So I recently made a purchase from Brenna Ann, she is the amazing crochet/knitting designer who I have been featuring all week. If you missed those posts you can click on them down below.
Today’s pattern was a design that accidentally happened as a result of my not paying attention to Brenna’s Maple Blanket Pattern.
GET BRENNA’S BLANKET PATTERN HERE!!!
The design that came as a result of my mistake was something I absolutely fell in love with and I have been so excited to share it here with you!
This knitted blanket is SO EASY and you will love creating it. I was able to knock out this blanket over the course of about 3 days but I believe it was so worth it! We have slowly been re-doing all of our kid’s bedrooms and I have decided to make all three of my girls one of these for the ends of their beds.
I made this with an amazing yarn I found at JoAnn’s and it is an alpaca/acrylic blend. It is amazingly soft and the color is stunning! It’s an extremely pale pink and is perfect for a girls room or even a throw.
My favorite aspect is the diagonal design of the knitting stitch. I really love how it gives an added textural dimension!
WHAT I USED:
- 6 skeins of Super Bulky Yarn (holding two strands together at a time)
- 25MM circular knitting needles
- scissors
- tapestry needle
THE PATTERN:
Long- Tail Cast On 45 stitches
Row 1 – 2K, 2P all the way across
Row 2 – 2K, 2P all the way across
Row 3 – 2P, 2K all the way across
Row 4 – 2P, 2K all the way across
You continue with this 4-row repeat until you have used all of your skeins. This is about 85 rows.
Tie off, sew in your ends and you’re done! It’s pretty simple but leaves you with a gorgeous pattern!
Brenna’s Design is fabulous too! I like how her’s is more like X’s and I think it would work up beautifully into a lovely throw! Her patterns are all on SALE right now so be sure to head over and get a few for yourself. You will NOT be disappointed with her pattern designs!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Diagonal Knitted Blanket with FREE Pattern! – Yarn|Hook|Needles– I may have missed it , but what was the finished size if the blanket?
I don’t have the exact size as this was gifted after I made it. However, it was definitely your standard throw size blanket. Hope this helps!
Hi There, Jerica,
I am knitting up the Diagonal Knit Blanket just in time for the cooler weather. I love the simplicity of the pattern, plus the textured look. I am having a problem with the # of CO stitches (45), whereas in the instructions, they appear to be multiples of 2. Would this extra stitch be used for the edging, slipping it at the beginning of every row? Would this not affect the design of the pattern. I can’t seem to get it to look like the picture. Thanks for your help.
Hi, can’t wait to try this diagonal pattern! You mentioned 6 skeins were used. Can you specify how many yards or grams needed? There are so many different sizes of skeins out there and I was trying to figure out how much I have to get. Thanks!!
Where is the pattern for the diagonal blanket? The pattern posted is for the Maple blanket.
Thank you,
Is that 2k 2p in each of the 45 cast on stitches? I’m a beginner knitter
In the pattern it says cast on 45 stitches but then you knit and purl by 2’s..is this right?
I don’t understand how you cast on 45 stitches but the pattern is 4 stitches. What do yo do with the extra stitch?
I followed your pattern with the same yarn and it looks nothing like the blanket you have pictured.