Zayante Zigzag Knitted Blanket Pattern

Zayante Zigzag Knitted Blanket Pattern is an easy knit and purl design. This blanket pattern is reversible with a modern graphic texture. Select among five blanket sizes and enjoy knitting up your new cozy home decor today.

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Knitted Blanket Construction

My inspiration for this angular design is Zayante Creek, a winding 10 mile creek tucked away in the Santa Cruz mountains. Due to the recent rain storms, this small creek is now a rushing river located down the California coastal highway from my knitting studio!

Blanket Texture Design: The Diagonal Chevron Zigzag knit stitch from my Knit Stitch Pattern Book has been modified into a bold and larger motif for this blanket pattern. The stockinette and reverse stockinette shapes have opposite sides both parallel and equal in length, creating symmetrical horizontal and vertical zigzag texture.

Blanket Border: The Garter Stitch borders all four sides of the blanket pattern.

Beginner Level: The entire blanket is easily created with a simple combination of knits and purls.

Shape: A square/rectangular shape.

Bottom Up: This knitted blanket is created from the bottom up flat on a long circular needle.

Reversible: This is a reversible pattern, so the zigzag texture is visible and looks great on both the right and wrong sides of your work.

Row Repeats: The texture is created with a 32-row repeat in a simple combination of knits and purls. Although the knitting techniques are simple, it is not an easy to memorize design, as you should pay attention to the pattern row-by-row to create the correct texture.

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Blanket Sizes and Yarn Amount

Knitting Gauge in Stockinette Stitch Pattern
4″ x 4″ (10 x 10 cm) = 13 stitches x 19 rows

Row 1: Knit All
Row 2: Purl All

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Select a blanket size to determine the amount of yarn you’ll need, as well as help you know how many stitches to cast on your needle. Sizes are measured after blocking.

25” x 25” Baby Stroller Blanket
Cast On 80 Stitches (16 sts border + 4 repeats of 16 st pattern)
120 Rows, 3 Pattern Repeats for Length
Yarn Amount 354 yds / 324 m (3 skeins of suggested yarn)

30” x 32” Baby Blanket
Cast On 96 Stitches (16 sts border + 5 repeats of 16 st pattern)
152 Rows, 4 Pattern Repeats for Length
Yarn Amount 538 yds / 492 m (5 skeins of skeins of suggested yarn)

35” x 39” Receiving Blanket
Cast On 112 Stitches (16 sts border + 6 repeats of 16 st pattern)
184 Rows, 5 Pattern Repeats for Length
Yarn Amount 760 yds / 695 m (6 skeins of skeins of suggested yarn)

35” x 46” Lapghan Blanket – My pictured sample size
Cast On 112 Stitches (16 sts border + 6 repeats of 16 st pattern)
216 Rows, 6 Pattern Repeats for Length
Yarn Amount 892 yds / 815 m (7 skeins of skeins of suggested yarn)

40” x 52” Blanket Throw
Cast On 128 Stitches (16 sts border + 7 repeats of 16 st pattern)
248 Rows, 7 Pattern Repeats for Length
Yarn Amount 1,170 yds / 1,070 m (10 skeins of skeins of suggested yarn)

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Knitting Supplies

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Knitting Needles

• Size 10 US (6 mm) – Circular 36″ or longer in length for blanket size

Knitting Tools

• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors
  Optional:
• Knitting Blocks and T-Pins
• Digital Row Counter – Using row counters tutorial >
• Needle Point Protectors – How to prevent stitches from falling off your needles >

Yarn – Bulky Weight #5
Feel free to use any fiber and colors of your choice.
Suggested yarns: Cascade 128 Superwash Merino Wool (white sample in White #871) and Juniper Moon Farm La Pampa Organic Wool in (blue sample in Turquoise #118).

Yarn Weight Substitution

If you prefer to knit with worsted weight #4 yarn from your stash, you may follow this pattern by knitting double-stranded to achieve a similar bulky gauge.

