Blanket 17: Basketweave

Needles: US 7 - 4.5 mm.
Yarn: Etrofil Vivaldi, 5 skeins, 1000m.
Finished Measurements: Approx. 32”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.
Yo: yarn over.
K2tog: knit 2 sts together.
Ssk: slip 1st knitwise, slip 1st knitwise, knit together.

BLANKET

Cast on 143 sts.
Knit 10 rows Seed st, all rows: *K1, p1; repeat from * to last st, k1.

BASKETWEAVE PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): (K1, p1) ×3, k3, *p5, k3; repeat from * to last 6 sts, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 2 (WS): (K1, p1) ×3, p3, *k5, p3; repeat from * to last 6 sts, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 3: (K1, p1) ×3, k3, *p5, k3; repeat from * to last 6 sts, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 4: (K1, p1) ×3, p3, *k5, p3; repeat from * to last 6 sts, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 5: (K1, p1) ×3, k2, *ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1; repeat from * to last 7 sts, k1, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 6: (K1, p1) ×3, purl to last 6 sts, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 7: (K1, p1) ×3, p4, *k3, p5; repeat from * to last 13 sts, k3, p4, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 8: (K1, p1) ×3, k4, *p3, k5; repeat from * to last 13 sts, p3, k4, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 9: (K1, p1) ×3, p4, *k3, p5; repeat from * to last 13 sts, k3, p4, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 10: (K1, p1) ×3, k4, *p3, k5; repeat from * to last 13 sts, p3, k4, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 11: (K1, p1) ×3, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, *ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1; repeat from * to last 11, ssk, yo, k3, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 12: (K1, p1) ×3, purl to last 6 sts, (p1, k1) ×3.
Repeat rows 1-12, ending on a row 4.
Then knit 10 rows Seed st.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.