Wool - 7 x 50g balls Double knit (8ply) soft wool or merino wool
Needles - 5mm
Finished size - approx 30cm wide x 34cm long
Abbreviations.
md…mitred decrease (slip 2, k1,pull slipped stitches over knitted stitch.
yo…..yarn over
tbs…..knit through back of st.
WS….Wrong side
RS…..Right side
NB…Change to new skein at side of blanket.
CAST ON 169 sts.
Row 1..KNIT
Row 2..k1, knit 2tog tbs, K9, yo, *k1, yo, k10, md, k10, yo* repeat * to* till 13 sts left, k1, yo, k9, k2tog, k1.
Row 3..Knit, knitting into the back of the yo’s. This makes the hole smaller.
Row 4..As row2.
Row 5..As row 3.
Row 6 & every RS row: As row 2.
Row 7 & every WS row: Purl.
Repeat row 6 & 7 till last skein.
Pattern the same number of rows as the first block before garter st border then change to garter st as below.
Border row….WS…. As row 3.
Next row….As row 2.
Repeat these 2 rows twice more.
Cast off.
If you like a garter st or moss st side border add 5 sts to either side of pattern. (10 extra sts)
To adjust size.
One chevron = 24 sts.
To make blanket LARGER add on 24 sts MORE per chevron,
to make SMALLER cast on 24 FEWER sts.