How to Knit a Cozy Blanket with Bernat Blanket Yarn

You’ll Need:

5 balls of Bernat® Blanket™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m) Vintage White (10006) 5 balls or 927 yds/848 m;

Knitting needles 8 mm.

Size:

142 x 152.5 cm.

Stitches Control:

8 sts x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 102 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:

Knit 4 rows, noting first row is WS.

Increase Row:

K5. Kfb. *K9. Kfb. Rep from * to last 6 sts. K6. 112 sts.

Proceed in Twisted Stitch Pattern as Follows:

1st row: (RS). K4. P6. [(RT) 4 times. (LT) 4 times. P3. (LT) 4 times. (RT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. (LT) 4 times. P6. K4.

2nd row: K10. (P16. K3) 5 times. K7.

3rd row: K4. P5. [(RT) 4 times. P2. (LT) 4 times. P3. (LT) 3 times. (RT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. P2. (LT) 4 times. P5. K4.

4th row: K9. (P8. K2. P8. K3. P14. K3) twice. P8. K2. P8. K9.

5th row: K4. P4. [(RT) 4 times. P4. (LT) 4 times. P3. (LT) twice. (RT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. P4. (LT) 4 times. P4. K4.

6th row: K8. (P8. K4. P8. K3. P12. K3) twice. P8. K4. P8. K8.

7th row: K4. P3. [(RT) 4 times. P6. (LT) 4 times. P3. LT. (RT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. P6. (LT) 4 times. P3. K4.

8th row: K7. (P8. K6. P8. K3. P10. K3) twice. P8. K6. P8. K7.

9th row: K4. P2. [(RT) 4 times. P8. (LT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. P8. (LT) 4 times. P2. K4.

10th row: K6. (P8. K8. P8. K3. P8. K3) twice. P8. K8. P8. K6.

11th row: K4. P3. [(LT) 4 times. P6. (RT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. LT. P3] twice. (LT) 4 times. P6. (RT) 4 times. P3. K4.

12th row: K7. (P8. K6. P8. K3. P10. K3) twice. P8. K6. P8. K7.

13th row: K4. P4. [(LT) 4 times. P4. (RT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. (LT) twice. P3] twice. (LT) 4 times. P4. (RT) 4 times. P4. K4.

14th row: K8. (P8. K4. P8. K3. P12. K3) twice. P8. K4. P8. K8.

15th row: K4. P5. [(LT) 4 times. P2. (RT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. (LT) 3 times. P3] twice. (LT) 4 times. P2. (RT) 4 times. P5. K4.

16th row: K9. (P8. K2. P8. K3. P14. K3) twice. P8. K2. P8. K9.

17th row: K4. P6. [(LT) 4 times. (RT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. (LT) 4 times. P3] twice. (LT) 4 times. (RT) 4 times. P6. K4.

18th row: K10. (P16. K3) 5 times. K7.

19th row: K4. P7. [(LT) 3 times. (RT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. P2. (LT) 4 times. P3] twice. (LT) 3 times. (RT) 4 times. P7. K4.

20th row: K11. (P14. K3. P8. K2. P8. K3) twice. P14. K11.

21st row: K4. P8. [(LT) twice. (RT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. P4. (LT) 4 times. P3] twice. (LT) twice. (RT) 4 times. P8. K4.

22nd row: K12. (P12. K3. P8. K4. P8. K3) twice. P12. K12.

23rd row: K4. P9. [LT. (RT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. P6. (LT) 4 times. P3] twice. LT. (RT) 4 times. P9. K4.

24th row: K13. (P10. K3. P8. K6. P8. K3) twice. P10. K13.

25th row: K4. P10. [(RT) 4 times. P3. (RT) 4 times. P8. (LT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. P10. K4.

26th row: K14. (P8. K3. P8. K8. P8. K3) twice. P8. K14.

27th row: K4. P9. [(RT) 4 times. LT. P3. (LT) 4 times. P6. (RT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. LT. P9. K4.

28th row: K13. (P10. K3. P8. K6. P8. K3) twice. P10. K13.

29th row: K4. P8. [(RT) 4 times. (LT) twice. P3. (LT) 4 times. P4. (RT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. (LT) twice. P8. K4.

30th row: K12. (P12. K3. P8. K4. P8. K3) twice. P12. K12.

31st row: K4. P7. [(RT) 4 times. (LT) 3 times. P3. (LT) 4 times. P2. (RT) 4 times. P3] twice. (RT) 4 times. (LT) 3 times. P7. K4.

32nd row: K11. (P14. K3. P8. K2. P8. K3) twice. P14. K11.

Continue in pattern until work from beginning measures approx 59" [150 cm], ending on a 16th or 32nd row of pattern.

Decrease Row:

(RS). K5. K2tog. *K9. K2tog. Rep from * to last 6 sts. K6. 102 sts.

Knit 4 rows (garter stitch). Cast off knitwise.