The Moss Landing Blanket.
Hi, I'm Kristen, and welcome back to my channel,
Studio Knit.
My new Moss Landing Blanket knitting pattern
is an easy knit and purl design
that is great for beginners.
It's easy to memorize
with a four row repeat
and it creates a reversible texture.
You can select among seven different blanket sizes
and have fun knitting up your new heirloom today.
For our knitting supplies, we're using bulky weight #5 yarn
along with circular needles.
Now, we are knitting it flat,
but the circular needles allow us to knit
the entire length of the blanket,
and that is size 10 U.S.
I'm using 36 inches in length for my blanket size,
of course scissors and a tapestry needle.
I knitted my sample in the lapghan size,
which is 36 by 48 inches.
As always, the written pattern instructions
are available on my website, Studio Knit, totally for free.
You may also purchase a printable PDF download
in my Studio Knit shop.
First, select a blanket size
to determine the amount of yarn you'll need
as well as help you know
how many stitches you'll be casting onto your needle.
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Step one, we are casting on our stitches.
Since I am knitting up the lapghan size,
I am casting on 112 stitches onto my needle.
And once you've cast on the number of stitches
required for the blanket size you've chosen,
it's time to knit it up.
Step two, the bottom border.
This is in the garter stitch.
Now, you know it doesn't get any easier than this.
We are knitting every single stitch, rows one through eight.
It's just the knit stitch for all eight rows.
Step three, we're knitting the body of our blanket
in the Double Moss Stitch.
So row one, we're knitting six on either side
for the borders,
and the Double Moss Stitch is K2P2 between the asterisks.
That means we are repeating knitting two and purling two.
So here on the right side of our work,
we're beginning by knitting six stitches
for the border on the right side of our blanket.
And then I like to add a stitch marker.
It just helps me remember
to separate the garter and the Double Moss Stitch,
and I'm doing them in different colors on each side.
So we're knitting two stitches
and then bringing our yarn around to the front
so that we can purl two stitches.
And between the asterisks,
it means that we are repeating this pattern,
so we're knitting two and purling two
all the way down the row,
then I'm adding another little stitch marker.
I'm just using a scrap of yarn.
I like to add a different color.
It helps me keep track of the right
and wrong sides of our work for a project like this.
And then we just finish up by knitting six
for the side, the left side border of our blanket.
Row two is exactly the same.
We begin by knit six for the border,
and then we repeat K2P2, knitting two and purling two
for the body of our blanket and the Double Moss Stitch,
and finishing up with knitting six for the side border.
Row three of our four row repeat is similar,
but a little bit different this time.
We are beginning by knitting six,
but then between the asterisks,
this time we begin with purl two and then knit two.
So we start by purling two stitches,
knitting two stitches,
and repeating that pattern all the way down the row
until we get to our final six stitches,
and that is just knitting them all up.
And finishing this four row repeat,
it's knitting the six stitches,
then purling two and knitting two,
and finishing with the knit stitch.
And you'll continue knitting this four row repeat
until your blanket is the length you desire.
So here I have knit my blanket all the way up.
For my lapghan blanket,
I have completed 60 pattern repeats
of the Double Moss Stitch.
Double Moss pattern is included
in my popular "Knit Stitch" pattern book
that is available both in print
and as an immediate ebook download.
So step four is knitting the top border.
This is identical to how we knitted
that bottom border long, long ago.
We are simply knitting all stitches
to finish it off with a garter stitch border.
To finish our blanket, I'm just binding off
with a standard castoff technique
all the way down the row, cutting our yarn,
weaving it through that tapestry needle,
through that final last little stitch,
and weaving in my yarn ends.
Most likely you have used multiple balls of yarn,
so you may have a few more yarn ends
to weave in yourself as well.
This blanket pattern looks great just fresh off the needles,
but for an optional finishing touch,
you may wish to wet block your work.
I usually use blocking mats and T-pins,
but I found with the length of this blanket,
I simply wet it and just laid it flat
without needing to use the pins,
and my blanket turned out beautifully.
I have the Tumbling Blocks Blanket Pattern,
which is another simple knit and purl pattern
which has a little bit more complexity in the design.
You might wanna go check that one out as well.
I hope you're inspired to knit up a Moss Landing Blanket
of your own.
Thank you so much for watching,
and I will see here next time, bye.