Bunting Blanket

Bunting Blanket by Knit Sew Make

Project Overview

The Bunting Blanket is a beginner-friendly knitting project designed to create a decorative flag-patterned throw blanket. This downloadable PDF pattern from independent designer Knit Sew Make offers three size options to suit different spaces and preferences, making it an accessible project for knitters new to colorwork and larger garment construction.

What Is Being Made

A square blanket featuring a bunting flag motif throughout the design. The pattern provides three finished size options:

• Small: 59cm x 59.5cm
• Medium: 83cm x 83.5cm
• Large: 107cm x 107.5cm

Each size is color-coded within the PDF instructions to guide knitters through the appropriate stitch counts and row repeats for their chosen dimensions.

Techniques Used

The Bunting Blanket employs fundamental knitting techniques suitable for beginners while introducing structured pattern work. The blanket construction uses a bordered approach, with a consistent border maintained throughout the piece to create clean, finished edges. The flag pattern is created through strategic placement of knit and purl stitches in a repeating sequence, allowing knitters to build visual interest without requiring advanced colorwork methods like stranding or intarsia.

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes basic knitting stitches that form the foundation of most knitted projects:

• Knit (K): The primary stitch creating the fabric structure
• Purl (P): Used in combination with knit stitches to create texture and define the flag pattern
• Border (B): A maintained edge treatment that preserves consistent stitch definition throughout the blanket

The pattern also uses standard abbreviation notation including Rep (Repeat) to indicate sections that are worked multiple times across rows, streamlining the written instructions.

Materials Required

The Bunting Blanket is worked in Aran or Worsted weight yarn, both medium-weight options that create a fabric with good drape and durability suitable for a functional blanket. Yarn quantities vary by size:

• Small blanket: 430 meters of yarn
• Medium blanket: 860 meters of yarn
• Large blanket: 1400 meters of yarn

Knitters will need 4.5mm knitting needles appropriate for the chosen yarn weight, and a darning needle for weaving in yarn ends upon completion. The cast-on stitch counts are size-specific (110, 154, or 198 stitches depending on size), ensuring proper proportions for each finished dimension.

Pattern Structure

The blanket begins with a ribbed border worked in a knit-purl combination that varies slightly between size options. This border section is repeated multiple times to create a stable, elastic edge. Following the border setup, the main flag pattern is introduced through a series of rows that alternate knit and purl stitches in specific sequences, creating the bunting design across the width of the blanket. The border is maintained on both sides throughout the pattern to frame the central design.