BackToBack Knits
His and Hers Lap Blankets
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Machine used: Brother Bulky gauge
(can be adapted for any machine -- just use all available ndls and adjust number of rows
to get an
acceptable length)
Materials: Any worsted weight yarns
Tension: 7
Size: Approximately 35" wide by 36" long
(adjust number of stitches based on gauge to fit your needs)
Method: Tuck Stitch and Weave Stitch
Directions:
- Blanket #1:
- Finished-edge cast on all available ndls.
- Push the tuck brushes forward, and set machine to pattern with
Tuck Pattern below.
- K 4 rws of each color, for 300 rws.
- Border:
- Done with ribber attached, using one of the colors in the blanket.
- Set up for 1x1 rib.
- Cast on 8 (R1-R8) sts with waste yarn and knit a few rws.
- Transfer sts so that sts R1, R4, and R8 are on ribber bed, and R2,R3,R5,R6,R7
are on main bed.
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- T5 on main bed, T4 on ribber.
- Set ribber to slip one way.
- K the band as long as you need it to go all the way around the blanket.
- Hand sew the band to the blanket.
Charted Tuck Pattern
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Knitted Tuck Pattern
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- Blanket #2:
- Thread main yarn onto machine.
- Finished-edge cast on all available ndls.
- Install the weaving brushes, and set machine to pattern with
Weave Pattern below.
- K 220 rws in weave patt. (To knit in weave, lay weave yarn across the selected
ndls and K across).
- Border:
- Single crochet 2 rws all the way around the blanket.
Charted Weave Pattern
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Knitted Weave Pattern
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Abbreviations:
- K = knit
- R1-R8 = ndls one through 8 to the right of the center of the bed
- sts = stitches (st = stitch)
- rws = rows (rw = row)
- ndls = needles (ndl = needle)
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