Oh dear, Rudolf! Christmas blanket

 

Oh dear, Rudolf Christmas blanket

 

Add a dash of festive mischief to your knitting with this charming blanket starring none other than Rudolf the Reindeer—caught in a clumsy moment as he tumbles right on top of a shiny Christmas bauble!

This playful design captures Rudolf mid-fall, his little hooves in the air and a surprised expression on his face, all while perched awkwardly on a glittering ornament. Whether it was too much excitement or a slippery rooftop, this scene brings laughter and warmth to your holiday season.

Ideal as a baby blanket, a festive lap throw, or a whimsical Christmas décor piece, this pattern is a joy to knit and even more delightful to gift.

 

 

Skill level: Beginner

Materials: 270grams/815yards of paintbox simply dk yarn

Tools: 4mm knitting needles, scissors and yarn needle

Blanket size when completed: 26x37inches or 66x93cm

Abbreviations in uk terms:

K=knit

p= purl

St= stitches

*=repeat

Gauge/tension: 23stitches and 35 rows = 4x4inches or 10x10cm

 

Cast on 132 stitches

Row 1-21: knit

Rows 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 & 32: k10, p112, k10

Row 23 and alternate rows: knit

Row 34: k10, p44, k21, p47, k10

Row 36: k10, p42, k25, p45, k10

Row 38: k10, p39, k4, p23, k3, p43, k10

Row 40: k10, p37, k4, p11, k1, p15, k3, p41, k10

Row 42: k10, p36, k3, p12, k3, p17, k2, p39, k10

Row 44: k10, p35, k3, p13, k1, p1, k1, p18, k3, p37, k10

Row 46: k10, p34, k2, p37, k3, p36, k10

Row 48: k10, p32, k3, p40, k3, p34, k10

Row 50: k10, p31, k2, p44, k2, p33, k10

Row 52: k10, p29, k3, p46, k2, p32, k10

Row 54: k10, p28, k2, p49, k2, p31, k10

Row 56: k10, p27, k2, p30, k1, p13, k1, p6, k2, p30, k10

Row 58: k10, p26, k2, p16, k1, p13, k3, p11, k3, p6, k2, p29, k10

Row 60: k10, p25, k2, p16, k3, p12, k1, p1, k1, p11, k1, p1, k1, p7, k2, p28, k10

Row 62: k10, p24, k2, p17, k1, p1, k1, p37, k2, p27, k10

Rows 64 & 66: k10, p23, k2, p59, k2, p26, k10

Row 68: k10, p23, k2, p60, k2, p25, k10

Rows 70 & 72: k10, p22, k2, p62, k2, p24, k10

Row 74: k10, p21, k2, p14, k1, p40, k1, p8, k2, p23, k10

Row 76: k10, p20, k2, p14, k3, p38, k3, p8, k2, p22, k10

Row 78: k10, p20, k2, p14, k1, p1, k1, p38, k1, p1, k1, p8, k2, p22, k10

Row 80: k10, p19, k2, p67, k2, p22, k10

Row 82: k10, p19, k2, p33, k1, p34, k2, p21, k10

Row 84: k10, p18, k2, p7, k1, p25, k3, p34, k2, p20, k10

Row 86: k10, p18, k2, p6, k3, p24, k1, p1, k1, p34, k2, p20, k10

Row 88: k10, p17, k2, p7, k1, p1, k1, p38, k1, p23, k1, p20, k10

Row 90: k10, p17, k2, p47, k3, p22, k1, p20, k10

Row 92: k10, p17, k1, p48, k1, p1, k1, p22, k1, p20, k10

Row 94: k10, p17, k1, p4, k2, p67, k1, p20, k10

Row 96: k10, p17, k1, p2, k2, p2, k2, p29, k3, p26, k8, p20, k10

Row 98: k10, p17, k1, p1, k1, p6, k1, p27, k1, p3,, k2, p23, k2, p6, k1, p20, k10

Row 100: k10, p17, k2, p8, k1, p11, k1, p13, k2, p5, k1, p21, k1, p8, k2, p19, k10

Row 102: k10, p17, k1, p10, k1, p9, k3, p11, k2, p7, k1, p19, k1, p10, k1, p19, k10

Row 104: k10, p16, k1, p11, k1, p9, k1, p1, k1, p10, k2, p9, k1, p11, k1, p5, k1, p11, k1, p19, k10

Row 106: k10, p16, k1, p12, k1, p20, k2, p11, k1, p9, k3, p3, k2, p11, k1, p19, k10

Row 108: k10, p16, k1, p12, k1, p20, k1, p12, k1, p9, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p13, k1, p18, k10

Row 110: k10, p15, k1, p13, k2, p18, k2, p13, k1, p13, k2, p13, k1, p18, k10

Row 112: k10, p15, k1, p14, k1, p18, k1, p14, k1, p12, k2, p14, k1, p18, k10

Row 114: k10, p15, k1, p14, k2, p16, k2, p14, k2, p11, k1, p15, k1, p18, k10

Row 116: k10, p15, k1, p14, k2, p15, k2, p16, k1, p11, k1, p15, k1, p18, k10

Row 118: k10, p15, k1, p15, k2, p13, k2, p17, k1, p10, k2, p1, k8, p6, k1, p18, k10

