Wave Blanket
When both of my sisters-in-law announced they were pregnant within months of each other, my Mom and I knew there’d be lots of knitting to do! Mom brought each of them to the store to pick colors for our Wave Blanket.
After finishing both blankets, Mom realized she liked the blanket so much that she wanted to do it again. So here’s number 3 -
I love the bright rainbow colors!
Mom says it’s the combination of the easy-to-memorize feather and fan pattern and the softness of Blue Sky Alpaca’s Dyed Cotton yarn that makes this blanket so much fun to knit. We stock all of the colors, so you can make dozens of color combinations.
Here’s the pattern if you’d like to knit one yourself!
WAVE BLANKET (download pdf file)
SIZE
approximately 33” by 39”
MATERIALS
6 hanks of Blue Sky Alpaca’s Organic Cotton or Dyed Cotton
40 inch US 9 circular needle
GAUGE
16 sts = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, but gauge is not critical for this project
ABBREVIATIONS
K - knit
P - purl
K2tog - knit the next 2 stitches together as one stitch.
STITCH PATTERN
Row 1 (right side) – knit
Row 2 – purl
Row 3 – *(K2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times; repeat from * to end.
Row 4 – knit.
Repeat Rows 1 to 4.
BLANKET PATTERN
CO 144 stitches. Repeat pattern. Change to new color after finishing Row 4 of pattern.
Bind off loosely and weave in ends.
Enjoy!
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August 14th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
This is stunning!
August 14th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Hi - I LOVE this. I’ve been trying to crochet a wave blanket for a while, but it’s just too hard to keep up. I’m a knitter at heart! Thanks so much for sharing such a great and accessible pattern.
Can I just check - are your measuremnts for the blanket in centimetres or inches?
Thanks!
Beth (UK)
August 14th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Thank you for sharing this pattern. This is so pretty, I like it in these colors too. The first afghan I ever made was in bright colors like these.
August 14th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
oooh!!! how pretty! thanks for the pattern.
August 15th, 2008 at 5:45 am
Love the blanket! Gorgeous pattern, not to mention the choice of colours!
August 15th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Thank you all for your comments! I’m so glad you like the blanket!
Beth, the measurements are in inches. I don’t think gauge matters too much, though, if you’re happy with the fabric.
Please send photos of your blankets - it’s fun to see how the different colors look!
August 15th, 2008 at 9:45 am
This is gorgeous. Will make a beautiful baby blanket and also a nice laprobe for the retirees in the veterans home. Our knitting group is doing the latter and loves a variety of patterns. The one in your photo is gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing the pattern and idea.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Wowsa! This is stunning! I found it via craftzine’s blog. What’s most amazing is how simple the pattern is. I need to free up some time and make me one of these beautiful blankets!
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Beautiful blanket, and thank you so much for sharing the pattern. I’m currently knitting one for my nephew to match his stroller. I will be sure to share pics when it is finished.
August 30th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Thanks so much for the lovely pattern! I was fixing to learn to crochet just to make a wave blanket, but this will save me the trouble! I’m going to modify it a bit to make a shawl as well.
September 9th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
I’m new to knitting so sorry if this seems like a dumb question but when you say to repeat from * it appears to me that you k2together, yok1 (6 times), k2tog and then *kn2tog again. Or do I just do the k2tog, yok1 (6 times) all the way across alternating? It just seemed that the way the directions showed the * after the 2nd k2tog it was supposed to be done twice in a row. Help!?
September 18th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
great pattern; thank you!
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Great pattern! I just made this as a throw for my couch using fall colors. Fantastic!!
October 1st, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Just found out I’m going to be a grandmother (yikes!) so this beautiful blanket will be on my needles very soon. Will post a pic when done. Thanks so much for sharing the pattern.
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:27 am
Congratulations Jeannie! If my sisters-in-law are any indication, your kids are going to love it!
October 8th, 2008 at 9:31 am
This really is a lovely pattern. I’ve already used it to make a lap blanket for Gram. She mentions it every time we talk.
Jan..
The pattern may look a little funny because there are three k2togs at the beginning of the repeated block AND at the end of the repeated block. This is to set up the block in a nice place. After you knit the first three k2togs on the first repeat, you alternate six (yo,k1)s and six k2togs across the whole piece until the end, where you end with the left-over three k2togs.
— +++ +++ — — +++ +++ — — +++ +++ —
Get it? Hope that helps.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I am working on this right now. This pattern is simple and fun, and is a great way to work with color. Since all my friends are starting to have babies, I might just make a bunch and stockpile them for future baby shower gifts!
October 16th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
lots of thanks for this lovely pattern. the craft world is growing because of generous people. anyway thanks again, malligashivaram