Sunday, 2 August 2026

Santa's blanket

 

Santa’s blanket

 


 

 

Skill level: Beginner

Materials: 300grams/909yards of paintbox simply dk yarn

Tools: 4mm knitting needles, scissors and yarn needle

Blanket size when completed: 28x38inches or 71x96cm

Abbreviations in uk terms:

K=knit

p= purl

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

 

Cast on 145 stitches

Row 1-21: knit

Rows 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 & 32: k10, p125, k10

Row 23 and alternate rows: knit

Row 34: k10, p61, k4, p60, k10

Row 36: k10, p59, k8, p58, k10

Row 38: k10, p56, k5, p3, k4, p57, k10

Row 40: k10, p55, k4, p7, k4, p55, k10

Row 42: k10, p52, k4, p12, k4, p53, k10

Row 44: k10, p49, k6, p15, k5, p50, k10

Row 46: k10, p48, k6, p17, k6, p48, k10

Row 48: k10, p46, k3, p3, k2, p17, k2, p2, k4, p46, k10

Row 50: k10, p44, k3, p6, k1, p17, k1, p6, k3, p44, k10

Row 52: k10, p42, k3, p8, k1, p17, k1, p8, k3, p42, k10

Row 54: k10, p41, k4, p8, k1, p17, k1, p10, k3, p40, k10

Row 56: k10, p40, k2, p1, k2, p9, k1, p15, k1, p13, k2, p39, k10

Row 58: k10, p37, k1, p2, k1, p2, k2, p39, k4, p37, k10

Row 60: k10, p36, k2, p1, k2, p3, k1, p39, k6, p35, k10

Row 62: k10, p35, k3, p1, k1, p4, k1, p40, k1, p2, k3, p34, k10

Row 64: k10, p34, k2, p1, k3, p5, k1, p39, k1, p3, k3, p33, k10

Row 66: k10, p33, k2, p2, k2, p6, k1, p38, k2, p3, k4, p32, k10

Row 68: k10, p33, k1, p3, k2, p6, k1, p38, k1, p5, k1, p1, k2, p31, k10

Row 70: k10, p31, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p8, k1, p37, k1, p5, k1, p2, k1, p31, k10

Row 72: k10, p30, k2, p1, k1, p3, k1, p45, k1, p6, k1, p2, k2, p30, k10

Row 74: k10, p29, k5, p60, k2, p29, k10

Row 76: k10, p28, k2, p2, k2, p60, k2, p29, k10

Row 78: k10, p28, k1, p3, k2, p60, k3, p28, k10

Row 80: k10, p27, k2, p4, k1, p60, k5, p26, k10

Row 82: k10, p27, k2, p4, k2, p60, k1, p2, k2, p25, k10

Row 84: k10, p27, k1, p1, k1, p4, k1, p60, k1, p2, k2, p25, k10

Rows 86 & 88: k10, p26, k2, p6, k1, p60, k1, p3, k2, p24, k10

Rows 90 & 92: k10, p26, k2, p72, k2, p23, k10

Row 94: k10, p26, k2, p71, k1, p1, k1, p23, k10

Rows 96, 98 & 100: k10, p26, k2, p73, k2, p22, k10

Row 102: k10, p27, k2, p32, k6, p34, k2, p22, k10

Row 104: k10, p28, k2, p29, k5, p1, k5, p31, k2, p22, k10

Row 106: k10, p25, k6, p27, k2, p9, k2, p30, k2, p22, k10

Row 108: k10, p24, k4, p1, k3, p26, k1, p11, k1, p30, k2, p22, k10

Row 110: k10, p23, k2, p6, k2, p14, k8, p2, k2, p11, k2, p28, k4, p21, k10

Row 112: k10, p23, k2, p7, k1, p12, k14, p11, k13, p16, k2, p1, k2, p21, k10

Row 114: k10, p22, k2, p8, k2, p10, k2, p10, k3, p11, k3, p9, k3, p14, k1, p3, k2, p20, k10

Row 116: k10, p22, k2, p10, k1, p8, k2, p13, k3, p7, k3, p13, k1, p13, k2, p3, k2, p20, k10

Row 118: k10, p22, k2, p17, k3, p16, k2, p3, k5, p14, k3, p16, k2, p20, k10

Row 120: k10, p22, k2, p16, k2, p19, k6, p18, k3, p15, k2, p20, k10

Row 122: k10, p22, k2, p15, k2, p21, k4, p21, k2, p15, k2, p20, k10

Row 124: k10, p22, k9, p7, k2, p23, k2, p23, k2, p9, k6, p20, k10

Row 126: k10, p22, k11, p5, k1, p20, k10, p20, k1, p7, k8, p20, k10

Row 128: k10, p32, k2, p4, k1, p18, k13, p19, k2, p3, k3, p28, k10

Row 130: k10, p27, k8, p2, k2, p6, k7, p5, k2, p10, k2, p6, k6, p6, k2, p2, k8, p24, k10

Row 132: k10, p26, k2, p9, k2, p5, k1, p5, k2, p3, k3, p11, k3, p4, k2, p5, k1, p6, k2, p8, k2, p23, k10

Row 134: k10, p26, k5, p6, k2, p4, k1, p8, k6, p12, k6, p8, k1, p4, k3, p5, k5, p23, k10

Row 136: k10, p29, k5, p3, k3, p2, k1, p12, k2, p14, k2, p12, k1, p3, k3, p2, k4, p27, k10

Row 138: k10, p31, k3, p5, k3, p13, k2, p14, k2, p13, k1, p2, k2, p1, k3, p30, k10

