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How to knit a blanket
November 13th 2025
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Keeping warm is one of the most basic of our needs, and as a species we have come up with many ways to do this. One way is quite simply to wrap something around ourselves to keep out the cold .... enter, the blanket. The easiest shape to learn is the square, these can then be stitched together to form a design.
You will need:
1. Casting on first stitch
How to cast on your first square. Make a slip knot in the end of the yarn. Place the slip knot on the left needle and insert the point of the right needle into it. Wrap the yarn around the right needle tip, then pull this yarn through the slip knot to create another loop (stitch). Move the stitch to left needle. Pull the yarn to secure.
2. Cast on continued
You will now have two stitches on your left hand needle. Continue in this way until you have required number of stitches to create the size of square you want.
3. Knitting the first stitch
Insert the tip of the right needle into the first stitch, pushing up and behind the needle in the left hand. This will mean that your needles will end up crossed, the right-hand needle underneath the left hand needle. Wrap the yarn anti-clockwise around the right hand needle. With the right hand needle pull the yarn you have just wrapped around back through the loop. To complete the knit stitch, slip the left-hand stitch off the left needle.
4. Work the first square
Now knit the other stitches in the same way, to the end of the row. Work sufficient rows to create a square.
5. Cast off
Knit first 2 stitches loosely. With right hand needle, pull first stitch over 2nd, leaving only 1 on left hand needle. Knit next stitch, and pull the other one over it in the same way. Continue in this way until only 1 stitch remains. Cut yarn, pull the loose end through remaining stitch, slip of needle and pull tight.
6. Complete the blanket
Make further squares using the same method to create the size 9f blanket required. Using yarn and the darning needle, stitch squares together. There you have it. A lovely warm blanket!
7. Further ideas
Squares created in this way can also be stitched together to create shawls, and wraps, bags and cushions and even jumpers and jackets!
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