12 Reasons to Machine Knit this Blanket

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Updated, colorful and fun, this one-piece blanket is sure to please!
Knit in a self striping yarn in Fisherman Rib and you'll be done in no-time!

Dust off your ribber and get knitting!

  1. Make-in-a-Weekend
  2. "Instant" gratification
  3. Only 1 panel
  4. Updated design
  5. Stripes with minimal yarn ends
  6. Under $30
  7. Put your ribber to work
  8. Discover Fisherman Rib
  9. Build your ribber confidence
  10. No swatching needed
  11. Perfect your Kitchener Cast On (tubular) and Kitchener (tubular) Bind Off
  12. No punchcard or stitch patterning (unless you want to)


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Lessons Learned

  • Fisherman Rib knits up WIDE (hmmm... larger garment widths)

  • Watching the colors change is FUN!

  • All that practice with Ribber cast on methods was sooo worth it!

  • If I had swatched .... I would have knit at a looser tension and the blanket would have been even wider

  • If I had swatched, I would have KNOWN how long it was going to be :-)
    Lesson learned: Swatching is NOT optional ... duh...

  • Tubular (Kitchener) bind off always takes longer than I expect ... "Honey dinner has to wait until I finish this"
Knit on my Brother 260, I used 3 Caron Big Cakes (with some left over) Color Blueberry Torte.
603 yards = 300 grams
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2 COMMENTS
Cherie S
 Sep 7, 2022
I've knitted a number of blankets with Caron yarns. I like some of their color ways.

LaNecia S
 Sep 3, 2022
I’m going to give this a try this weekend. I have a blanket I need to knit up and this will be the perfect projec.