Outdoor Cinema Throw

Outdoor Cinema Throw by Jo Sharp

What Is Being Made

The Outdoor Cinema Throw is a beginner-friendly knitted blanket designed as a practical and cozy companion for outdoor cinema evenings or home movie nights. This square throw measures 100cm by 100cm, making it an ideal size for draping over shoulders or spreading across a lap. The project is suitable as a personal project or as a thoughtful handmade gift.

Craft and Techniques

This is a knitting project designed specifically for beginners. The throw knits up quickly on large needles, making it an accessible introduction to blanket-making. The design incorporates stocking stitch as the primary stitch pattern, which is a fundamental knitting technique that creates a smooth, classic fabric. The use of varied yarn weights and larger needle sizes ensures the project works up at a faster pace than traditional throws, keeping beginner knitters motivated and engaged throughout the construction.

Stitches Used

• Stocking Stitch – The main stitch pattern used throughout the throw, created by alternating knit and purl rows to produce a smooth, flat fabric with a distinctive V-pattern appearance on the right side

Materials: Yarn and Needles

Yarn: This throw is constructed using two complementary yarns from the Jo Sharp range:

• Jo Sharp Classic DK Wool – 8 balls in the colorway 351 Muscat. This yarn is 100% pure wool in a DK weight, with each 50g ball containing 98 meters (107 yards). The tension for this yarn is 22.5 stitches and 30 rows measured over 10cm using 4.00mm needles (USA 6, UK 8)
• Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair – 9 balls in the colorway 602 Romany. This luxurious yarn is composed of 80% kid mohair, 5% wool, and 15% polyamide. The tension for this yarn is 17 stitches and 25 rows measured over 10cm using 5.00mm needles

Needles: The pattern calls for 9.00mm needles (USA 13, UK 00). Circular needles may be substituted for straight needles if preferred, offering flexibility in needle choice based on knitter preference and comfort.

Difficulty Level

This project is rated as beginner-friendly, making it an excellent choice for knitters new to throw and blanket construction. The straightforward stocking stitch pattern and quick-working nature of the piece provide an encouraging first experience with larger projects.