About:

• Available Sizes: Five
• Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
• Pattern Language: English
• Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
• PDF Format: Printer & Mobile Friendly
• Bonus: Video

Techniques:

• Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
• Increase Stitch
• Decrease Stitch
• Lace Stitch

Materials:

• Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
• Yardage: 350 – 750 yards {320 – 686 meters}
• Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
• Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles with a 40″ {100cm} Cable
• {Learn About Yarn Substitutes.}

Sizes:

• Baby: 33″ × 33″ {83cm x 83cm} {CO 75 STS} {4-5 skeins}
• Toddler: 36″ x 60″ {91cm x 152cm} {CO 87 STS} {8-9 skeins}
• Throw: 36″ x 48″{91cm x 122cm} {CO 87 STS} {6-7 skeins}
• Square: 48″ x 48″ {122cm x 122cm} {CO 111 STS} {7-8 skeins}
• Twin: 36″ x 75″ {91cm x 190cm} {CO 87 STS} {10-11 skeins}

Details:

• Gauge: 9 STS & 14 rows per 4″ {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below

Notes:

• Not reversible
• CO edge is the width
• Knit using the baby fern knit stitch
• Knit flat, back & forth, on circular needles
• A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of CO stitches

Video:

Click here to watch the “Baby Fern Knit Stitch” video tutorial.

Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:

• CO desired # of STS, see Sizes section above.
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• Row 1 {WS}: K3 *{S1PW, P1} 4 times, S1PW* K3
• Row 2 {RS}: K3 *{K1, S1PW} 4 times, K1* K3
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• Row 3, 5, 7 {WS}: *K3, P9* K3
• Row 4 {RS}: *K3, K2TOG, K2, YO, K1, YO, K2, S1PW, K1, PSSO* K3
• Row 6 {RS}: *K3, K2TOG, K1, YO, K3, YO, K1, S1PW, K1, PSSO* K3
• Row 8 {RS}: *K3, K2TOG, YO, K5, YO, S1PW, K1, PSSO* K3
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• Repeat rows 3-8,
• 18 more times for a BABY blanket
• 38 more times for a TODDLER blanket
• 30 more times for a THROW or SQUARE blanket
• 48 more times for a TWIN blanket
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• To end the blanket follow the next 4 rows:
• Row 1 {WS}: *K3, P9* K3
• Row 2 {RS}: K3 *{K1, S1PW} 4 times, K1* K3
• Row 3 {WS}: K3 *{S1PW, P1} 4 times, S1PW* K3
• Row 4 {RS}: BO in the *K1, P1* pattern
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• Weave in the ends.
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• Block, if desired.

Abbreviations:

• * – * – repeat between *
• BO – bind-off in pattern
• CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
• K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
• K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
• P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
• PSSO – pass slipped stitch over
• RS – right side
• S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
• STS – stitches
• WS – wrong side
• YO – yarn over

Gauge: