Color Divide Chunky Knit Blanket Pattern Free
A new easy beginner striped blanket knitting pattern– the Color divide Blanket – is now a free chunky knit blanket pattern here on the blog. Read all about this knitted blanket or scroll down for the complete free pattern.
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If you’re new to knitting and looking for an easy, beautiful project, this chunky-weight throw blanket is the perfect choice. Designed with beginners in mind, it uses simple stitches and techniques to create a cozy, timeless piece. The blanket has classic, wide stripes in your choice of colors with elegant white accents, making it a versatile addition to any space. Plus, it’s great for scrap busting—mix and match yarns from your stash for a unique, personalized look!
This pattern includes instructions for eight different sizes, so you can knit a small baby blanket, a large king sized blanket, or anything in between. Whether you’re looking for a quick gift idea or a cozy project to enjoy over time, this blanket pattern has everything you need. Grab your needles, pick your favorite chunky yarn, and follow along with the detailed tutorials for a relaxing and rewarding knitting experience!
Blanket Construction
The Color Divide blanket is worked in one piece in simple stockinette stitch with a ribbed border at the top/bottom and sides to avoid curling. The white divider lines are then added with surface crochet or embroidered with a tapestry needle. You don’t need any prior crochet experience, as step-by-step video tutorials guide you through both methods. Whether you choose to add the stripes with crochet or by stitching, this pattern gives your blanket a polished, professional finish without the need to learn complex skills.
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Before You Start Your Color Divide Chunky Knit Blanket Pattern Free
Materials
● 10 mm/ US 15 knitting needles
● Lion Brand hue + me (Bulky weight 5, 80% acrylic, 20% wool, 125m/137yd, 125g/4.4oz):
o 50 (60, 63, 73, 93, 127, 135, 151) m / 55 (65, 69, 80, 102, 139, 148, 166) yd per stripe. The blanket has 9 (11, 13, 13, 19, 23, 23, 23) stripes.
➔ Total yardage is 450 (652, 815, 943, 1765, 2910, 3097, 3471) m / 493(714, 893, 1034, 1934, 3190, 3395, 3804) yd.
Note: I made 2 stripes in each of the following colors ozone, rose water, agave, peacoat and magic hour and 3 stripes in love song.
o 38 (54, 68, 78, 146, 241, 257, 287) m / 41 (59, 74, 86, 160, 263, 280, 314) yd in salt color for the divider lines
- Tapestry needle to weave in the ends.
- Optional: 10 mm / N-15 crochet hook (possibility to use tapestry needle instead)
Gauge
The gauge for this pattern is. In stockinette stitch, 9.5 st by 15 rows, for a 10 cm by 10 cm /4” by 4” square.
Blanket Size
The chunky knit blanket pattern is available in 9 sizes, noted baby (toddler, crib, throw, twin, double, queen, king) throughout the pattern. Pictures illustrate the throw size.
The pattern is written for the following sizes:
| Blanket sizes | Inches | Centimeters | ||
| Width | Length | Width | Length | |
| Baby | 35 | 43 | 90 | 108 |
| Toddler | 42 | 52 | 107 | 132 |
| Crib – Regular | 45 | 61 | 114 | 156 |
| Throw | 52 | 61 | 132 | 156 |
| Twin | 66 | 90 | 168 | 228 |
| Double | 90 | 109 | 229 | 276 |
| Queen | 96 | 109 | 244 | 276 |
| King | 108 | 109 | 274 | 276 |
You can easily adapt the size to your desired project size.
- To adjust width, add/remove stitches
- To adjust the blanket length, add/remove a stripe. Each stripe is 12 cm / 4.75”
Abbreviations & Instructions
● st = stitch
● k = knit
● p = purl
● sl1k = slip 1 stitch knitwise
● sl1p = slip 1 stitch purlwise
Repeat instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the
round/row.
The final number of stitches is indicated at the end of the round/row between < >.
Blanket Construction
The Color Divide blanket is worked in one piece in simple stockinette stitch with a ribbed border at the top/bottom and sides to avoid curling.
The white divider lines are then added with surface crochet or embroidered with a tapestry needle. Both techniques are detailed in the pattern below.
Colors & Stripe Pattern
The blanket is designed with an uneven number of stripes. Pick one of your colors as the mail color yarn for which you will make 1 more stripe than of the other colors.
In the sample pictured here I choose to use Love Song (reddish pink) as my main color. I worked the first, middle and last stripe of my blanket in that color. The other stripes are just 2 of each color in a repeating order. Having that main color stripe on both ends and the middle ads symmetry and harmony to your blanket.
For the surface crochet / embroidered stripes make sure you pick a highly contrasting color compared to all your other colors. Off-white with the other colors being darker and more colourful or navy blue / black / charcoal gray if your other colors are light neutrals or pastels will give you the best results.
The Actual Color Divide Chunky Knit Blanket Pattern Free
With your 10 mm / US 15 knitting needles and main color yarn, cast on 24 (76, 102, 108, 125, 160, 218, 232, 260) st.
Starting stripe
Row 1 – 6: sl1k, p1, [k1, p1] across.
Row 7: Sl1k, p1, [k1, p1] twice, knit until last 6 st, [k1, p1] three times.
Row 8: Sl1k, p1, [k1, p1] twice, purl until last 6 st, [k1, p1] three times.
Repeat Row 7 and 8 five times (length is 12 cm / 4.75”).
Middle Stripe
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US vs UK, abbreviations, imperial vs metric, yarn weights, etc?
Work a total of 7 ( 9, 11, 11, 17, 21, 21, 21).
Switch yarn color.
Repeat Row 7 – 8 nine times (length is 12 cm / 4.75”).
End Stripe
Switch back to main color yarn.
Repeat Row 7 – 8 five times.
Repeat Row 1 – 6.
Cast off and weave in the ends.
White Contrast Lines
To add the off-white contrast lines you have 2 options: surface crochet or embroidery. Independently of the technique you choose you’ll start the divider lines after the 6 side ribbing border and go up to the last 6 st. Repeat at every color change across the blanket.
Option 1: Use a 10 mm crochet hook and surface crochet
Or find the complete video tutorial on my Youtube channel here
Option 2: Use a tapestry needle and embroider them on the blanket. Although the crochet technique is a bit faster if you don’t crochet or don’t have the right hook size, you can use a tapestry needle to embroider the divider lines instead.
Or find the full video tutorial on my youtube channel here
Blocking
You are done with the knitting part. Make sure to weave in all the ends. To make your blanket even prettier, help even your stitches, block your project.
Don’t skip this step as it can make a huge difference. Read my detailed tutorial on why block, how-to, and all my tips and tricks if you need help.
