Rufus - Blanket by Alexandra Calvert-Lee

Rufus - Blanket

Knitting
October 2024
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
558 - 580 yards (510 - 530 m)
34x26 in
English
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Made with a reversible geometric pattern, this blanket is simpler to knit than it is to say ‘double parallelogram!’

Written in English using UK terms, row by row instructions are included.

Skills required:
Cast on
Knit
Purl
Cast off

Approximate size after blocking:
Length: 34in
Width: 26in

(Please note that I found this blanket gained a couple of inches during the blocking process – expect it to be slightly smaller before blocking.)

Yarn:
I used Women’s Institute Soft and Smooth Aran (pictured in Blue and Grey) but any yarn that meets the weight/tension requirements would be suitable.

Tension:
18sts and 24 rows to 4 in/10cm square over st st using 5mm/#8 needles

Yarn Weight:
Aran/Worsted

Yardage:
310gms/520m approx.