Fall has arrived, it is time for long evenings on the porch sipping a warm cup of tea, wrapped in a cozy, warm blanket. The White Pines Blanket uses the new Zippy looms to create a cozy thick blanket that knits up in a couple of days.
MATERIALS
Knitting loom: Zippy Loom (7 Zippys).
Yarn: Approx 300 yards of super bulky yarn. Loops & Threads Chunky was used in sample (11 skeins)
Notions: Knitting tool, tapestry needle, blocking wires and blocking pins
Size: 40 x 50 inches
Gauge: 4 sts x 3 rows= 4 inches in stockinette
Abbreviations
ew=ewrap
k=knit stitch (may substitute with flat stitch)
p=purl stitch
CO=Cast on
BO=Bind off
Rep=Repeat
st(s)=Stitch(es)
k2tog=knit two stitches together
ssk=slip, slip knit.
yo=yarn over (ewrap the peg)
sl=slip (skip the peg with yarn towards the back of peg)
Pattern Notes:
INSTRUCTIONS
(Make 2 panels)
Cast on 27 sts (from left to right).
Row 1: Sl1, k to the end of row.
Row 2: Sl1, p to last stitch, k1.
**Row 3: Sl1, k to the end of row.
Row 4: Sl1, p to last st, k1.
Row 5: Sl1, k to the end of row.
Row 6: Sl1, p to last st, k1.
Row 7: Sl1, k1, k2tog, k2tog, [yo, k1]3x, yo, ssk, ssk, k1, k2tog, k2tog, [yo, k1]3x, yo, ssk, ssk, k2.
Row 8: Sl1, p1, k to last 2 sts, p1, k1.
Repeat Rows 7 and 8: 3x more.**
Rep from ** to **: 4 more times
Next row: Sl1, k to the end of row.
Next row: Sl1, p to last st, k1
Rep last two rows: 3x more.
Bind off with basic bind off method.
Assembly
Mattress stitch seam both panels together. Weave ends in. Block if necessary.
Breakdown of Row 7:
First, we will move the stitches to the different pegs, to leave pegs open for the yarn overs. After all the stitches have been moved to the appropriate pegs, then you will work the row.
Row 7: Sl1, k1, k2tog, k2tog, [yo, k1]3x, yo, ssk, ssk, k1, k2tog, k2tog, [yo, k1]3x, yo, ssk, ssk, k2.
Step 1: Remove loop off peg 3 and hold it.
Step 2: Move loop from peg 4 to peg 3.
Step 3: Place loop from Step 1 back on peg 3. (Peg 3 has two loops)
Step 4: Remove loop off peg 5 and hold it.
Step 5: Move loop from peg 6 to peg 4.
Step 6: Place loop from Step 4 on peg 4. (Peg 4 has two loops)
Step 7: Move loop from peg 7 to peg 6.
Step 8: Remove loop off peg 13 and hold it.
Step 9: Move loop from peg 12 to peg 13.
Step 10: Place loop from Step 8 back on peg 13. (Peg 13 has two loops)
Step 11: Remove loop off peg 11 and hold it.
Step 12: Move loop from peg 10 to peg 12.
Step 13: Place loop from Step 11 on peg 12. (Peg 12 has two loops)
Step 14: Move loop from peg 9 to peg 10.
Step 15: Remove loop off peg 15 and hold it.
Step 16. Move loop from peg 16 to peg 15.
Step 17: Place loop from Step 15 on peg 15. (Peg 15 has two loops)
Step 18: Remove loop from peg 17 and hold it.
Step 19: Move loop from peg 18 to peg 16.
Step 20: Place loop from Step 18 on peg 16. (Peg 16 has two loops)
Step 21: Move loop from peg 19 to peg 18.
Step 22: Remove loop off peg 25 and hold it.
Step 23: Move loop from peg 24 to peg 25.
Step 24: Place loop from Step 22 on peg 25. (Peg 25 has two loops)
Step 25: Remove loop off peg 23 and hold it.
Step 26: Move loop from peg 22 to peg 24.
Step 27: Place loop from Step 25 on peg 24. (Peg 24 has two loops)
Step 28: Move loop from peg 21 to peg 22.
Empty pegs: peg 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 21, and 23.
Step 29: Knit the row (treat the pegs with two loops on the peg as one loop, ewrap the empty pegs).
Chart shows Rows 3-14 of the pattern instructions.
