How to Knit a Cotton Blanket with Fringe

You’ll Need:

3 skeins of 100% cotton yarn (200m/100g);

Knitting needles 4.

Instructions

Cast on 140 stitches and make 4 rows with stockinette stitch. In the 5^th row, work with knit 2 together (70 stitches). In the 6^th row, make yarn over after each stitch. In the 7^th row, make all knit stitches. For the next 4 rows, continue with stockinette stitch.

Knit the next 1.5 meters with a straight one-piece cloth.

Fringe

Repeat the pattern, as in the beginning of the work.

1st Row: knit 2 together;

2nd Row: all purls, make yarn over after each stitch;

3rd Row: knit.

Make the next 4 rows with stockinette stitch. Repeat the pattern from the 1^st to the 3^rd rows. In the next row, bind off the stitches.

If you want, you can fasten the edges of the blanket with a shrimp stitch.