Row 120: k10, p15, k1, p15, k2, p13, k1, p18, k2, p8, k5, p7, k1, p5, k1, p18, k10

Row 122: k10, p15, k1, p6, k7, p3, k2, p11, k2, p14, k1, p4, k1, p8, k6, p7, k1, p4, k1, p18, k10

Row 124: k10, p15, k1, p5, k3, p2, k1, p1, k3, p2, k2, p10, k1, p2, k1, p12, k2, p3, k1, p7, k2, p4, k2, p7, k1, p3, k1, p18, k10

Row 126: k10, p15, k1, p3, k3, p4, k2, p2, k2, p1, k3, p7, k3, p2, k2, p10, k4, p2, k2, p5, k2, p6, k2, p7, k1, p2, k1, p18, k10

Row 128: k10, p15, k1, p3, k1, p5, k3, p3, k2, p1, k3, p5, k3, p3, k3, p9, k4, p3, k2, p3, k2, p8, k2, p6, k1, p1, k2, p18, k10

Row 130: k10, p15, k1, p2, k2, p4, k4, p4, k1, p2, k9, p3, k4, p9, k4, p4, k5, p1, k1, p8, k2, p5, k1, p1, k1, p19, k10

Row 132: k10, p15, k1, p2, k1, p5, k3, p5, k2, p3, k5, p5, k5, p7, k5, p10, k3, p7, k2, p4, k3, p19, k10

Row 134: k10, p16, k1, p1, k1, p5, k2, p6, k3, p12, k6, p6, k6, p8, k1, p2, k1, p8, k1, p5, k2, p19, k10

Row 136: k10, p16, k3, p5, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1, p12, k7, p5, k6, p8, k1, p2, k1, p9, k1, p4, k2, p19, k10

Row 138: k10, p16, k3, p4, k2, p6, k2, p2, k1, p10, k8, p5, k7, p7, k1, p2, k1, p9, k2, p3, k1, p20, k10

Row 140: k10, p17, k2, p3, k2, p7, k2, p2, k1, p10, k9, p3, k9, p5, k1, p4, k1, p9, k2, p2, k1, p20, k10

Row 142: k10, p17, k2, p3, k2, p6, k2, p4, k1, p8, k23, p4, k1, p5, k1, p9, k4, p20, k10

Row 144: k10, p17, k2, p3, k2, p6, k1, p5, k1, p8, k8, p10, k5, p3, k1, p7, k1, p9, k2, p21, k10

Row 146: k10, p18, k2, p2, k2, p6, k1, p6, k1, p6, k6, p18, k2, p1, k1, p8, k1, p8, k2, p21, k10

Row 148: k10, p18, k2, p1, k2, p6, k1, p8, k1, p4, k2, p25, k2, p9, k9, p22, k10

Row 150: k10, p19, k3, p6, k1, p9, k1, p2, k2, p28, k1, p11, k2, p27, k10

Row 152: k10, p20, k8, p11, k3, p30, k1, p10, k1, p28, k10

Row 154: k10, p21, k6, p12, k2, p32, k1, p7, k2, p4, k6, p19, k10

Row 156: k10, p26, k1, p12, k1, p33, k1, p6, k1, p4, k2, p6, k1, p18, k10

Row 158: k10, p19, k6, p2, k1, p10, k1, p35, k1, p4, k1, p4, k2, p8, k1, p17, k10

Row 160: k10, p18, k2, p5, k2, p1, k2, p8, k1, p13, k5, p17, k1, p3, k1, p4, k1, p2, k1, p8, k1, p16, k10

Row 162: k10, p17, k2, p6, k3, p2, k1, p6, k1, p13, k7, p10, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p2, k1, p4, k1, p4, k1, p7, k1, p16, k10

Row 164: k10, p16, k2, p7, k1, p2, k1, p2, k2, p4, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p4, k6, p2, k1, p6, k1, p9, k2, p4, k1, p6, k1, p6, k2, p15, k10

Row 166: k10, p16, k1, p7, k2, p3, k1, p3, k2, p2, k1, p11, k8, p2, k2, p10, k1, p3, k1, p4, k1, p8, k1, p6, k1, p15, k10

Row 168: k10, p16, k1, p6, k2, p5, k2, p3, k3, p2, k1, p3, k1, p4, k1, p2, k7, p1, k1, p7, k1, p6, k1, p2, k2, p10, k1, p5, k1, p15, k10

Row 170: k10, p15, k2, p5, k3, p7, k2, p3, k1, p11, k2, p2, k6, p1, k1, p5, k1, p8, k1, p1, k2, p12, k1, p4, k1, p15, k10

Row 172: k10, p15, k1, p6, k1, p11, k1, p2, k1, p4, k1, p3, k1, p2, k3, p1, k8, p10, k1, p3, k2, p14, k1, p4, k1, p15, k10

