a backward loop over the right needle.
- Step 2: Slip the loop onto the knitting needle and pull to tighten.
Basketweave Patchwork Blanket Pattern
| Cast on 137 stitches, or multiple of 10 stitches, plus 17. |
| Moss stitch border |
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Rows 1-8 |
K1, *p1, k1; repeat from * to end. |
| Main pattern |
| Row 1 RS |
[K1, p1] twice, k1, *p7, k3, repeat from * to last 12 sts, p7, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 2 | [K1, p1] twice, k8, *p3, k7, repeat from * to last 5 sts, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 3 | [K1, p1] twice, k1, *p7, k3, repeat from * to last 12 sts, p7, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 4 | [K1, p1] twice, k8, *p3, k7, repeat from * to last 5 sts, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 5 | [K1, p1] twice, k1, *p1, bind off 5 sts, p1, k3, repeat from * to last 12 sts, p1, bind off 5 sts, [p1, k1] 3 times. |
| Row 6 | [K1, p1] twice, k2, M5, k1, *p3, k1, M5, k1, repeat from * to last 5 sts, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 7 | [K1, p1] twice, k1, *p7, k3, repeat from * to last 12 sts, p7, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 8 | [K1, p1] twice, k8, *p3, k7, repeat from * to last 5 sts, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 9 | [K1, p1] twice, k1, *p7, k3, repeat from * to last 12 sts, p7, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 10 | [K1, p1] twice, k8, *p3, k7, repeat from * to last 5 sts, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 11 |
[K1, p1] twice, k1, p2, *k3, p7, repeat from * to last 10 sts, k3, p2, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 12 | [K1, p1] twice, k3, p3, *k7, p3, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k3, [p1, k1] twice. |
| Row 13 | [K1, p1] twice, k1, p2, *k3, p7, repeat from * to last 10 sts, k3, p2, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 14 | [K1, p1] twice, k3, p3, *k7, p3, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k3, [p1, k1] twice. |
| Row 15 | [K1, p1] twice, k1, p2, *k3, p1, bind off 5 sts, p1, repeat from * to last 10 sts, k3, p2, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 16 | [K1, p1] twice, k3, p3, *k1, M5, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k3, [p1, k1] twice. |
| Row 17 | [K1, p1] twice, k1, p2, *k3, p7, repeat from * to last 10 sts, k3, p2, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 18 | [K1, p1] twice, k3, p3, *k7, p3, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k3, [p1, k1] twice. |
| Row 19 | [K1, p1] twice, k1, p2, *k3, p7, repeat from * to last 10 sts, k3, p2, [k1, p1] twice, k1. |
| Row 20 | [K1, p1] twice, k3, p3, *k7, p3, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k3, [p1, k1] twice. |
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Repeat rows 1-20 until you reach the desired length, ending on row 10. Afterwards, proceed to knit 8 rows Moss stitch for the border. Then bind off. Weave in all ends, block as desired. |
