A new knit blanket stripe pattern, the XOXO 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 XOXO knit blanket stripe pattern section is a beautifully intricate part of the design, crafted using a combination of knit, purl, and cable stitches to create a visually captivating effect. This section is unique because the cables are carefully arranged to form repeating “XO” shapes, evoking the imagery of hugs and kisses, which stand out boldly against the background of purl stitches. The interplay between the cable and purl stitches creates a distinct contrast that highlights the cable work, giving the fabric an embossed appearance where the “XO” pattern seems to rise off the surface.
Falling into Stitches Knit-Along
The XOXO knit blanket stripe pattern is the eight section in the Falling into Stitches Knitalong (KAL).
As fall paints the world with its rusty hues and falling leaves, it’s time to get cozy with our new striped blanket knitting pattern, the Falling into Stitches Knitalong (KAL)!
Challenge yourself to move past basic stitches in this FREE 6-week fall knitalong. Join us to discover new techniques and craft this beautiful sampler blanket alongside knitters around the world.
Using just four colors, you’ll create twelve gorgeous stripes to form your own stunning afghan.
Every Tuesday and Friday from October 22 to November 29 2024, a new blanket stripe crochet pattern is released for free on the designers blogs.
Falling into Stitches Blanket eBook
If you prefer a convenient ad-free PDF of the entire Falling into Stitches Blanket pattern, including the Strings of Diamonds section, you can grab the Falling into Stitches Blanket eBook HERE.
It includes 50+ pages of detailed instructions for all 12 stripe patterns in one beautifully formatted PDF. Each section includes step-by-step photo tutorials and videos as well as charts for some of the sections.
Before You Start The XOXO 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 XOXO’s section requires a multiple of 20 stitches +1.
Abbreviations & Instructions
- st = stitch
- k = knit (k 2 means knit 2 stitches)
- p = purl
- sl1p = slip 1 stitch purlwise
- C2F = slip 1 stitches to cable needle and hold to the front, k1, k1 from cable needle
- C2B = slip 1 stitches to cable needle and hold to the back, k1, k1 from cable needle
Repeat instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row.
Video Tutorial
Find the video tutorial for this section of Falling into Stitches Blanket here:
Or find the video tutorial here on my youtube channel
Special Stitches
C2F and C2B can also be knitted without using a cable needle. Check out the video tutorial to learn how.
The Actual Blanket Section Free Knitting Pattern
Note: For this section remove your edge markers if you’ve been using them to avoid confusion with the markers used specifically for this section’s instructions. You’ll add them back at the end of the section for the next sections
Row 1 (RS): Sl1p, knit across. <181 (151) st>
Row 2: Sl1p, knit until end of row.
Row 3: Sl1p, k9 (14), [k1, C2F, place st marker, knit 14 st, C2B, place st marker, k1] until last 11 (16) st, k11 (16).
You will see stockinette stitch diagonals forming. These stitches are referred to as the diagonal st in the rest of the instructions.
Row 4: Sl1p, [k until st marker, k1, p diagonal st, k until next st marker, p diagonal st] across, k until end of row.
Row 5: Sl1p, [k until diagonal st, C2F placing diagonal st on cable holder, place st marker, k until st before diagonal st, C2B, place st marker] until last marker, k until end of row.
Row 6 – 13: Repeat Row 4 and 5 until only 4 st remains between both diagonal stitches in each repeat.
Row 14: Repeat Row 4.
You are now going to change the direction of each diagonal to go in the other direction.
Row 15: Sl1p, [k until st before diagonal st, C2B, place st marker, k until diagonal st, C2F placing diagonal st on cable holder, place st marker] until last marker, k until end of row.
Row 16:Sl1p, [k until st marker, p diagonal st, k until next st marker, k1, p diagonal st] across, k until end of row.
Row 17 – 24: Repeat Row 15 – 16.
Row 25 – 26: Sl1p, knit across.
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