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How to Knit a Blanket - Step By Step

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How to Knit a Blanket - Step By Step

6,211,079 views November 4, 2016 12:38

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In brief

You’ll create a cozy blanket by knitting and sewing together 20cm x 20cm squares, perfect for using up leftover yarn. Wool and the Gang guide you through casting on, the basic knit stitch, casting off, sewing squares, and weaving in ends—ideal for beginners or anyone with a yarn stash to organize. The finished blanket in the video is 5 squares by 7 squares (35 squares total), using around 12 balls of Crazy Sexy Wool and 15mm/19 US needles.

Questions & answers

How many squares are needed for a blanket like the one shown?

The video’s blanket uses 35 squares (5 squares by 7 squares).

What size are the squares?

Each square measures 20cm x 20cm (7.5in x 7.5in).

How much yarn is needed for this blanket?

Approximately 12 balls of Crazy Sexy Wool are required for the 35-square blanket.

Description from the creator

FREE Downloadable Pattern Book from Wool and the Gang: goo.gl/HvzFnY

We teamed up with our pals at Knit Aid to show you how to knit a basic blanket by sewing together knitted squares. This is super easy and also perfect for stash-busting and using up all those yarn leftovers.

In this tutorial we will go through how to:
Casting on: 00.48 - 02.51
How to do the basic knit stitch: 02.52 - 06.52
How to cast off: 06.53 - 09.21
Sewing your squares together: 09.22 - 11.56
Weaving in your ends: 11.57 - 12.29

The colours of Crazy Sexy Wool used in the blanket are the following: Rocky Grey, Tweed Grey, Eagle Grey, Sand Trooper Beige, Pink Lemonade, Ivory White and Purple Haze.

You can make approximately 3 squares out of each colour, the blanket in our video is 5 squares by 7 squares, for a total of 35 squares. To make a blanket this size you will need approx. 12 balls. Our squares are: 20cm x 20cm / 7.5in x 7.5in

-Crazy Sexy Wool goo.gl/GbrSyw
-15mm or 19 US knitting needles bit.ly/2xp3KCB

Find out more about the awesome work Knit Aid does over here:
knitaid.org/

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WOOLANDTHEGANG published this 12:38 video tutorial on November 4, 2016. It has been watched 6,211,079 times on YouTube.

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