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by Robin
I’ve written about my love of ultra simple knitting patterns before. I won’t knit anything else! And this easy knit blanket pattern for beginners perfectly fits my need for simplicity. And the resulting cozy, basketweave throw is wonderful to cuddle under or give as a gift!
All you need to know to knit this blanket are the following:
- cast on
- knit
- purl
- cast off
Does a knitting pattern get any more simple than that?!? Heck no! And the result doesn’t scream novice. It’s an interesting design with modern blocks that look like a basketweave.
For me, knitting is a form of therapy. I struggle with anxiety. It’s a daily challenge. Keeping my hands busy helps diffuse some of my built-up tension.
Anxiety Prevention Strategy: I keep a knitting project in a drawer at my mom’s so I have something to occupy me while she pushes my buttons. It sort of works.
You can measure how stressed I am by the number of knitting projects I’m turning out. At one point, I knitted about 15 smaller versions of this very blanket to donate for babies. It might have been more! I don’t even want to count.
These stress-knitting projects have to have one thing in common: Simplicity. They need to be so simple that you don’t need to carefully follow along with a pattern. It needs to be so simple that potential mistakes are rare. This blanket absolutely fits that bill.
Here’s a few examples of this easy knit blanket pattern for beginners – in the wild:
(Note: my cat is 100% chill – until the camera comes out. Then she stresses and it shows. She gets it from me I guess. 😜 #neverreadyformycloseup)
I made this Hudson’s Bay blanket coloured throw to complement the vintage cabin decor we have going on at our Mobile Home Makeover.
I used this yarn.
(You can find the pattern for the Camp Blanket Inspired Knit Pillows here.)
Left: I made this dark green thrown for our Basement Media Room. I used this yarn (Not the Lion Thick and Quick Brand with this one! It’s Loops & Threads.) I also made this throw bigger than the pattern with 12 block rows vs. ten.
Centre: The Hudson’s Bay inspired yarn (as above)
Right: The first blanket I knit! I’ve knit this marble grey one twice, once was for a wedding gift I used this yarn.
Notice that a multicoloured yarn doesn’t show the basketweave pattern as well as the solids.
I used the Waterford Big yarn from Loops & Threads in Grey.
Have you seen enough examples of this blanket? Has the sheer number of times I’ve knit it convinced you of what an easy knit blanket this is for beginners?! 😂 Here’s the pattern…
Cozy, Modern Basketweave Throw:
Easy Knit Blanket Pattern for Beginners
Materials:
- 10 skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and QuickYarn (available at: Michaels and Amazon. Compare prices!)
- or another yarn that is rated “super bulky” yarn weight (level 6)
- Circular knitting needles size 15 (10 mm)
- large eye blunt needle to sew in ends
Finished Size: 45″ x 70″
STITCH EXPLANATION:
Seed Stitch (over even number of sts)
- Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * across.
- Row 2: P the knit sts and k the purl sts.
- Rep Row 2 for Seed st.
The Pattern:
1. Cast on 118 sts.
2. Work 6 rows in Seed st.
Begin Basketweave Pattern “Blocks”:
3. Block A (Block = 24 Rows):
Row 1: (K1, p1) twice, k1, p18, *k18, p18; rep from * to last 5 sts, (k1, p1) twice, k1.
Row 2: (K1, p1) twice, k1, knit to last 5 sts, (k1, p1) twice, k1.
Rows 3-24: Rep last 2 rows 11 more times.
4. Block B (Block = 24 Rows)
Row 25: (K1, p1) twice, k1, k18, *p18, k18; rep from * to last 5 sts, (k1, p1) twice, k1.
Row 26: (K1, p1) twice, k1, knit to last 5 sts, (k1, p1) twice, k1.
Rows 27-48: Rep last 2 rows 11 more times.
5. Repeat Block A and Block B 4 more times each. (Total of ten Blocks – 24 rows each)
6. Work last 6 rows in Seed st.
7. Bind off.
The Free Printable Pattern:
More of my super simple knitting projects:
- Knitted Hudson Bay Blanket Pattern Pillows
- 3 Easy Knit Camp Blanket Inspired Pillows
- Easy Knit PacMan Scarf Pattern
Other simple blanket projects:
Free Pattern: Cozy, Modern Basket-weave Throw – an Easy Knit Blanket Pattern for Beginners!
3 Simple Knitting Patterns for Total Beginners: Vintage Camp Blanket Pattern Pillows
Hudson Bay Pillows: A Simple Knitting Pattern Inspired by the Iconic Blanket
Knit PacMan Scarf ~ an Easy Pattern for any Beginner who Loves a Geek ~
ng100
Saturday 18th of April 2020
I'm a relatively new knitter, so just reading this I'm hoping for a bit of clarification on the seed stitch. So for row 1, I knit one purl one all the way across, then row 2 I do the opposite, purl one knit one. Then it says work 6 rows in seed stitch, so does the mean for the remaining four rows I alternate the pattern or row 1 and row 2 or do just row 2 for the other four rows. Sorry if that phrasing is confusing! Thanks for your help!!
frugalfamilytimes
Thursday 23rd of April 2020
Sorry for the delay! If I understand you right - I think you have it - 6 rows of seed stitch. It will make a one-to-one bumpy looking pattern.
Unknown
Friday 14th of February 2020
This is such a beautiful blanket and it looks so soft and cozy!
frugalfamilytimes
Friday 14th of February 2020
It IS so cozy! I'm happy you like it - thanks for taking the time to say so! :)
Sherry Cole
Monday 10th of February 2020
You did a beautiful job on this blanket. I needed a new blanket pattern.
frugalfamilytimes
Thursday 13th of February 2020
Thank you so much, Sherry! If you knit it, please be sure to let me know - I'd love to see! :)