Ready to cozy up? Here’s how to start your next handmade chunky knit blanket with just your hands, by Wrapped Up by Regina on YouTube. 2 min 54 s.
- Video length
- 2 min 54 s
- Time to do it
- 2 hours
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Lay your yarn out and make a slip knot, leaving a tail about 12 inches long. Slide the loop over your right wrist and pull it snug but not tight.
Cast on by reaching your left hand through the wrist loop, grabbing the working yarn, and pulling a new loop back through. Slide that loop onto your left wrist.
Repeat the cast on, moving loops between wrists, until you have 8 to 12 loops total. More loops make a wider blanket.
Start knitting: push your right hand through the first loop on your left wrist, grab the working yarn, and pull a new loop through.
Slide the old loop off your left wrist and onto your right wrist. Keep the new loop on your left.
Work across the row this way until every loop has moved to the other arm. That completes one row.
Turn the work and knit back the other way, repeating the same motion row after row until the blanket reaches the length you want.
Bind off by knitting two loops, then pulling the first loop over the second and off your wrist. Repeat across the row.
Cut the yarn, pull the tail through the last loop, and weave the ends into the edge with your fingers.
Tips and common mistakes
Keep your loops loose and even, since tight loops make the blanket stiff and hard to work.
Count your loops at the end of each row so the blanket edges stay straight.
Chenille yarn sheds, so work over a sheet you can shake out afterward.
Questions
How much yarn do I need for a blanket?
Roughly 4 to 6 skeins of super bulky yarn for a lap throw. Buy an extra skein so you do not run short mid-project.
Can I wash a hand knit chunky blanket?
Check the yarn label first. Most chenille yarns wash gently on cold and should be air dried flat, never in a hot dryer.
What if I drop a loop?
Do not panic. Slide the loose loop back onto your wrist and keep going. Small gaps can be worked closed with the yarn tail at the end.
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