Waffle Stitch Blanket Knitting Pattern

July 12, 2024 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

I recently did some playing around with crochet waffle stitch, and I was reminded that there’s a waffle stitch in knitting, too. It’s not quite the same bold texture (that looks decidedly waffley) that the crochet stitch has, but it’s still a fun knitting stitch pattern that even beginners can do.

Waffle stitch is a knit purl pattern built on multiples of 3 plus 1 stitches and it involves a four-row repeat. The first row is knit 1, purl 1 across, ending with a knit 1. Row two is the opposite: purl 1, knit 1 across and end with a purl 1.

Then you just knit the third row and purl the fourth and you’re all set to repeat the pattern! This design has a lot of texture and is super easy to memorize.

Ready to try waffle stitch on a project? Lion Brand Yarn has a fun and free knitting pattern for a waffle stitch blanket. This one uses a super bulky yarn, so you can stitch it up in no time.

The pattern as written makes a throw that is about 42 by 60 inches, or 106.5 by 152.5 cm, but now that you know that waffle stitch is a multiple of 3 stitches plus 1, you can make a blanket any size you want, though you may need to adjust the amount of yarn you buy depending on the size of blanket you want to make.

As it is, this blanket looks super cozy to throw on the back of the couch and just the thing to knit in the warm days (if you have air conditioning, anyway) as you look forward to cooler days to come. And of course if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere as I write this, now is the perfect time to make a cozy throw, enjoy working on it as you snuggle under it, and have it ready to use on your couch right away.

You can grab the free pattern, as well as yarn to make your own cozy waffle stitch blanket, on the Lion Brand website.

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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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