Point Reyes Knitted Blanket Pattern

This Point Reyes Blanket Knitting Pattern is an easy knit and purl design for experienced beginners. This blanket pattern is reversible with a modern parallelogram texture. Select among seven blanket sizes and enjoy knitting up your new home decor today.

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Table of Contents

• Knitted Blanket Construction
• Printable Knitting Pattern (ad-free)
• Local Inspiration at Point Reyes
• Blanket Sizes and Yarn Amount
• Knitting Supplies
• Knitting Techniques
• Watch Video Tutorial
• Blanket Knitting Instructions
• More Knit Blanket Patterns
• Printable Knitting Instructions

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Knitted Blanket Construction

My inspiration for this angular design is Point Reyes, a favorite prominent cape destination located up the California coastal highway from my knitting studio!

• Blanket Texture Design: The Parallelogram knit stitch from my Knit Stitch Pattern Book has been modified into a bold and larger motif for this blanket pattern. The stockinette and reverse stockinette shapes have opposite sides both parallel and equal in length, creating a beautiful symmetry. As a result, the diagonals of the parallelogram bisect each other with congruent triangle shapes. Depending on your perspective, you can see intersecting chevron shapes emerge, as well!
• Blanket Border: The Seed Stitch borders all four sides of the blanket pattern.
• Beginner Level: The entire blanket is easily created with a simple combination of knits and purls.
• Shape: A square/rectangular shape.
• Bottom Up: This knitted blanket is created from the bottom up flat on a long circular needle.
• Reversible: This is a reversible pattern, so the parallelogram texture is visible and looks great on both the right and wrong sides of your work.
• Row Repeats: The texture is created with 28-row repeat is a simple combination of knits and purls. Although the knitting techniques are simple, make sure to pay attention to the pattern row-by-row to create the correct texture.

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Local Inspiration at Point Reyes

Point Reyes: (Spanish: Punto de los Reyes, meaning “Point of the Kings”)

The breathtaking angular cliffs of Point Reyes have inspired this blanket design. The graphic parallelogram shapes mimic a crown design and the jagged terrain of this coastal destination.

The remoted lagoons in the towns of Point Reyes have made it the perfect secret harbor. It is located about an hour’s drive north of my Studio Knit location along the Marin County coast. My family loves hiking along the trails overlooking the expanse of Ten Mile Beach while enjoying views of its picturesque lighthouse and soaring sea birds.

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Blanket Sizes and Yarn Amount

Knitting Gauge in Seed Stitch Pattern
4″ x 4″ (10 x 10 cm) = 12 stitches x 19 rows

Row 1: * K1, P1 *
Row 2: * P1, K1 *

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Select a blanket size to determine the amount of yarn you’ll need, as well as help you know how many stitches to cast on your needle.

20” x 22” Baby Stroller Blanket
Cast On 60 Stitches
104 Rows, 3 Pattern Repeats
Yarn Amount 250 yds / 229 m (2 skeins of Cascade 128)

28” x 28” Baby Blanket
Cast On 84 Stitches
132 Rows, 4 Pattern Repeats
Yarn Amount 420 yds / 384 m (4 skeins of Cascade 128)

36” x 40” Receiving Blanket
Cast On 108 Stitches
188 Rows, 6 Pattern Repeats
Yarn Amount 770 yds / 704 m (6 skeins of Cascade 128)

36” x 46” Lapghan Blanket – My pictured sample size
Cast On 108 Stitches
216 Rows, 7 Pattern Repeats
Yarn Amount 880 yds / 805 m (7 skeins of Cascade 128)

44” x 58” Blanket Throw
Cast On 132 Stitches
272 Rows, 9 Pattern Repeats
Yarn Amount 1,370 yds / 1,253 m (11 skeins of Cascade 128)

68” x 88” Twin Bedspread
Cast On 204 Stitches
412 Rows, 14 Pattern Repeats
Yarn Amount 3,200 yds / 2,926 m (25 skeins of Cascade 128)

92” x 94” Queen Bedspread
Cast On 276 Stitches
Knit 440 Rows, 15 Pattern Repeats
Yarn Amount 4,600 yds / 4,200 m (36 skeins of Cascade 128)

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Knitting Supplies

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Knitting Needles

• Size 10 US (6 mm) – Circular 36″ or longer in length for blanket size

Knitting Tools

• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors
• Knitting Blocks and T-Pins (optional)

Yarn – Bulky Weight #5
Feel free to use any fiber and colors of your choice. 

