Harry Potter Style Knitted Baby or Lap Blanket

Harry Potter Style

Knitted Baby or Lap Blanket

Designed by Susan Helene Kramer

Knitted blanket laying alongside 18 inch doll for size comparison

Intermediate Skill Project

Introduction:

This is a 30 inch (65cm) by 33 inch (72.5cm) knitted blanket or afghan for a new baby, or to use as a lap blanket. It is knitted in one piece including both red borders. When I bought the yarn, I chose deep jewel colors, as I was reminiscing about the vibrant colors of Mrs. Weasley's knitted creations in the Harry Potter movies. I used a worsted weight yarn that is 70% acrylic and 30% wool. All acrylic or all wool would work well, too.

Supplies:

Size 10 mm single pointed knitting needles (2)

4 ounce ball of yarn for each of the 4 main colors

2 ounces of yarn for red border

Pattern:

- Cast on 70 stitches to begin border. Every row thereafter will have 70 stitches.

- First 5 rows of border use just knit stitch, and use the same pattern for other end of blanket.

- Each block of color is 10 rows.

- First row of pattern:

To begin, knit 5 stitches, purl 10 stitches, knit 10 stitches, purl 10 stitches, knit 10 stitches, purl 10 stitches, knit 10 stitches, knit 5 stiches for border.

(For every line knit 5 stitches at beginning and end to form border.)

- Second row of pattern:

Knit 5 stitches for border, then begin big blocks with knit 10 stitches, purl 10 stitches, knit 10 stitches, purl 10 stitches, knit 10 stitches, purl 10 stitches, knit 5 stiches for border.

- Repeat first and second row for blocks.

- When ready to change color combine old and new colors for first 5 stitches.

- Every 10 rows, continue knitting 5 stitches at the beginning and end of each row, but reverse the block pattern, as show in the photos.

- For my blanket I made 9 sets of 10 rows in each color.

- Then make red border in all knit stitches on both sides and loosely bind off.