Row 174: k10, p15, k1, p5, k2, p12, k2, p1, k1, p5, k1, p5, k10, p8, k1, p5, k2, p15, k2, p3, k1, p15, k10

Row 176: k10, p15, k1, p5, k1, p15, k2, p35, k1, p17, k5, p15, k10

Row 178: k10, p15, k1, p4, k2, p16, k1, p25, k2, p8, k1, p16, k3, p18, k10

Row 180: k10, p15, k1, p4, k1, p17, k1, p8, k2, p14, k4, p7, k1, p14, k2, p21, k10

Row 182: k10, p16, k1, p3, k1, p18, k1, p6, k4, p13, k4, p7, k1, p12, k2, p23, k10

Row 184: k10, p17, k4, p18, k1, p6, k4, p13, k1, p1, k2, p7, k1, p10, k2, p25, k10

Row 186: k10, p20, k4, p16, k1, p5, k1, p1, k2, p14, k2, p7, k2, p9, k2, p26, k10

Row 188: k10, p23, k3, p14, k1, p6, k2, p24, k7, p2, k2, p28, k10

Row 190: k10, p25, k4, p11, k1, p32, k1, p5, k3, p30, k10

Row 192: k10, p28, k3, p10, k1, p31, k1, p7, k1, p30, k10

Row 194: k10, p30, k3, p8, k1, p31, k7, p2, k2, p28, k10

Row 196: k10, p32, k3, p6, k1, p26, k2, p3, k1, p6, k1, p2, k1, p28, k10

Row 198: k10, p35, k7, p3, k2, p20, k2, p4, k1, p7, k1, p2, k1, p27, k10

Row 200: k10, p33, k2, p7, k1, p3, k2, p18, k2, p4, k4, p6, k1, p2, k1, p26, k10

Row 202: k10, p32, k1, p4, k6, p4, k2, p16, k1, p6, k1, p3, k1, p5, k1, p3, k1, p25, k10

Row 204: k10, p31, k2, p1, k4, p4, k1, p6, k1, p22, k3, p2, k6, p3, k1, p25, k10

Row 206: k10, p30, k1, p3, k1, p8, k1, p27, k5, p10, k1, p25, k10

Row 208: k10, p29, k1, p3, k1, p6, k4, p26, k4, p2, k10, p26, k10

Row 210: k10, p29, k1, p3, k1, p5, k1, p3, k2, p24, k5, p38, k10

Row 212: k10, p30, k1, p3, k5, p3, k5, p21, k9, p35, k10

Row 214: k10, p30, k3, p7, k5, p1, k2, p17, k3, p2, k15, p27, k10

Row 216: k10, p33, k7, p2, k3, p3, k2, p13, k3, p3, k19, p24, k10

Row 218: k10, p42, k3, p5, k5, p4, k4, p5, k1, p3, k4, p2, k11, p23, k10

Row 220: k10, p41, k6, p7, k5, p7, k2, p4, k4, p3, k4, p1, k7, p21, k10

Row 222: k10, p34, k11, p2, k3, p14, k2, p6, k4, p4, k4, p2, k6, p20, k10

Row 224: k10, p30, k14, p6, k4, p6, k4, p9, k4, p3, k4, p3, k6, p19, k10

Row 226: k10, p25, k17, p11, k9, p11, k4, p3, k4, p4, k5, p19, k10

Row 228: k10, p25, k12, p1, k4, p12, k1, p6, k1, p11, k4, p4, k4, p5, k4, p18, k10

Row 230: k10, p24, k5, p2, k4, p3, k5, p11, k1, p6, k1, p12, k2, p5, k4, p5, k4, p18, k10

Row 232: k10, p23, k5, p3, k4, p3, k5, p11, k1, p6, k1, p19, k4, p5, k4, p18, p10

Row 234: k10, p23, k4, p4, k4, p3, k5, p11, k1, p6, k1, p19, k4, p6, k4, p17, k10

Row 236: k10, p23, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, p11, k1, p5, k1, p21, k2, p7, k4, p17, k10

Row 238: k10, p23, k4, p4, k4, p5, k2, p13, k1, p4, k1, p30, k4, p17, k10

Row 240: k10, p23, k4, p4, k4, p20, k2, p2, k1, p31, k4, p17, k10

Row 242: k10, p23, k4, p4, k4, p21, k1, p2, k1, p31, k4, p17, k10

Row 244: k10, p24, k3, p4, k4, p22, k2, p32, k4, p17, k10

Row 246: k10, p24, k3, p4, k3, p24, k1, p32, k4, p17, k10

Row 248: k10, p25, k2, p5, k1, p59, k3, p17, k10

Row 250: k10, p25, k1, p86, k10

Rows 252, 254, 256, 258 & 260: k10, p112, k10

Rows 261-281: knit

Cast off and weave in the ends.

Designed by Sammy Bristow copyrighted ©2025 ‘made by Sammy Bristow’ 

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