Design by Jacquelyn Darragh
Work with the Ribbing stitch in this fun, colorful throw. The bright colors and bold stripes make this a simple knit favorite and with the double knit, double the warmth!
Knitting Loom: 28” Knitting Board + extenders set up for double knit at 2 cm spacing
Yarn: Hobby Lobby’s I Love this Yarn, Worsted Weight, 100% Acrylic, 355 yards per skein. Machine washable and dryable Colors: Grape, 2 skeins. Pink, Tropical Pink, Yellow, Peacock Blue, 1 skein each. Neon Green, I Love this Yarn, Worsted Weight , 255 yards per skein. 1 skein
Stitches: Rib Stitch and Stockinette
Notions: Knit hook, crochet hook
Gauge: 5 stitches X 6 rows = 2 inches
Size: 28 x 34 inches
Instructions
Use two strands of yarn as one, throughout the making of this throw. When you are knitting a solid color, for example, grape rib stitch, just use both ends of the skein of yarn, pulling one strand from the center and one strand from the outside. When using two different colors together, it will be much easier if you use one strand of each pulling from the center of the skein, which will keep them from tangling.
With each color change, cut yarn and knot after tying on the next color. Always tie on new color at 2nd stitch so that knots do not show from outer edge.
Cast on: 64 stitches in Stockinette stitch with Grape yarn. Lay contrasting anchor yarn.
Note: Complete throw is worked in Rib Stitch until you come to the bind off row.
Rib Stitch: After the cast on, start first row by wrapping the top 1st peg and bring down to the bottom 3rd peg. You are skipping peg 1 and 2 on lower board. Your yarn is at an angle. Now go back up to top board to 3rd peg and wrap. Take yarn down to lower 5th peg. Continue wrapping every other peg at this angle till you get to the end of your stitches. To return, take yarn around end of pegs to wrap the top last peg. Continue by wrapping all the empty pegs. You will see that you are going back with peg 1 to 3 again and working at the opposite angle. This is what creates the ribs. It is correct that the last pegs are wrapped consecutively. Hook over all pegs. Repeat for each row according to color design.
Knit 5 rows Grape yarn. Tie on Lime yarn. Do not cut the Grape, but carry it in along with Lime yarn.
Knit 1 row in Lime. Cut Lime and knot.
Knit 3 rows Grape. Tie in Lime yarn. Cut grape and knot.
Knit 3 rows in Lime. Cut the one strand of yarn coming from the outside of the skein and tie on one strand of the Blue yarn from the inside of the blue skein.
Treating the two yarns as one, knit 5 rows of Blue and Lime in rib. Cut and tie off the Lime yarn. Tie on the other end of the Blue yarn so that you now have both strands of Blue.
Knit 5 rows in Blue. Cut the blue yarn and tie off. Tie on Yellow yarn.
Knit 2 rows in Yellow. Cut and tie off the Yellow yarn. Tie on the Grape yarn.
Knit 2 rows in Grape. Cut and tie off the Grape yarn. Tie on two strands of the Pink yarn.
Knit 4 rows in Pink. Cut one strand of Pink yarn coming from the outside of the skein and tie on one strand of the yarn from the inside of the Tropical Pink skein.
Treating the two yarns as one, knit 5 rows of Pink and Tropical Pink rib. Cut and tie off the Pink yarn. Tie on the other end of the Tropical Pink yarn so that you now have both strands of Tropical Pink.
Knit 5 rows of Tropical Pink. Cut both strands of yarn and tie off. Tie on 2 strands of Grape yarn.
Knit 5 rows of Grape. Cut and tie off yarn. Tie on 2 strands of Pink.
Knit 5 rows of Pink. Cut and tie off yarn. Tie on 2 strands of Blue.
Knit 5 rows of Blue. Cut and tie off yarn. Tie on 2 strands of Tropical Pink.
Knit 5 rows of Tropical Pink. Cut and tie off yarn. Tie on 2 strands of Lime.
Knit 5 rows of Lime. Cut and tie off yarn. Tie on 2 strands of Grape.
Knit 5 rows of Grape. Cut and tie off yarn. Tie on 2 strands of Tropical Pink.
Knit 5 rows of Tropical Pink. Cut one strand of Tropical Pink yarn coming from the outside of the skein, and tie on one strand of the yarn from the inside of the Pink skein.
Treating the two yarns as one, knit 5 rows of Pink and Tropical Pink. Cut and tie off the Tropical Pink yarn. Tie on the other end of the Pink yarn so that you now have both strands of Pink.
Knit 4 rows of Pink. Cut and tie off yarn. Tie on 2 strands of Grape.
Knit 2 rows in Grape. Cut and tie off the Grape yarn. Tie on the Yellow yarn.
Knit 2 rows in Yellow. Cut and tie off the Yellow yarn. Tie on two strands of the Blue yarn.
Knit 5 rows of Blue. Cut one strand of blue yarn coming from the outside of the skein and tie on one strand of the Lime yarn from the inside of the blue skein.
Treating the two yarns as one, knit 5 rows of Blue and Lime. Cut and tie off the Blue yarn. Tie on the other end of the Lime yarn, so that you now have both strands of Lime.
Knit 3 rows in Lime. Cut and tie off yarn. Tie on 2 strands of Grape.
Knit 3 rows in Grape. Do not cut grape yarn but let it carry through. Tie on 2 strands of Lime and knit one row of Lime. Cut and tie off Lime yarn.
Knit 5 rows in Grape.
Knit 1 row in Grape Stockinette stitch.
Bind off the board remembering that you are still treating 2 strands as one, so each side of the board in which you are doing the crochet bind off, will have two loops. Weave in ends.
Bind off the anchor yarn treating 2 strands as one. Lift two loops over two loops. Weave in ends.
