Lap Throws in Plymouth Coffee Beenz - F422

Lap Throws in Plymouth Coffee Beenz – Pattern F422

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Plymouth Yarn (Design Studio pattern F422) features two distinct lap throw designs, both worked in the chunky, textured Plymouth Coffee Beenz yarn. Each throw is knitted flat to an approximate finished size of 32" x 38", making them ideal cozy accessories for the couch, wheelchair, or reading chair. The pattern is available as a free download with yarn purchase and suits knitters who are comfortable with basic knit and purl combinations.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn: Plymouth Coffee Beenz – 6 skeins of 100g each, held double throughout (two strands worked together simultaneously)
• Needles: 24-inch circular needles, US size 13, or size needed to obtain gauge
• Gauge: Approximately 2.5 stitches per inch over pattern

Holding two strands of Coffee Beenz together creates a thick, lofty fabric that works up quickly on the large needles and produces a wonderfully squishy, warm throw. Circular needles are used to accommodate the width of the cast-on stitches, though the piece is worked back and forth in rows rather than in the round.

Throw A – Color 9002 (Green)

Throw A is shown in color 9002 (green) and features a sophisticated reversible textured block pattern created by alternating panels of knit and purl stitches that shift position every few rows. This technique produces a geometric, almost woven appearance on the fabric surface.

Construction and Techniques

• Cast on: 82 stitches, loosely, holding 2 strands together
• Pattern repeat: A 12-row repeat that creates offset knit and purl blocks
• Finishing: Bind off after completing the desired length (approximately 38"), ending on row 1 or row 7; weave in ends

Stitches Used in Throw A

• Knit (k) – used on right-side and wrong-side rows to form raised ridges and block panels
• Purl (p) – used in combination with knit stitches to create recessed sections and define the block texture
• Textured block stitch – the 12-row repeat shifts the placement of knit and purl columns, so that what appears as a knit column on rows 1–6 becomes a purl column on rows 7–12, creating a subtle checkerboard or basketweave-style effect across the throw

The pattern is worked by repeating sections of 5 and 9 stitches in alternating knit and purl arrangements. Because the texture reverses itself across the 12-row sequence, the fabric has visual interest on both sides, making it a great choice for a throw that will be seen from multiple angles when draped over furniture.

Throw B – Color 9000 (Red)

Throw B is shown in color 9000 (red) and takes a bolder, more structured approach. It combines wide garter stitch borders at both the beginning and end of the throw with a central rib-based textured pattern in the body. The result is a throw with a classic, tidy frame and an interesting central motif.

Construction and Techniques

• Cast on: 80 stitches, loosely, holding 2 strands together
• Bottom border: 18 rows of garter stitch (knit every stitch, every row)
• Body pattern: A 6-row repeat beginning on row 19, continued until the throw measures approximately 36" total
• Top border: 18 rows of garter stitch to mirror the bottom border
• Finishing: Bind off loosely knitwise; weave in all ends

Stitches Used in Throw B