About the Textured Blanket Knitting Pattern
The pattern for this textured blanket knitting kit uses a combination of moss stitch, stocking stitch and garter stitch throughout, with garter stitch to keep the edges flat.
The Sirdar Jewelspun textured blanket can be made in 2 sizes: small and medium. Small should measure 93cm x 113cm when finished. Medium should measure 120cm x 130cm when finished.
You can get this pattern FREE as part of a kit to make one of the two different sized blankets.
What are circular knitting needles?
The textured blanket knitting kit pattern uses circular knitting needles. If you've never used circular knitting needles before: don't panic! They are not difficult to use.
Circular knitting needles can be used to knit something circular OR in this case they can be used to knit something that is flat and very wide. Specifically, too wide to fit on straight needles.
Holding the short needles may take some getting used to but soon you'll enjoy not having to scrunch all your stitches onto a not-long-enough straight needle!
Skill level for this knitting kit
- Confident beginner
- Skills required, knit and purl stitch, moss stitch, no sewing up! Due to the number of stitches you will find it easier to use a circular knitting needle, you are not knitting in the round but from one end of the needles to the next.
Yarn you will require
- Small knitting kit: 2 balls of Sirdar Jewelspun 200g (500m/546yds) 100% acrylic (machine washable) or similar aran yarn
- Medium knitting kit: 3 balls of Sirdar Jewelspun 200g (500m/546yds) 100% acrylic (machine washable) or similar aran yarn
Tools you will need for this knitting kit
- 5mm needles preferably circular either 80cm or 100cm long, they can be bought thought this link
- Darning needle for your ends
- Scissors