Use the ripple stitch to knit your very own light & airy, squishy & cozy blanket knitting pattern.

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About:

Available Sizes: Eight

Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart

Pattern Language: English

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

PDF Format: Printer Friendly

PDF Bonus: Ad-Free Video

Techniques:

Knit Flat {Back & Forth}

Knit & Purl Stitches

Increase Stitch

Decrease Stitch

Materials:

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky

Yardage: 400 – 410 yards {366 – 375 meters}

Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick

Needle Size: US 15 {10mm} Knitting Needles with a 32″ {80cm} Cable, or longer

Extras: Stitch Markers {optional}

Yarn Substitutes:

Cascade Lana Grande

Lang Yarns Virginia

Phildar Phil Alaska

Rowan Big Wool Yarn

MillaMia Super Chunky

Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.

Sizes:

Receiving: 28″ × 41″ {71cm x 89cm} {CO 56 STS} {4-5 skeins}

Baby: 36″ × 36″ {91cm x 91cm} {CO 72 STS} {8-9 skeins}

Toddler: 44″ × 50″ {112cm x 127cm} {CO 88 STS} {11-12 skeins}

Throw: 50″ × 60″ {127cm x 152cm} {CO 100 STS} {13-14 skeins}

Square: 46″ × 46″ {117cm x 117cm} {CO 92 STS} {11-12 skeins}

Twin: 60″ × 90″ {152cm x 228cm} {CO 120 STS} {17-18 skeins}

Queen: 90″ × 90″ {228cm x 228cm} {CO 180 STS} {21-22 skeins}

King: 108″ × 108″ {274cm x 274cm} {CO 216 STS} {25-26 skeins}

Details:

Gauge: 8 STS & 8 rows per 4″ {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below

Notes:

Not reversible

CO edge is the width

Knit using the ripple 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 “Ripple Knit Stitch” video tutorial.

Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:

CO desired # of STS, see Sizes section above.

Beginning border:

Row 1 {WS}: *K1, P1*

Row 2 {RS}: *P1, K1*

Row 3 {WS}: *K1, P1*

Middle:

Row 4 {RS}: P1, K1, P1 [*K2, YO, RT, YO* K2, YO] K1, P1, K1

Row 5 {WS}: K1, P1, K1 [*Drop YO, P2*] P1, K1, P1

Row 6 {RS}: P1, K1, P1 [*RT, YO, K2, YO* RT, YO] K1, P1, K1

Row 7 {WS}: K1, P1, K1 [*Drop YO, P2*] P1, K1, P1 {same as 5}

Repeat rows 4-7, until desired length.

Ending border:

Row 1 {RS}: *P1, K1*

Row 2 {WS}: *K1, P1*

Row 3 {RS}: BO in the P1, K1 pattern

Weave in the ends.

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}

P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}

RS – right side

RT – knit 2 STS together, without dropping STS from the left needle, knit into the first stitch, slip both STS to the right needle together {Right Twist}

STS – stitches

WS – wrong side

YO – yarn over

Gauge: