Christmas Blanket Knitting Pattern

In this post, you will see a Christmas blanket knitting pattern.

The blanket is really huge and squishy, perfect for snuggling over Christmas.

Knit with a soft alpaca wool blend, this really is a blanket that you will want to make!

Read below for the details or scroll down for the free pattern.

Christmas Throw Blanket

This super chunky knit blanket is really cuddly and squishy, perfect for cuddling up on those cold afternoons.

The throw is large enough to lounge around with on the sofa, watching Christmas movies.

It would also make a really lovely soft pet blanket, that your fur baby will enjoy getting cosy on.

Fair Isle Explained

The blanket is knit using two colours which are known as fair Isle knitting, which also known more accurately as stranded knitting.

This is a technique for working two (or more) colours of yarn in the same row.

The colour changes in Fair Isle are close together, as this allows you to simply carry the yarn you aren’t knitting with across the back of the piece as you go.

You will pick up each strand as you need it and this leaves a strand of yarn on the inside of the work.

The Terms You Need To Know

Fair Isle knitting is pretty easy to do and in this case, makes a nice warm knitted blanket because all those strands of yarn add extra bulk and warmth.

Stranded knitting is often worked in the round, but of course, you can do this easily knit flat.

This Is A Quick Knit Blanket

The Christmas blanket is easy to make, with advanced beginner knitters in mind.

Using knit and purl stitches, you will create the stockinette stitch.

It uses big needles and super bulky yarn to create a blanket that’s quicker than most.

The Needles

I used 25 mm (US 50) circular knitting needles for this pattern.
You will knit back and forth on the needles – you are not knitting in the round.
They are huge needles and easy to work with.
Fantastic for making throw blankets and scarves.

The Yarn

I used Yarn Art Alpine Alpaca in the colours red (434) and cream (433) for the blanket.
This yarn is an alpaca/wool/acrylic blend and very soft to touch.
This yarn is super bulky and I knit with two strands together for the blanket.
If you use jumbo weight yarn then you should knit with a single strand only.

Yarn Substitutes

You can substitute this yarn with any yarn that is the super bulky weight.

You can find a full list of yarn substitutes here.

Here are some examples:

Lion Brand – Wool-Ease Thick and Quick.
Novita – Folk
Stylecraft – Swift Knit
Grundl – Alaska
Big Twist Yarns – Natural Blend
Buttercream – Luxe Craft Alpaca Solid
Mary Maxim – Starlette Chunky
Yarn Bee – Effortless Super Bulky
Lion Brand – Hometown USA
Patons (Australia) – Super Quick
Bergere De France – Recyclaine

More Blanket Patterns

This blanket pattern is great for any advanced beginners who are learning how to knit fair isle.

For more free blanket patterns please take a look at these posts:

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:

You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
You should also know how to purl – as this is a commonly used stitch.
You should be comfortable knitting with two strands of yarn together.
You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.

Christmas Blanket Pattern

Get the inexpensive ad-free, printable PDF pattern HERE.

Notes

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Skill Level – Easy

The Supplies You Need

Yarn

Super Bulky 06 (Yarn Weight Guide)

Yarn Art Alpine Alpaca (150g/5,28oz/120m/131,23 yds) in the following colours:

Red 434 x 10 skeins
Cream 433 x 2 skeins

Substitute yarn suggestion: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick

For more yarn substitutes please see the info further up in this post.

If you use jumbo weight yarn then you should knit with a single strand only.

Needles

25mm (US 50) circular knitting needles

Notions

Gauge

10 x 10 cm /4 x 4 inches = 4 sts and 6 rows

Size

Length = 70 inches / 178 cm

Width = 66 inches / 168 cm

Abbreviations

CC – Coordinating Colour
CO – Cast on
Cont – Continue
K = Knit
MC – Main Colour
P – Purl
Rep = Repeat
RS – Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS – Wrong side

Pattern

Yarn A (MC) – Red

Yarn B (CC) – White

With two strands held together – In Yarn A Cast on 62 sts (do not join in the round)

Rows 1-3: Knit to the end of the row.

Row 4: K2, Purl to the last 2 sts, K2.

Row 5: (RS) *K2 Yarn A, (join in Yarn B) K1 Yarn B* rep from * to * to the end of the row.

*Please note – you may have to cut Yarn A after row 5 and then re-join every time it is needed. This creates lots of ends to sew in when finished.

You could carry the CC yarn up the sides.

Alternatively, you could work with two separate balls at each end of Yarn A.*

Row 6: (WS) In Yarn A – K2, P to last 2 sts, K2.

Row 7: (RS) In Yarn A – Knit all stitches to the end of the row.

Row 8: (WS) In Yarn A – K2, P to last 2 sts, K2.

Rows 5 to 8 form the pattern, cont to work those 4 rows until your blanket measures = 64 inches

Or as long as you want it to be.

When you have your blanket to your required length, K3 rows in Yarn A.

Cast off in Yarn A.

Weave in all loose ends.

*You may want to add pom poms to the corners or tassels to give your blanket extra flair!*

I added one large pom-pom in Yarn B to each corner of the blanket.

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