Easy Chunky Knit Blanket Pattern The Nocca Blanket

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The Nocca Blanket knits up beautifully in chunky yarn. This easy knitting pattern is enjoyable for beginners and experienced knitters alike.

This easy blanket is as relaxing to knit, as it is cozy. Enjoy knitting a simple four row repeat to your favorite audiobook or tv show. 

I love a cozy, chunky blanket. My kids are especially big fans of blankets.

They make a good excuse to knit up a soft blanket for them. Since they’ve been home there’s lots of reading all over the house.

It’s great to see them snuggled up with a book and a favorite knit blanket.

You can purchase the ad-free, well formatted PDF Pattern in one of my shops. Scroll down for the free pattern!

Yarn

Paintbox Yarns 10 ball pack of Simply Super Chunky* is perfect to knit the baby size blanket.

I love how this yarn comes in such a wide variety of colors. It makes choose the perfect color for you blanket so easy.

Can I substitute yarns?

Absolutely. You can use any #6 superbulky weight yarn in this blanket pattern.

I can recommend Lion Brand’s Wool Ease Thick and Quick. The Sophia Knit Blanket and the Bella Vita Blanket Knitting Patterns both features this beautiful yarn.

Another great option is the Bernat Softee Chunky yarn. This one is also 100% acrylic so it’s a great option for kids blankets.

Stitch

The Nocca Knit Blanket is made with knits and purls. The easy garter stitch border is simply knits on both sides of the blanket.

The main section of this blanket is a repeating knit and purl pattern. It makes for strong columns of stitches.

I love a great, simple knit. This knit pillow cover from Little Yellow Wheelbarrow is too cute!

The chunky knits always work up fast. Which is so gratifying when you’re pressed for time.

Materials

• #6 superbulky yarn, pictured in 650 yds/594m of Paintbox Yarns Simply Super Chunky in Marine Blue.
• Baby Size 36”/91cm x 45”/114cm estimated yarn: 650yds/594m
• Throw Size 54”/137cm x 60”/152cm estimated yarn: 1296yds/1185m
• Twin Size 66”/168cm x 90”229cm estimated yarn: 2376yds/2173m
• Full Size 80”/203cm x 90”/229cm estimated yarn: 2880yds/2633m
• Queen Size 90”/229cm x 90”229cm estimated yarn: 3240yds/2963m
• King Size 108”/274cm x 90”229cm estimated yarn: 3880yds/3548m
• 10mm/US size 15 needles with 20”+ cables
• yarn needle, scissors, measuring tape
• Optional stitch markers-2

Notes

1. Stitch multiple is 2+1, noting that 6 of those stitches will be used on the border stitches.

Stitches/Abbreviations (US Terms)

BO – bind off 

CO – Cast On, here are 4 easy cast ons.

K – knit

P – purl

pm – place marker

rep – repeat

sm – slip marker  

st(s) – stitch(es)

Gauge

4”/10cm x 4”/10cm = 7 sts x 11 rows in pattern

Skill Level

Easy

Construction

To knit this easy blanket you’ll start with a few rows of simple garter stitch. This will be your border.

Once you’re ready to knit the main section, you’ll start with a few knit stitches to keep that garter stitch border going. Then you’ll switch to the main stitch pattern. And finally, you’ll end each row with knit stitches for the border.

I’ve suggested you use stitch markers, if you have them, to define the border. It makes knitting these center rows easy peasy. But, of course, you need only to count the first and last stitches to knit it without the markers.

Fit/Adjustment

The chart below includes some common blanket sizes, the cast on number and estimated yarn for each size. 

To make another size, cast on a stitch multiple of 2, plus 1 (so an odd number). 

The border includes the first three and last three stitches of each row. You can add more stitches to your border, but keep the number of stitches for your main section an odd number. 

Cast On By Blanket Sizes

• Baby (36”/91cm wide) CO 73
• Throw (54”/137cm wide) CO 109
• Twin (66”/168cm wide) CO 133
• Full (80”/203cm wide) CO 163
• Queen (90”/229cm wide) CO 183
• King (108”/274cm wide) CO 219

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