Kitteh Blanket
Your pet will love to snuggle up in this squishy and warm garter stitch blanket. I've knit several of these blankets and we use them to line the insides of our cats' sleeping baskets making sure that they are kept warm and snuggly. This blanket is knit in diagonal (from one corner to the opposite corner). It is an easy and fast knit and very easy to customize (blanket size or yarn weight) if desired.
Measurements:
Finished measurements: Sides: 57 x 57 cm (62.3 x 62.3 inches). Diagonal measurement: 80 cm (87.5 inches).
Materials needed:
Yarn: Super Bulky (yardage approx. 330 meters/360 yards) Needles: 8 mm.
Abbreviations:
k = knit (garter stitch) kfb = knit front and back k2tog = knit two together ssk = slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit them together (rs) = right side row (ws) = wrong side row
This is knit diagonal (from one corner to the opposite corner)
Instructions:
Preparations - divide the yarn?:
You can knit this in any size and with any amount of yarn. If you only have a limited amount of yarn available I recommend dividing the yarn before casting on: ·Weigh your yarn and divide it into two equal portions. · Use the first portion for the first section (the increase part) of the blanket and the second portion for the second section (the decrease part) of the blanket. Dividing your yarn available will be helpful in making sure that you will have enough yarn to finish the blanket. If you have plenty of yarn available, then I recommend that you knit until you are happy with the measurement of the first section of the blanket, and then proceed with the second section.
First section (the increase part):
Cast on 3 stitches. Row 1 (ws): k3 Row 2 (rs): k1, kfb, knit until 2 stitches left, kfb, k1 Row 3 (ws): k3 Repeat row 2 and 3 until blanket have reached the desired size for first section.
Second section (the decrease part):
Row 3 (rs): k1, k2tog, knit until 3 stitches left, ssk, k1 Row 4 (ws): k3 Repeat row 3 and 4 until only 3 stitches remain. Last row: Bind off 3 remaining stitches.
Weave in ends - and Voila! - blanket is now ready for kitteh approval @ If you have any questions you are welcome to contact me - my username on Ravelry is krebinette.
