Hatching Dino Knit Blanket

Welcome, knitters, to a roarsome adventure with our delightful Hatching Dino Knit Blanket pattern! Perfect for adding a touch of prehistoric charm to any nursery or cozy corner, this intermediate-level knit project features an adorable intarsia design of a dinosaur emerging from its egg. Get ready to dive into a fun and rewarding creation that will be cherished for years to come. Gather your Bernat Fluffee yarn and needles, and let’s bring this charming blanket to life!

Measurements

Approx 48½” x 52″ [123 cm x 132 cm].

Gauges

13 sts and 17 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in stocking stitch.
12 sts and 27 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in garter st.

Skill Level

INTERMEDIATE

Materials

Bernat® Fluffee™ (9.8 oz/280 g; 415 yds/380 m)

Contrast A Mineral Red (11002) 2 balls or 770 yds/704 m
Contrast B Cream (11001) 2 balls or 480 yds/439 m
Contrast C Amethyst Awe (11012) 1 ball or 415 yds/380 m

Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) Susan Bates® Silvalume® circular knitting needle 36″ [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.

Susan Bates® yarn needle.

Abbreviations

Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
Kfb = Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch.
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side

Instructions

Intarsia Note:

When working from Chart, wind small balls of the colors to be used, one for each separate area of color in the design. To change colors, wind the 2 colors around each where they meet, on WS, to avoid a hole.

Blanket

See chart below.

With A, cast on 128 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:

Knit 20 rows (garter st), noting that 1st row is WS.

Next row: (WS). K14. Kfb. (K10. Kfb) 9 times. Knit to end of row. 138 sts. Break A.

With B, beg on a knit row, work in stocking st until Blanket from beg measures 8″ [20.5 cm], ending on a purl (WS) row.

Work Rows 1 to 159 of Chart in stocking st, reading knit rows from right to left and purl rows from left to right. Break A and B.

With C and beg on a purl row, cont in stocking st until Blanket measures 50″ [127 cm], ending on a purl (WS) row.

Next row: (RS). With A, K14. K2tog. (K10. K2tog) 9 times. Knit to end of row. 128 sts.

Knit 20 rows (garter st).

Cast off.

Side Borders

With A and RS facing, pick up and knit 162 sts along right side edge of Blanket.

Knit 20 rows (garter st).

Cast off.

Rep for opposite side of Blanket.

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