Blanket 09: Mermaid Scales

Needles: US 9 - 5.5 mm.
Yarn: Kartopu Melange Wool Tweed, 6 skeins (100g/170m).
Finished Measurements: Approx. 38”x 45”. 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 154 sts. (Multiple of 16 sts plus 10)
Knit 8 rows in Seed st.
Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * to end.
Row 2: *P1, k1; rep from * to end.

SCALE PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k5, p6, k5) ×9, (p1, k1) ×2, p1.
Row 2 (WS): (P1, k1) ×2, p1, (p4, k8, p4) ×9, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 3: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k3, p10, k3) ×9, (p1, k1) ×2, p1.
Row 4: (P1, k1) ×2, p1, (p2, k4, p4, k4, p2) ×9, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 5: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k2, p3, k6, p3, k2) ×9, (p1, k1) ×2, p1.
Row 6: (P1, k1) ×2, p1, (p2, k2, p8, k2, p2) ×9, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 7: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k2, p1, k10, p1, k2) ×9, (p1, k1) ×2, p1.
Row 8: (P1, k1) ×2, p1, (k3, p10, k3) ×9, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 9: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (p4, k8, p4) ×9, (p1, k1) ×2, p1.
Row 10: (P1, k1) ×2, p1, (k5, p6, k5) ×9, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 11: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k2, p4, k4, p4, k2) ×9, (p1, k1) ×2, p1.
Row 12: (P1, k1) ×2, p1, (p3, k3, p4, k3, p3) ×9, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Row 13: (K1, p1) ×2, k1, (k4, p2, k4, p2, k4) ×9, (p1, k1) ×2, p1.
Row 14: (P1, k1) ×2, p1, (p5, k1, p4, k1, p5) ×9, (k1, p1) ×2, k1.
Repeat rows 1-14.
Then knit 8 rows in Seed st.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.

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