Garter Stitch Blanket Pattern

A quintessential beginner pattern, this garter stitch blanket uses just a single stitch that is repeated over row after row to create a solid fabric that is so beautiful! The color blocked style makes it modern and fun to knit!

If you are new to the basics of knitting stitches, you can learn to knit with my beginner friendly post.

Materials Needed:

For this garter stitch blanket you will need a US 17 size needle, 29 inch circular. The circular needle is used only to accommodate a large number of stitches. You do not knit in the round, just knit back and forth.

All of the yarns the Loops & Threads Impeccable Yarn, solid. The colors I have used are grass, fern, taupe, gold and navy blue. Also seen in the photo above is the soft rose color, that I ended up not using in this blanket. I love this color combo so much!

YARN SUBSTITIONS: Bernat Super Value, Premier Yarns Just Tweed, Red Heart Comfort and even Caron Simply Soft should work!

garter stitch blanket Tutorial

Cast on 86 stitches with the circular needles holding two strands of yarn. This garter stitch blanket is created by knitting with two strands of yarn held together as one. This is an easy technique, but if you would like to simplify it, choose a bulky yarn like this Bernat Softee Chunky yarn that I have used in this easy Free Knitting Pattern For Corner to Corner Blanket PDF

First row: Make a knit stitch into as your first stitch. You do that by inserting your right needle into the first stitch on the left needle, yarn over and pull up a look. Repeat this knit stitch till you reach the end of the row.

Next row: Turn your work. This is the wrong side but in garter stitch the wrong side looks just as good as the front. Since this is a knit garter stitch blanket, we just knit each and every row. There are no purl stitches to be made.

Row 3: odd row: This is the right side or front side. Again knit every stitch.

Add in a different color when you reach about 1/5th of the required finished length of the blanket. That is about every 38 rows. We are creating wide stripes or color blocks. Count your garter stitch rows by counting the ridges or bumps, you should have 19 per color.

There is a lot of knitting that goes into this blanket. This blanket is a work of love. For me, knitting is a bit like therapy so I thoroughly enjoyed the whole process. It’s relaxing. I love ending my day with my knitting bag and some TV.

Here is my finished garter stitch blanket, I love the colors and textures. To create a perfect rectangle, make sure that you have no dropped stitch and maintain the same tension while making your stitches.

Knit Garter Stitch Blanket Pattern

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I have many more knitting patterns for blankets and throws on my blog, as blankets are my favorite thing to do. If you are a beginner, I would suggest this easy stockinette stitch throw that also works up quickly.