How To: Knit a Blanket

We teamed up with our pals at Knit Aid to show you how to knit a basic blanket by sewing together knitted squares. This super-easy project is a great way to use up leftover yarn.

We teamed up with our pals at Knit Aid to show you how to knit a basic blanket by sewing together knitted squares. This super-easy project is a great way to use up leftover yarn.

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We teamed up with our pals at Knit Aid to show you how to knit a basic blanket by sewing together knitted squares. This super-easy project is a great way to use up leftover yarn.

See the step by step guide here
Level: Beginner
Type: Kit guide
Craft: Knitting

Step by Step

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 1

Step 1

Learn how to make a chunky blanket knitted up from squares: learn how to cast on, cast off, do the knit stitch and knit the squares together.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 2

Step 2

For this project, you will need 15mm or US19 size needles, Crazy Sexy Wool and a sewing needle.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 3

Step 3

First of all, you need to cast on. Take your ball of wool and find the end of your yarn, tucked in the middle. To cast on, you need to do a slipknot: make a loop as if you were going to do a knot, take it through and pull it tight.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 4

Step 4

Cast on using the basic cast on method.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 5

Step 5

Cast on 14 stitches and knit a knit row.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 6

Step 6

Continue knitting in garter stitch, until you’ve formed a 20cm / 8 inch long square.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 7

Step 7

To cast off, take the needle with all the stitches in your left hand, as usual. To cast off, you always need to have 2 stitches on your right needle. So start by knitting two stitches, then slip the first stitch over the second stitch, binding it off.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 8

Step 8

Knit one more stitch, and cast off one stitch again. Continue until the end of the row until you only have one stitch left on your right needle.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 9

Step 9

Cut your yarn, leaving a tail that measures about an arm’s length and pull it through the last stitch.

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 10

Step 10

You’ve now got a square!

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 11

Step 11

Sew your squares together with a large sewing needle using the perpendicular invisible seam technique. Place one of the squares with the stitches horizontally, and the other square with the stitches vertically, alternating the direction the squares are in throughout your blanket. Weave in the ends, hiding them in the original pattern. Tie a knot and cut it off!

How To: Knit a Blanket - Step 12

Step 12

Your blanket is now ready!