Looking for a fun and easy corner to corner knit blanket pattern? You’re in the right place!
Our first knitting guest post comes from my good friend Chantal at Yarnique. It’s an amazing corner to corner design that creates diagonal stripes as you go. It’s honestly one of my favorite ways to work on the bias when knitting.
Here is Chantal…
Inspiration for This Knit Blanket Pattern
The inspiration for this corner to corner knit blanket design came from the classic Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth pattern. Although no one knows where this pattern originated, it’s a traditional dishcloth pattern that’s very popular in the knitting community. The designer has created a few other designs inspired by the Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth pattern and here we’ve got another fresh and modern take on it.
I know crochet seems to have the market covered when it comes to corner to corner crochet blanket patterns, but knitters can easily work this method for a wonderful knitted blanket, too.
This great free knitting pattern can easily be made smaller for a baby blanket or as large as you’d like because it’s an easy corner to corner blanket pattern that works up quickly and looks amazing!
About the Yarn
The yarn used in the sample photos is Lion Brand Yarn Hue + Me, a #5 bulky weight yarn. This blanket pattern is designed to be worked with any weight and type of yarn. Because it starts at the smallest point and is worked to the desired size, then decreased to create a square blanket, any yarn weight can be used. For this reason, gauge is also not important for this project.
If you don’t have a bulky weight yarn, feel free to work with two strands of worsted weight yarn – a size that’s very common in a yarn stash (and, ahem, I think we all have one of those!).
Techniques Used
We discussed you where the inspiration came from, now let’s talk about techniques for this free pattern. This easy blanket design uses a few more techniques than the Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth design but is still considered easy skill level.
The majority of the blanket is made using knit and purl stitches. The increases are made using simple yarn overs and k1fb (see Stitch Index below). There are a few more decreases used, but none are complicated. Decreases include k2tog, ssk, p2tog, and p3tog (see Stitch Index below).
If you’re newer to knitting, this is a great design to practice those increase and decrease skills with a mostly mindless knitting project.
For a limited time, download the PDF pattern for FREE! Click here to go to the designer’s blog post to download your free PDF copy.
Corner to Corner Knit Blanket
Skill Level
Easy
Gauge
12 sts and 18 rows of stockinette stitch is 4″ x 4″ (10x10cm), after blocking
Finished Measurements
40” x 40” (400x400cm), after blocking
Materials
6 balls Lion Brand Yarn Hue + Me (#5 Bulky Weight Yarn)
OR
A sufficient amount of whichever yarn you choose to use.
US Size 10.5/UK Size 3/6.5mm 40” circular needles (or recommended size for the yarn you’re using)
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Scissors
Measuring tape or gauge swatch measuring device (optional but not required)
Blocking mats and pins (optional but recommended for this project)
Notes
– The pattern is worked flat, not in the round. Circular needles with a long cord are needed to hold the large amount of stitches.
– The pattern is designed to be worked with any weight and type of yarn and to any desired size.
– The gauge provided is for the sample in the photos but is not important for this project.
– (xx) at the end of a row/round indicates how many total stitches for that row/round
Stitch Index
CO – cast on
R – row/round
BO – bind off
yo – yarn over
k – knit
k1fb – knit 1 front and back (knit 1 through the front leg of the stitch, do not remove stitch from left needle, knit 1 through the back leg of the stitch, remove stitch from left needle [increase by 1 st])
k2tog – knit 2 stitches together as one [decrease by 1 st, right leaning]
ssk – slip 1 st knitwise, slip 1 st knitwise, pass 2 sts from the right needle to the left needle one at a time, insert right needle into the back of both slipped sts on the left needle, knit [decrease by 1 st, left leaning]
p – purl
p2tog – purl 2 stitches together as one [decrease by 1 st]
p3tog – purl 3 stitches together as one [decrease by 2 sts]
Corner to Corner Knit Blanket Pattern
Foundation CO 5 using your preferred method
R1 sl1p, k to end (5)
R2 sl1p, kfb, k1, kfb, k1 (7)
R3 sl1p, k to end (7)
R4 sl1p, k1, yo, k3, yo, k2 (9)
R5 sl1p, k1, p5, k2 (9)
R6 sl1p, k1, yo, k until 2 sts remain, yo, k2 (11)
R7 sl1p, k1, p until 2 sts remain, k2 (11)
R8-15 repeat R6-7
R16 sl1p, k1, yo, k until 2 sts remain, yo, k2 (21)
R17 sl1p, k to end (21)
R18-21 repeat R16-17
R22 sl1p, k1, yo, k until 2 sts remain, yo, k2 (27)
R23 sl1p, k1, p until 2 sts remain, k2 (27)
R24-33 repeat R22-23 (37)
Repeat R16-33 until you have 137 sts or until your desired size, ending after 4 rows of a 12 row st st repeat. Once you reach the widest point, you will keep the same number of sts for 4 rows, then start the decrease section. Row count will start back at 1.
R1 sl1p, k to end (137)
R2 sl1p, k1, p until 2 sts remain, k2 (137)
R3-4 repeat R1-2 (137)
R5 sl1p, p2tog, yo, ssk, k until 5 sts remain, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1 (135)
R6 sl1p, k1, p until 2 sts remain, k2 (135)
R7-8 repeat R5-6 (133)
R9 sl1p, p2tog, yo, ssk, k until 5 sts remain, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1 (131)
R10 sl1p, k to end (131)
R11-14 repeat R9-10 (127)
R15 sl1p, p2tog, yo, ssk, k until 5 sts remain, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1 (125)
R16 sl1p, k1, p until 2 sts remain, k2 (125)
R17-26 repeat R15-16
Repeat R9-26 until 9 sts remain, ending after R10 of the last 12 row st st repeat.
sl1p, p2tog, p3tog, p2tog, k1 (5)
sl1p, k to end (5)
BO in pattern
Finish off and weave in ends. I recommend blocking this blanket to help with the curling from the stockinette stitch on the beginning and ending corners.
Final Thoughts on this Corner to Corner Knit Blanket Pattern
Wow, what an amazing guest project from Chantal at Yarnique! Be sure to snag the free download of this pattern – for a limited time only!
Click here to go to the designer’s blog post to download your free PDF copy.
