A new knit blanket stripe pattern, the Tartan Texture Section, part of the Falling into Stitches Knit Along Pattern, is now a free knitting pattern here on the blog. Read all about the stripe design and knit along it is a part of or scroll down for the free knit blanket stripe pattern.
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The Tartan Texture knit blanket strip section is crafted using only knit and purl stitches, creating a simple yet elegant tartan shaped texture. Aside from the slip stitch along the edges, the entire pattern relies on these two fundamental stitches to form the design.
Falling into Stitches Knit-Along
The Tartan Texture knit blanket stripe pattern is the 3rd section in the Falling into Stitches Knitalong (KAL).
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Before You Start The Tartan Texture Free Knitting Pattern
Materials
- 6.5 mm / US 10.5 knitting needles
- Chunky weight yarn: WeCrochet Wool of the Andes Bulky (100% superwash wool,
100g/3.5oz, 125m/137yd): You will need about 85g/106m/116yd in Bamboo Heather - Tapestry needle
Size
For sections where the stitch instructions are different for the different sizes, the size instructions are given in as follows: throw (lapghan).
The Stripe section is approximately 10 cm / 4” high and 127 (102) cm / 50 (40)” wide.
The tartan texture stitch requires a multiple of 10 + 9 stitches.
Abbreviations & Instructions
- st = stitch
- k = knit (k 2 means knit 2 stitches)
- p = purl
- sl1p = slip 1 stitch purlwise
Repeat instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row.
The final number of stitches is indicated at the end of the row between < >.
Video Tutorial
Find the video tutorial for this section of Falling into Stitches Blanket here:
The Actual Blanket Section Free Knitting Pattern
Row 1: Sl1p, knit across. <181 (151) st>
Row 2: Sl1p, k5, p1, [k1, p6, k1, p2] until last 14st, k1, p6, k1, k6.
Row 3: Sl1p, k5, p1, k6, p1, [k2, p1, k6, p1] until last 7 st, k1, k6
Row 4: Sl1p, k5, k1, [k1, p6, k1, p2] until last 14st, k1, p6, k1, k6.
Row 5 – 6: Repeat Row 3 and 4.
Row 7 – 8: Sl1p, k5, purl until last 6st, k6.
Row 9 – 12: Repeat Row 2 and 3 twice.
Row 13 -14: Sl1p, knit across
Row 15 – 20: Repeat Row 3 – 4 three times.
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