Blanket 04: Diagonal Stripe

Needles: US 8 - 5.0 mm.
Yarn: 6 balls (100g/220m).
Finished Measurements: Approx. 38”x 42”. Additional repeats of the pattern can be added in both length and width to change the final dimensions.

ABBREVIATIONS
St (sts): stitch (stitches).
K: knit.
P: purl.

BLANKET

Cast on 175 sts. (Multiple of 15 sts plus 10)
Knit 10 rows in Seed st, all rows: *K1, p1; rep from * to last st, k1.

DIAGONAL STRIPE PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p4, k1, p5, k5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 2 (WS): (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p5, k5, p1, k4) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 3: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p3, k2, p5, k4, p1) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 4: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k1, p4, k5, p2, k3) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 5: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p2, k3, p5, k3, p2) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 6: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k2, p3, k5, p3, k2) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 7: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p1, k4, p5, k2, p3) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 8: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k3, p2, k5, p4, k1) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 9: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k5, p5, k1, p4) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 10: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k4, p1, k5, p5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 11: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p5, k5, p4, k1) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 12: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p1, k4, p5, k5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 13: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p5, k4, p4, k2) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 14: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p2, k4, p4, k5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 15: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p5, k3, p4, k3) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 16: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p3, k4, p3, k5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 17: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p5, k2, p4, k4) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 18: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p4, k4, p2, k5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 19: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p5, k1, p4, k5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 20: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p5, k4, p1, k5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 21: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k5, p4, k1, p5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 22: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k5, p1, k4, p5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 23: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k4, p4, k2, p5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 24: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k5, p2, k4, p4) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 25: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k3, p4, k3, p5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 26: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k5, p3, k4, p3) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 27: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k2, p4, k4, p5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 28: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k5, p4, k4, p2) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 29: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k1, p4, k5, p5) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 30: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k5, p5, k4, p1) ×11, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Repeat rows 1-30, ending on a row 10.
Then knit 10 rows in Seed st.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.

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