Knit Blanket Stitch Pattern

Knitting materials and tools:

<> DPN 4.5 mm (US 7/ UK7)

<> Loops & Threads, Impeccable, (4) – 100% acrylic.

Common abbreviations of knit stitches:

k – knit

p – purl

yo – yarn over

st(s) – stitch(es)

sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch

k2tog tbl – knit two together through the back loop.

Knit blanket stitch pattern:

Cast on a multiple of 10, plus 2 selvage stitches. For example 22 sts.

Ribbing (3-5 rows): 

sel s, [k1, p1] – repeat across, sel s. 

Row 1: sel s, *k6, [skip next 2 sts, insert the right needle between the 2nd skipped st and the next st, yo and draw up a long loop, then knit the 2 skipped sts together through the back loop] twice — repeat from * across, sel s.

Row 2: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 3:  sel s, *k5, [skip next 2 sts, insert the right needle between the 2nd skipped st and the next st, yo and draw up a long loop, then knit the 2 skipped sts together through the back loop] twice, p1 — repeat from * across, sel s.

Row 4:  sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 5: sel s, *k4, [skip next 2 sts, insert the right needle between the 2nd skipped st and the next st, yo and draw up a long loop, then knit the 2 skipped sts together through the back loop] twice, p2 — repeat from * across, sel s.

Row 6: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 7: sel s, *k3, [skip next 2 sts, insert the right needle between the 2nd skipped st and the next st, yo and draw up a long loop, then knit the 2 skipped sts together through the back loop] twice, p3 — repeat from * across, sel s.

Row 8: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 9: sel s, *k2, [skip next 2 sts, insert the right needle between the 2nd skipped st and the next st, yo and draw up a long loop, then knit the 2 skipped sts together through the back loop] twice, p4 — repeat from * across, sel s.

Row 10: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 11: sel s, *k1, [skip next 2 sts, insert the right needle between the 2nd skipped st and the next st, yo and draw up a long loop, then knit the 2 skipped sts together through the back loop] twice, p5 — repeat from * across, sel s.

Row 12: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 13: sel s, *[skip next 2 sts, insert the right needle between the 2nd skipped st and the next st, yo and draw up a long loop, then knit the 2 skipped sts together through the back loop] twice, p6 — repeat from * across, sel s.

Row 14: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Repeat Rows 1-14 to form the pattern.