Try These Free Knitting Patterns for Simple Blankets
Create quick and easy blankets with these free knitting patterns
Simple and free - my two favorite words when it comes to knitting. That's just what you get with these free knitting patterns. Take a look at these simple blanket patterns. Easy enough for beginners to knit but beautiful enough to impress your friends and family. Simple and free are about to become two of your favorite words too. Check out 3 super simple patterns for blankets.
1. Vintage Charmer Throw
You can't get any easier than this vintage free knitted afghan - classically elegant, yet simple and easy to make. All you have to do is K1, P1 and repeat for the width of the afghan. Then repeat.
Don't let the piece of cake instructions fool you though. Using different color combinations and yarns, use this one pattern to create unique and exquisite afghans for all your friends and family. And unless you clue them in, they never need to know you used the same simple pattern for them all.
2. 6 Hour Afghan
Not only is this free knitting pattern amazingly simple, it is absolutely scrumptious. This afghan becomes your favorite cozy knit. The one you love to snuggle up with on cool evenings.
Perfect for beginners... the instructions are a cinch. All you do is cast on 34 stitches then knit and purl. Four stitches equal 4 inches. Finish this afghan in no time with limited to little experience. Just beginning to learn to knit? You may not be able to finish the project in 6 hours, but it won't take you much longer.
3. Blue Lagoon Blanket
Just because the name of this knitted blanket is Blue Lagoon, don't think for a minute you have to make it in blue. It's true. The muted, delicate stripes remind you of a skillfully blended watercolor of a lagoon, but let your creativity run wild.
Take the instructions and make them your own. Try blending warm yellows and oranges for the look and feel of a tranquil sunset. Or how about your favorite shades of greens for the look of a refreshing springtime field?
Work this blanket with any color combinations you want. The instructions for this free knitting pattern are easy to follow and easy to understand. To make your own watercolor masterpiece, you simply knit every row. It couldn't be simpler - but your friends never need to know.
These three patterns are possibly the simplest, fastest, and easy to knit afghans there are. Whether just learning to knit or your searching for simple blankets knit these patterns up in no time, try one of these free knitting patterns to get started.
