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Knitting Pattern – Sea turtle blanket

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Knit your own adorable sea turtle blanket with this instant download PDF pattern. This blanket has been around for a few years now but it seems to trend every summer when everyone hits the beach and gets their beach vibes on.  The perfect beach themed throw blanket for a cool summer evening.

Written in English only, the pattern includes two blanket sizes and a turtle appliqué. The smaller (20”x 28”) size is ideal for a lovey, car seat/stroller blanket or wall hanging. While the larger (34”x 46”) size is a perfect crib blanket or lap afghan. The appliqué involves both knitting and crochet techniques. Knowledge of both is required to complete the pattern. Detailed pictures are included and you can purchase the pattern here via Etsy.

• Instant download PDF pattern- English only
• Two blanket sizes included
• Includes turtle appliqué pattern
• Knitting & crochet skills required

Sea turtles are adorable and precious to the ecosystem. My family and I were lucky enough to visit the sea turtle conservation centre in Bundaberg, Australia. It was a beautiful sight – baby turtles crawling across the sand to reach the ocean. This pattern captures that perfectly. I’ll definitely have to try this one out for myself.

Did you know that Sea turtles hatch throughout the year but mostly in summer? Hatchlings use a carbuncle (temporary egg tooth) to help break open the shell. After hatching, the young turtles may take 3 to 7 days to dig their way to the surface through the sand. Turtle Hatchlings usually wait until night to emerge from the nest and use the moonlight to guide them to the sea.  Sea turtles are vulnerable immediately after emerging from nests and before they reach the surf. Mortality rates during this brief period are very high. Conservation programs help the hatchlings to the water, often closing off the beaches for the breading period at night time.

 

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Once you get past the rush of the holidays, it’s time to focus on yourself and your home and what’s going to make you feel good for the rest of winter. For me, that’s having a homemade blanket in every room. I’m currently working on a granny stitch crochet blanket, but I wanted to share some cozy knit blanket patterns with you in case you’re on the lookout for something great to knit yourself or someone you love.

I have really been enjoying log cabin projects lately because they’re a great way to use stash and I love the connections between knitting and quilting. This log cabin scrap blanket pattern is free from Very Pink, and it includes a video tutorial if you haven’t done log cabin knitting before. It’s worked in garter stitch and has blocks that are connected by borders in a single color.

Speaking of scrap busting (since that’s on my mind all the time, but particularly when New Year’s resolution time rolls around), the Hue Shift Afghan by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence is worked in a huge array of colors in garter stitch mitered squares. The pattern has options for working with sport weight or worsted weight yarn, and the blanket is worked in quarters and then sewn together, but the individual squares in each section are worked off each other for minimal finishing. Get the pattern from Knit Picks.

If you’re looking for an easy pattern that has a lot of texture, this quilted knit throw from Mama in a Stitch is a great choice. It uses chunky yarn in a single color to make a simple knit and purl pattern that looks like diamonds. The designer notes that a lighter colored yarn is helpful for making the stitch pattern stand out, but you can try whatever color you like.

Or go even simpler with the Bella Vita blanket from Christaco Design. This one uses super bulky yarn (or make it a stash buster by holding two strands of worsted weight yarn together). The pattern has a seed stitch border and allover knit and purl pattern, and includes sizes from baby blanket to California king. 

If instead you want a project that will challenge you and occupy your mind as well as your needles, try the Aran texture cable afghan knitting pattern from Pattern Professionals. This gorgeous design features panels of cables and other textured stitches, and the pattern is originally form the 1970s. It uses worsted weight yarn and each pattern strip is worked individually and sewn together (though you could combine them into one big panel if you’d rather).

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