Last Minute Gifts

So I am not the most organised of people. Between a hectic job, ninja training, parenting and life in general, I never get it all done. I was one gift down so I whipped this blanket up over the weekend. Its knitted in chunky on 7 mm needles so it works up really quickly. The Scheepjes yarn from Rainbow Valley (https://www.enfys.me.uk/) is lovely to work with 10/10, highly recommend. 

Enjoy!

Felicity




Pattern

Using Scheepjes Chunky Monkey in Juniper and 7mm needles cast on 86 stitches

Row 1: K1, P1 across all stiches

Row 2: P1, K1 across all stitches

Row 3: K1, P1 across all stiches

Row 4: P1, K1 across all stitches

Row 5: K1, P1, K1, P1, K79, P1, K1, P1

Row 6: P1, K1, P1, K1, P79, K1, P1, K1

Repeat these two rows 18 times

Row 41: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P2, K2, P2, K2, P6, K2, P6, K2, P6, K2, P2, K2, P2, K21, P1, K1, P1

Row 42: P1, K1, P1, K1, P20, K2, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K6, P2, K6, P2, K2, P2, K2, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 43: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K3, P4, K22, P1, K1, P1,

Row 44: P1, K1, P1, K1, P21, K24, P3, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 45: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P6, K2, P6, K2, P6, K2, P6, K4, P2, K23, P1, K1, P1

Row 46: P1, K1, P1, K1, P22, K2, P4, K6, P2, K6, P2, K6, P2, K6, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 47: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K8, P2, K23, P1, K1, P1

Row 48: P1, K1, P1, K1, P22, K2, P8, K2, P6, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 49: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K8, P2, K23, P1, K1, P1

Row 50: P1, K1, P1, K1, P22, K2, P8, K2, P6, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 51: K1, P1, K1, P1, K79, P1, K1, P1

Row 52: P1, K1, P1, K1, P79, K1, P1, K1

Repeat these 2 rows 5 times

Row 63: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K5, P2, K2, P6, K2, P6, K2, P2, K22, P1, K1, P1

Row 64: P1, K1, P1, K1, P21, K2, P2, K6, P2, K6, P2, K2, P5, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 65: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P2, K2, P2, K2, P4, K1, P4, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K22, P1, K1, P1

Row 66: P1, K1, P1, K1, P21, K2, P6, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K4, P1, K4, P2, K2, P2, K2, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 67: K1, P1, K1, P1, K22, P2, K4, P2, K1, P3, K1, P2, K2, P6, K2, P6, K2, P2, K22, P1, K1, P1

Row 68: P1, K1, P1, K1, P21, K2, P2, K6, P2, K6, P2, K2, P1, K3, P1, K2, P4, K2, P23, K1, P1, K1

Row 69: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K5, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K26, P1, K1, P1

Row 70: P1, K1, P1, K1, P25, K2, P6, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P5, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 71: K1, P1, K1, P1, K20, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K5, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P6, K2, P2, K22, P1, K1, P1

Row 72: P1, K1, P1, K1, P21, K2, P2, K6, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P5, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P21, K1, P1, K1

Row 73: K1, P1, K1, P1, K79, P1, K1, P1

Row 74: P1, K1, P1, K1, P79, K1, P1, K1

Repeat these two rows 18 times

Row 93: K1, P1 across all stiches

Row 94: P1, K1 across all stitches

Row 95: K1, P1 across all stiches

Row 96: P1, K1 across all stitches

Cast off in pattern, weave in all ends and block.

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