Scandi Stripes Blanket Knitting Pattern

Scandi Stripes Blanket in Sirdar Snuggly Chunky

What is Being Made

The Scandi Stripes Blanket is a beginner-friendly knitted throw blanket featuring contemporary Scandinavian-inspired striped colorwork. This one-size design measures approximately 75cm (29½") wide by 100cm (39½") long, making it an ideal companion blanket for pre-school children. The blanket combines six coordinated yarn shades to create a modern, colorful aesthetic that appeals to contemporary tastes while maintaining the timeless comfort of a handmade knit.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs color striping as its primary design technique, allowing knitters to introduce visual interest through yarn color changes rather than complex stitch manipulation. The straightforward construction makes it accessible to beginner knitters while the color blocking creates a sophisticated, modern appearance. The pattern is triple-checked by Sirdar to guarantee success when using their specified yarns, ensuring reliable results for knitters new to the craft.

Stitches Used

The blanket is constructed using garter stitch, the most fundamental knitting stitch. Garter stitch is created by knitting every row, producing a reversible fabric with horizontal ridges on both sides. This stitch is ideal for beginner projects as it requires no complex stitch manipulation, making it perfect for knitters learning to manage yarn tension and maintain consistent stitch size across color changes.

Materials

• Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly Chunky, 100g balls in six shades: Shade 446 Rice Pud (4 balls), Shade 187 Precious (1 ball), Shade 508 Pumpkin (1 ball), Shade 326 Denim Blue (1 ball), Shade 528 Custard (1 ball), and Shade 532 Playtime (1 ball)
• Needles: One pair of 6mm knitting needles (UK size 4, USA size 10)
• Yarn Weight: Chunky weight yarn, which knits quickly and creates a soft, plump fabric with beautiful drape and comforting weight

Yarn and Fabric Characteristics

Sirdar Snuggly Chunky is specifically formulated to be soft and pleasant to knit with, producing a fabric that drapes beautifully despite the yarn's substantial weight. The chunky yarn weight accelerates project completion, making this an achievable blanket project for beginners. The resulting fabric provides the comforting weight and warmth that makes blankets become cherished companions for young children. Snuggly Chunky represents Sirdar's heritage as a British yarn company established in West Yorkshire in 1880, bringing decades of expertise in creating yarns suitable for children's projects.

Tension Requirements

The pattern specifies a tension of 14 stitches over 10cm (4") and 26 rows over 10cm (4") when worked on 6mm needles in garter stitch. Achieving correct tension is essential for obtaining the finished blanket measurements and ensuring the fabric has the intended drape and weight.