When choosing yarn, I wanted the warmth and quality of a natural wool fiber that can be easily washed. As a result, my blanket samples pictured were knit in Cascade 128 Superwash Merino Wool.

The samples shown were knit with Silver #1946 and Georgia Peach #315 purchased from StevenBe yarn shop in Minnesota, USA.

If you’d like to knit your blanket in the exact same yarn, please see all local and online buying options for Cascade 128 on Ravelry here >

Yarn Weight Substitution

If you would rather knit with worsted weight #4 yarn, you may follow this pattern by knitting double-stranded to achieve the same bulky gauge.

Yarn Substitution Recommendations

• Berroco Vintage Chunky
• Cascade Yarns Pacific Chunky
• Knit Picks Swish Bulky
• Lion Brand Hue + Me
• Plymouth Yarn Encore Chunky

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Knitting Techniques

Need to brush up or learn a new technique? Check out my entire library of Knitting Techniques to help you along as you knit up this blanket pattern.

• How to Cast On Without a Slip Knot or Slip Knot
• Cast On
• K = Knit Stitch
• P = Purl Stitch
• Cast Off
• Weave-in Yarn Ends
• * * = Repeat Pattern between the asterisks

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Blanket Knitting Instructions

Step 1: Cast On

Cast On the number of stitches for the blanket size you’ve selected (see sizes above).

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Step 2: Bottom Border

Begin knitting the bottom border with 10 Rows in Seed Stitch.

When knitting flat on a long circular needle for your project’s length, begin by holding the “empty” needle in your dominant hand (right for right-handers, left for left-handers) while knitting from the needle with the yarn tail in your non-dominant hand.

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9: * K1, P1 *

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: * P1, K1 *

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Step 3: Blanket Body

Knit the Parallelogram Stitch.

This pattern includes 6 stitches of seed stitch on each side.

To best keep track of your stitches, it is recommended to place markers. I simply use a little scrap yarn and place them between the stitch repeats. Doing so allows me to easily keep track of my stitches while knitting row-by-row.

• Row 1 (Right Side): (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * K1, P11, K11, P1 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 2 (Wrong Side): (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * K2, P10, K10, P2 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 3: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * K3, P9, K9, P3 * (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 4: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * K4, P8, K8, P4 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 5: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * K5, P7, K7, P5 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 6: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * K6, P6 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 7: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * K7, P5, K5, P7 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 8: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * K8, P4, K4, P8 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 9: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * K9, P3, K3, P9 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 10: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * K10, P2, K2, P10 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 11: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * K11, P1, K1, P11 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 12: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * K12, P12 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 13: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * K12, P12 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 14: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * K12, P12 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 15: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * P1, K11, P11, K1 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 16: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * P2, K10, P10, K2 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 17: (* K1, P1 * 3 times) * P3, K9, P9, K3 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 18: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * P4, K8, P8, K4 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 19: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * P5, K7, P7, K5 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 20: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * P6, K6 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 21: (* K1, P1 * 3 times) * P7, K5, P5, K7 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 22: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * P8, K4, P4, K8 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 23: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * P9, K3, P3, K9 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 24: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * P10, K2, P2, K10 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 25: (* K1, P1 * 3 times), * P11, K1, P1, K11 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 26: (* P1, K1 * 3 times) * P12, K12 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)
• Row 27: (* K1, P1 * 3 times) * P12, K12 *, (* K1, P1 * 3 times)
• Row 28: (* P1, K1 * 3 times), * P12, K12 *, (* P1, K1 * 3 times)

Repeat Rows 1 – 28 of the Parallelogram Stitch until your blanket is the length you desire. See the number of pattern repeats required in the above Blanket Sizes section. ___

Step 4: Top Border

Complete your blanket by knitting the top border with 10 Rows in Seed Stitch.

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9: * K1, P1 *

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: * P1, K1 *

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Step 5: Cast Off and Finish

• Cast Off all stitches;
• Weave in your yarn ends;
• Wet-Blocking Recommended: You may wish to block your work for the best results.

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