Textured Blanket aus Noro Bachi - 17224 - Downloadable PDF

Textured Blanket aus Noro Bachi

What is Being Made

This is an intermediate-level knitted blanket designed to showcase the beautiful characteristics of premium Japanese yarn. The finished blanket measures approximately 30 inches by 40 inches (76 centimeters by 102 centimeters), making it an ideal size for a throw blanket suitable for draping over furniture or providing warmth during relaxation. The project combines two distinct Noro yarn varieties to create visual interest and textural depth.

Techniques Used

The pattern employs several key knitting techniques appropriate for intermediate crafters. Stitch markers are used throughout to help track pattern repeats and maintain consistency across rows. The pattern incorporates pick up and knit/purl techniques, which involve knitting or purling directly into loops along an edge—a fundamental skill for adding borders or working in multiple directions. Selvage stitches are utilized as edge stitches to facilitate easier seaming and create clean, professional-looking edges. The pattern also uses slip, slip, knit (or slip, slip, purl) decreasing techniques, where two stitches are slipped knitwise or purlwise before being worked together. Additionally, the pattern includes no stitch chart notation, where shaded spaces indicate areas where stitches have been decreased or not yet made, requiring crafters to skip over these spaces and work only the active stitches shown on the chart.

Stitches Used

The blanket utilizes fundamental knit and purl stitches as the foundation for its textured appearance. Chart-based stitch patterns guide the placement of knit and purl combinations to create the textured design. Decreasing methods, particularly slip, slip, knit and slip, slip, purl variations, are employed to shape the blanket and create intentional stitch reductions within the pattern.

Materials

This project requires Noro yarns, specifically two different yarn weights from Noro's collection:

• Noro Kanzashi in colorway #07 (A): 2 cakes of 150 grams each
• Noro Bachi in colorway #07 (B): 2 cakes of 200 grams each

The project calls for US 10½/6.5mm needles. Crafters will need one pair of straight needles in this size, along with one circular needle of the same gauge. The pattern recommends checking gauge with the chosen needle size to ensure the finished blanket meets the specified dimensions. A contrasting yarn or purchased stitch markers will be helpful for tracking pattern sections throughout the project.