chunky blankets

Learn how to make a chunky blanket with us!

Start Your Chain: Start by making a simple slip knot. When pulled tight this knot should be about 2-2.5 inches long.

Add on to your chain: Use your thumb and pointer finger to reach inside your knot, and pull the long side of your yarn through. This will form another loop. Continue looping for as long as you would like your blanket to be. For the video blanket, we did 10 loops. For the blanket you see in class, we did 30 loops. You can choose any number you’d like, but make sure you count and reme

Start your first row of stitches. At this point your long piece of yarn should be on the right side of your chain. Skipping the first loop, put your thumb and pointer finger through the second loop and thread your working yarn through to make a loop. Continue doing this all way the way to the left down your chain. Make sure to SKIP THE FIRST LOOP, otherwise your last loop will come undone. If this happens, don’t worry, just re-do it and try again! Count to make sure you have the same number of loops as the first row. These loops should be about 1.5-2” when you pull them tight. Looser (larger) loops will give you a looser feel for your blanket. Tighter (smaller) loops will give a closer knit look to your blanket.

Continue to your second row: Now we are going to do the same thing we did, but heading to the right. Skip the first loop, and thread the working yarn through each loop going to the right. At the end of the row, count to make sure you have the correct number of stitches.

Repeat this process: Continue this process back and forth along each row of your blanket until you have used your last skein.

How to connect skeins: When you are nearing the end of your ball of yarn, simply tie it with a simple knot to the end of the next skein. At the end when your blanket is finished, you can either weave the small ends of the yarn into the blanket or carefully cut them (but not too short- you don’t want them to unravel).

Finishing your blanket: You need a piece of yarn about three times the width of your blanket to finish up. If your last row ends up with your yarn on the left side: Grab the two loops on the left end with your left hand. Thread the long end of the yarn through these two loops, and let those two loops go so you’re left with one loop. Hold that one in your hand and grab the next loop, and thread the working yarn through those two loops, once again ending with a single loop. Continue to loop down the chain until you get to the end. When you’ve gone through the last loop, cut your yarn so it has an about 6” tail. Knot this and weave the end into your blanket. If your last row ends up on the right side: Grab the two loops on the right end with your right hand. Thread the long end of the yarn through these two loops, and let those two loops go so you’re left with one loop. Hold that one in your hand and grab the next loop, and thread the working yarn through those two loops, once again ending with a single loop. Continue to loop down the chain until you get to the end. When you’ve gone through the last loop, cut your yarn so it has an about 6” tail. Knot this and weave the end into your blanket.

Final Touches: Now you can fix any place where you knotted your skeins together, and manipulate your knots to hide them in the stitches, and weave any extra yarn ends in to your blanket.

Wash and care instructions: Hand wash or delicate cycle only for your blanket. Lie flat to dry or tumble dry on no heat. Blankets will stretch a bit over time, especially if you use a looser style stitching.