Yarn Substitution Recommendations

• Berroco Vintage Chunky
• Cascade Yarns Pacific Chunky
• Knit Picks Swish Bulky
• Lion Brand Hue + Me

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Knitting Techniques

Need to brush up or learn a new technique? Check out my entire library of Knitting Techniques to help you along as you knit up this blanket pattern.

• How to Cast On Without a Slip Knot or Slip Knot
• Cast On
• K = Knit Stitch
• P = Purl Stitch
• Cast Off
• Weave-in Yarn Ends
• * * = Repeat Pattern between the asterisks

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Blanket Knitting Instructions

Step 1: Cast On

Cast On the number of stitches for the blanket size you’ve selected (see sizes above).

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Step 2: Bottom Border

Begin knitting the bottom border in the easy Garter Stitch.

When knitting flat on a long circular needle for your project’s length, begin by holding the “empty” needle in your dominant hand (right for right-handers, left for left-handers) while knitting from the needle with the yarn tail in your non-dominant hand.

Rows 1 – 11: Knit All

Row 12: K8, * Purl All to Last 8 Stitches *, K8

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Step 3: Blanket Body

Knit the Zigzag Stitch.

This pattern includes an 8-stitch border on all sides of garter stitches.

To best keep track of your stitches, it is highly recommended to place stitch markers. I simply use a little scrap yarn and place them to mark off the 8 stitches of side borders, as well as between the stitch repeats. Doing so allows us to easily keep track of our stitches while knitting row-by-row.

• Row 1 (Right Side): K8, * K2, P2, K2, P10 *, K8
• Row 2 (Wrong Side): K8, * K10, P2, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 3: K8, * K2, P2, K2, P10 *, K8
• Row 4: K8, * K10, P2, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 5: K8, * K2, P2, K10, P2 *, K8
• Row 6: K8, * K2, P10, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 7: K8, * K2, P2, K10, P2 *, K8
• Row 8: K8, * K2, P10, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 9: K8, * K2, P10, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 10: K8, * K2, P2, K10, P2 *, K8
• Row 11: K8, * K2, P10, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 12: K8, * K2, P2, K10, P2 *, K8
• Row 13: K8, * K10, P2, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 14: K8, * K2, P2, K2, P10 *, K8
• Row 15: K8, * K10, P2, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 16: K8, * K2, P2, K2, P10 *, K8
• Row 17: K8, * P8, K2, P2, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 18: K8, * K2, P2, K2, P2, K8 *, K8
• Row 19: K8, * P8, K2, P2, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 20: K8, * K2, P2, K2, P2, K8 *, K8
• Row 21: K8, * K6, P2, K2, P2, K4 *, K8
• Row 22: K8, * P4, K2, P2, K2, P6 *, K8
• Row 23: K8, * K6, P2, K2, P2, K4 *, K8
• Row 24: K8, * P4, K2, P2, K2, P6 *, K8
• Row 25: K8, * P4, K2, P2, K2, P6 *, K8
• Row 26: K8, * K6, P2, K2, P2, K4 *, K8
• Row 27: K8, * P4, K2, P2, K2, P6 *, K8
• Row 28: K8, * K6, P2, K2, P2, K4 *, K8
• Row 29: K8, * K2, P2, K2, P2, K8 *, K8
• Row 30: K8, * P8, K2, P2, K2, P2 *, K8
• Row 31: K8, * K2, P2, K2, P2, K8 *, K8
• Row 32: K8, * P8, K2, P2, K2, P2 *, K8

Repeat Rows 1 – 32 of the Zigzag Stitch until your blanket is the length you desire. See the number of pattern repeats required in the above Blanket Sizes section.

Knitting Chart

Here’s my helpful tutorial about how to read knitting charts for beginners >

Step 4: Top Border

Complete your blanket by knitting the top border.

Rows 1 -10: Knit All

Step 5: Cast Off and Finish

Cast Off all stitches loosely;
Weave in your yarn ends;
Wet-Blocking Highly Recommended: You may wish to block your work for the best results. My blue sample has been blocked, while the white version is unblocked. You can see how the blanket’s texture is more defined when blocked, while squishy soft fresh off your needles. It’s your preference!