Row 140: k10, p32, k2, p5, k3, p13, k3, p12, k3, p14, k3, p4, k3, p28, k10

Row 142: k10, p33, k1, p5, k3, p14, k2, p12, k2, p16, k2, p4, k2, p29, k10

Row 144: k10, p33, k2, p4, k3, p15, k14, p17, k1, p4, k2, p30, k10

Row 146: k10, p34, k1, p5, k2, p12, k1, p4, k10, p4, k1, p14, k1, p4, k1, p31, k10

Row 148: k10, p34, k2, p4, k2, p2, k2, p6, k3, p18, k3, p6, k2, p4, k1, p4, k1, p31, k10

Row 150: k10, p35, k2, p4, k1, p3, k9, p20, k9, p5, k1, p3, k2, p31, k10

Row 152: k10, p36, k2, p3, k1, p4, k8, p20, k8, p6, k1, p2, k3, p31, k10

Row 154: k10, p36, k2, p3, k1, p5, k6, p22, k6, p7, k1, p2, k2, p32, k10

Row 156: k10, p36, k3, p2, k1, p46, k1, p2, k1, p33, k10

Row 158: k10, p26, k7, p5, k2, p1, k1, p46, k1, p2, k1, p33, k10

Row 160: k10, p24, k11, p4, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p38, k1, p4, k1, p1, k2, p33, k10

Row 162: k10, p23, k3, p8, k2, p3, k3, p2, k2, p36, k2, p4, k5, p32, k10

Row 164: k10, p22, k2, p11, k2, p3, k2, p3, k2, p34, k2, p5, k2, p1, k3, p31, k10

Row 166: k10, p21, k2, p13, k2, p1, k3, p3, k4, p2, k2, p21, k2, p3, k3, p6, k2, p2, k2, p31, k10

Row 168: k10, p21, k1, p14, k6, p5, k5, p23, k6, p7, k2, p2, k2, p31, k10

Row 170: k10, p20, k2, p14, k4, p1, k2, p44, k2, p3, k2, p31, k10

Row 172: k10, p20, k2, p14, k4, p2, k2, p42, k2, p4, k2, p31, k10

Row 174: k10, p20, k2, p14, k4, p3, k3, p38, k3, p6, k2, p30, k10

Row 176: k10, p20, k2, p15, k3, p5, k3, p34, k3, p8, k2, p30, k10

Row 178: k10, p20, k2, p15, k3, p7, k4, p28, k4, p10, k2, p30, k10

Row 180: k10, p20, k2, p15, k3, p10, k4, p22, k4, p12, k3, p30, k10

Row 182: k10, p20, k2, p14, k4, p13, k6, p11, k8, p14, k2, p31, k10

Row 184: k10, p20, k2, p13, k2, p1, k2, p16, k18, p18, k2, p31, k10

Row 186: k10, p21, k2, p12, k2, p2, k2, p19, k9, p22, k2, p32, k10

Row 188: k10, p22, k2, p10, k2, p4, k2, p46, k4, p33, k10

Row 190: k10, p23, k2, p9, k2, p5, k2, p44, k4, p34, k10

Row 192: k10, p24, k13, p5, k2, p41, k3, p1, k2, p34, k10

Row 194: k10, p27, k10, p6, k3, p37, k4, p2, k2, p34, k10

Row 196: k10, p28, k2, p5, k2, p7, k4, p33, k3, p5, k2, p34, k10

Row 198: k10, p28, k2, p6, k2, p8, k6, p26, k3, p8, k2, p34, k10

Row 200: k10, p28, k3, p6, k1, p11, k5, p22, k3, p10, k2, p34, k10

Row 202: k10, p28, k3, p6, k2, p12, k7, p13, k6, p12, k2, p34, k10

Row 204: k10, p29, k2, p7, k1, p18, k17, p15, k2, p34, k10

Row 206: k10, p29, k2, p7, k2, p20, k9, p20, k2, p34, k10

Rows 208 & 210: k10, p29, k2, p8, k2, p48, k2, p34, k10

Rows 212 & 214: k10, p29, k2, p9, k2, p46, k2, p35, k10

Rows 216 & 218: k10, p30, k2, p9, k2, p45, k2, p35, k10

Rows 220 & 222: k10, p30, k2, p10, k1, p45, k2, p35, k10

Rows 224 & 226: k10, p30, k2, p10, k2, p43, k2, p36, k10

Rows 228 & 230: k10, p30, k2, p11, k2, p42, k2, p36, k10

Row 232: k10, p31, k1, p10, k5, p40, k2, p36, k10

Row 234: k10, p31, k2, p8, k8, p38, k1, p37, k10

Row 236: k10, p31, k2, p12, k3, p38, k2, p37, k10

Rows 238 & 240: k10, p31, k2, p52, k2, p38, k10

Rows 242 & 244: k10, p32, k1, p51, k3, p38, k10

Row 246: k10, p33, k1, p50, k2, p39, k10

Row 248: k10, p33, k2, p49, k2, p39, k10

Row 250: k10, p34, k3, p47, k2, p39, k10

Row 252: k10, p36, k4, p42, k3, p40, k10

Row 254: k10, p38, k3, p40, k3, p41, k10

Row 256: k10, p40, k3, p37, k2, p43, k10

Row 258: k10, p42, k3, p33, k4, p43, k10

Row 260: k10, p44, k6, p26, k5, p44, k10

Row 262: k10, p47, k10, p17, k5, p46, k10

Row 264: k10, p52, k24, p49, k10

Row 266: k10, p58, k15, p52, k10

Rows 268, 270, 272, 274, 276 & 278: k10, p125, k10

Rows 279-299: knit

Cast off and weave in the ends.

Designed by Sammy Bristow copyrighted ©2026 ‘Made by Sammy Bristow’ 

Handmade with love for preemies uk

Please do not copy my patterns 

 

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