With pocket detail and streamlined i-cord trim, this basketweave blanket is one-of-a-kind. Prime Blanket is the twelfth pattern in Confident Knitting.

With three different size options, this blanket works equally well as a baby blanket or a throw.

SIZES
Small (Medium, Large)
Shown in size Medium

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Depth: 34.75 (36.5, 47.25)” / 88 (93, 120) cm
Width: 26.75 (34.25, 41.75)” / 68 (87, 106) cm

MATERIALS
YARN
Stolen Stitches ‘Nua Sport’ (60% merino wool, 20% yak, 20% linen; 153 yds / 140 m per 1.76 oz / 50 g) Colour: Kitten Fluff (9810); 6 (8, 13) skeins
Approximate Yardage: 900 (1215, 1910) yds / 825 (1115, 1750) m

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
2 US Size 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle, 40”/ 100 cm length
2 sets of 3.75mm US 5 circular needles, 100cm 40in long, or size needed to match tension

Always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed, as every knitter’s gauge is unique.
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn (a smooth cotton in a similar weight to the main yarn is preferable)

GAUGE
21 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm over basketweave stitch pattern, after blocking

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
2 sets of 3.75mm [US 5] circular needles, 100cm [40in] long, or size needed to match tension
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn (a smooth cotton in a similar weight to the main yarn is preferable)

TENSION
21 sts and 32 rows to 10cm [4in] over basketweave stitch pattern, after washing and blocking

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Photo tutorials for the following techniques can be found within this book:
Picking up stitches
i-Cord cast-off method

The following video tutorials can be found on our website at www.acknitwear.co.uk/confident-knitting
Picking up stitches
i-Cord Cast Off

PATTERN NOTES
The blanket is cast on and worked in basketweave pattern, before waste yarn stitches are used to mark the position for an afterthought pocket. The blanket body is then completed in basketweave pattern. Next, stitches are picked up around the remaining three blanket edges, before being cast off with the i-cord method. Finally, the pocket stitches are picked up from the edges of the waste yarn stitches. The pocket edge is worked with an i-cord cast off, and a pocket lining is knitted down from the remaining stitches, before being sewn into place.