Juliana Blanket
By Karin Martinez
Finished Measurements (after blocking): 36" x 48"
Materials Required:
· Size 6 Us (4.0mm) circular knitting needles, at least 32" long (or size needed to obtain gauge) Approx. 1200 yards of DK weight yarn (pictured blanket used Jo-Ann Fabrics Cuddle) ?Tapestryneedle ?Blocking pins and/or blocking wires Key: CO-CastOn K-Knit P- Purl [] - instructions between brackets are worked as a group for the number of times specified
Cast on 235 stitches (long-tail cast on is recommended)
Seed Stitch Border: Row 1 - 18: K1, [P1,K1] 117 times
Set Up Background (work once):
Row 1: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 2: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 3: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 4: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1
Polka Dot Pattern (48-row pattern, repeatable):
Row 1: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P6, [K5, P11] 12 times, K5, P6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 2: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K5, [P7,K9] 12 times, P7, K5, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 3: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P4, [K9,P7] 12 times, K9, P4, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 4: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K4, [P9,K7] 12 times, P9, K4, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 5: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P3, [K11,P5] 12 times, K11, P3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 6: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K3, [P11,K5] 12 times, P11, K3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 7: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P3, [K11,P5] 12 times, K11, P3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 8: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K3, [P11,K5] 12 times, P11, K3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 9: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P3, [K11,P5] 12 times, K11, P3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 10: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K3, [P11,K5] 12 times, P11, K3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 11: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P3, [K11,P5] 12 times, K11, P3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 12: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K3, [P11,K5] 12 times, P11, K3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 13: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P4, [K9,P7] 12 times, K9, P4, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 14: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K4, [P9,K7] 12 times, P9, K4, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 15: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P5, [K7,P9] 12 times, K7, P5, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 16: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K6, [P5,K11] 12 times, P5, K6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 17: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 18: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 19: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 20: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 21: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 22: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 23: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 24: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 25: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K3, [P11,K5] 12 times, P11, K3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 26: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P4, [K9,P7] 12 times, K9, P4, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 27: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K5, [P7,K9] 12 times, P7, K5, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 28: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P5, [K7,P9] 12 times, K7, P5, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 29: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K6, [P5,K11] 12 times, P5, K6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 30: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P6, [K5,P11] 12 times, K5, P6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 31: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K6, [P5,K11] 12 times, P5, K6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 32: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P6, [K5,P11] 12 times, K5, P6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 33: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K6, [P5,K11] 12 times, P5, K6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 34: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P6, [K5,P11] 12 times, K5, P6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 35: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K6, [P5,K11] 12 times, P5, K6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 36: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P6, [K5,P11] 12 times, K5, P6, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 37: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K5, [P7,K9] 12 times, P7, K5, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 38: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P5, [K7,P9] 12 times, K7, P5, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 39: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K4, [P9,K7] 12 times, P9, K4, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 40: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P3, [K11,P5] 12 times, K11, P3, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 41: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 42: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 43: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 44: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 45: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 46: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 47: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, P209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1 Row 48: K1, [P1,K1] 6 times, K209, [K1,P1] 6 times, K1
Work the 48-row Polka Dot Pattern SIX times, resulting in 12 rows of dots.
Work Polka Dot Pattern rows 1 through 20 once more. This will create the 13th row of dots and the 4-row background to match the set-up background.
Seed Stitch Border:
Row 1 - 18: K1, [P1,K1] 117 times Bind off all stitches knit-wise. Block to flatten pattern and stretch to desired size (approx. 36" x 48"). Enjoy!
