Heritage Blanket Knitting Pattern

This knit blanket pattern is a beautiful heirloom, stitch sampler style, where you get to work a variety of textures. Each of the stitches are easy, but the result is a blanket that you can be proud to gift as a timeless piece.

You can see the full, free pattern below, or you may choose to purchase the ad-free printable version from Etsy HERE or the kit from Lion Brand HERE.

It can be hard to find patterns that look special, but are simple to make. This blanket will show off your knitting talents, but it isn’t going to stress you out. Working section by section, from the bottom up, you’ll be on a journey of simple, beautiful stitches.

As soon as you’re ready from a break from working seed stitch, you’ll jump into an easy garter stitch section.

The largest portion of this blanket is taken over by the lovely Irish Moss Stitch. It’s the star of the show, becuase LOOK AT THE TEXTURE. 🙂

And what about this color?! In person, I would describe it as a warm, dove grey. The color listed says a pale greenish, but I don’t personally see that very much. Honestly, any of the colors of the chunky Hue + Me yarn would look amazing with this pattern. I loved how the color Arrowwood turned out on my Seamless Knit Quilt.

If you are comfortable with knitting, purling, and counting stitches, you are ready to work this blanket.

You’ll knit the Stockinette Stitch, Garter Stitch, Seed Stitch and the beautiful Irish Moss Stitch. The Irish Moss stitch is a favorite of mine – it just turns out so incredibly cool and looks so impressive.

Many of you might remember my Easy Heirloom Blanket pattern. I wanted something similar, but also something with a bit more variety. So, this is it! The Easy Heirloom was knit with super bulky yarn, while this one calls for chunky weight yarn.

Check out all the details in the free pattern below, or you may choose to purchase the ad-free printable on Etsy HERE!

Irish Moss Stitch for the win on this timeless, heirloom quality sampler!

Description:

This heirloom blanket will stand the test of time with it’s classic, timeless fabric and beautiful textures. Available in two sizes, this is a lovely gift that will be treasured and cuddled for years. Pretty, yet unpretentious, it’s a fun knit stitch sampler project that produces a lovely piece. Choose your favorite color and enjoy!

Materials:

7 (9) Lion Brand Hue + Me Chunky #5 yarn in Whisper Convenient Kit HERE

Pattern uses approximately 750 (1000) grams of yarn

US size 15, 36” circular needles (blanket is knit flat)

Scissors

Tapestry needle

Measuring Tape

Size (approximate):

Lapghan: 46” x 42”

Throw: 46” x 51”

The small size is listed first in ( ) throughout the pattern as necessary.

Gauge:

Approximately 10 sts and 12 rows in 4” x 4”

Pattern Notes:

This pattern is worked from the bottom up. It features a Garter Stitch border and various easy stitches within the pattern. You will work Stockinette, Seed Stitch, Garter Stitch, and Irish Moss Stitch.

The pattern calls for circular needles in order to fit all of the stitches on the needles even though it is knit flat.

Have fun!

Adjusting The Size:

To increase the width, simply cast on more or fewer stitches while keeping an even multiple of stitches.

To make your blanket longer, simply knit for more rows in the irish moss stitch section.

Keep yarn needs in mind when you adjust the sizing.

Abbreviations (US) & Skills:

k – knit

p – purl

sts – stitches

* ( ) – repeat

Heritage Heirloom Blanket Pattern

Cast on 114 sts

Garter Stitch Edge

Rows 1-14 Knit each st across.

Stockinette Section

Row 1 K each st across.

Row 2 K9, p to last 9, k9.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 working stockinette stitch for a total of 10 rows in this section.

Seed Stitch Section

Row 1 K9, *(k1, p1) across to last 9, k9.

Row 2 K9, *(p1, k1) across to last 9, k9.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 from for a total of 10 rows in this section.

Garter Stitch Section

Row 1 K each st across.

Repeat row 1 for a total of 10 rows in this section.

Irish Moss Stitch Section

Row 1 K9, *(k1,p1), repeat from * across to last 9 sts, k9.

Row 2 K9, *(k1,p1), repeat from * across to last 9 sts, k9.

Row 3 K9, *(p1, k1) repeat from * across to last 9 sts, k9.

Row 4 K9, *(p1, k1) repeat from * across to last 9 sts, k9.

Repeat these four rows in order for a total of 68 rows of Irish Moss Stitch in this section if you’re making the lapghan, and a total of 100 if you’re making the throw size.

Garter Stitch Section

Repeat previous Garter Stitch Section

Seed Stitch Section

Repeat previous Seed Stitch Section

Stockinette Stitch Section

Repeat previous Stockinette Stitch Section

Garter Stitch Edge

Repeat previous Garter Stitch Edge

Cast off and weave in ends.

Feel free to add poms, tassels, or other details to your blanket as desired.

Enjoy!

XO,