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Berit Blanket in Schachenmayr Bravo Big – Pattern Summary (S10768)

The Berit Blanket (S10768) is a cozy, generously sized knitted throw designed by the Schachenmayr Design Team. Rated as a beginner project, it is an ideal first blanket for those new to knitting, requiring only the most fundamental stitch while producing a beautifully textured, striped result. The finished blanket measures approximately 125 cm wide by 140 cm long, making it a substantial lap blanket or decorative throw.

What Is Being Made

This is a large knitted blanket worked in a classic stripe sequence using four carefully chosen colors. The design is clean and modern, relying on bold color blocking rather than complex stitch patterns to create visual interest. The generous dimensions make it suitable for draping over a sofa, using as a bed throw, or gifting as a handmade keepsake.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Schachenmayr Bravo Big, a super chunky weight yarn sold in 200 g balls (approximately 120 m / 200 g). Four colors are used across the stripe sequence:

• Col 00103 – Leinen meliert (linen marl): 4 balls – the dominant background color
• Col 00122 – Gold: 1 ball
• Col 00173 – Gletscher (glacier): 1 ball
• Col 00165 – Teal: 3 balls

The palette combines warm and cool neutrals with earthy accent tones, giving the blanket a contemporary Scandinavian aesthetic that suits a wide range of home décor styles. As with all striped projects, it is important to purchase enough yarn from the same dye lot to ensure color consistency throughout.

A 10 mm circular needle, 80 cm long, is required. Despite being a flat piece, the circular needle accommodates the large number of stitches comfortably without the need for straight needles. A tapestry or yarn needle is also needed for weaving in ends at the finish.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting on a circular needle: The blanket is worked back and forth in rows rather than in the round, taking advantage of the circular needle's length to hold all stitches.
• Stripe knitting: Color changes are made at regular intervals following a defined stripe sequence. Managing yarn tails and carrying or cutting yarn at color changes are practical skills reinforced by this project.
• Blocking: After knitting, the blanket is pinned to its final measurements and blocked to even out the fabric and set the stitches. This finishing step is especially important with garter stitch, which can draw in slightly before blocking.
• Weaving in ends: With multiple color changes, neatly securing yarn tails is an essential finishing technique practiced throughout this project.

Stitches Used

The entire blanket is worked in garter stitch – simply knitting every row on both the right side and wrong side. This is one of the most beginner-friendly stitch patterns in knitting, producing a squishy, reversible fabric with a characteristic ridged texture. Because garter stitch looks identical on both sides, the finished blanket is fully reversible, which is a practical advantage for a throw.

The only stitch required is the knit stitch (k), making this pattern truly accessible to anyone who has just learned the basics of casting on and knitting a row.

Stripe Sequence

The color arrangement follows a specific, structured stripe sequence that creates a bold, graphic layout:

• 56 rows in Teal
• 28 rows in Gletscher
• 14 rows in Leinen meliert
• 14 rows in Gold
• 140 rows in Leinen meliert

The progression from bolder, narrower stripes into the expansive neutral field of Leinen meliert gives the