Blanket 06: Ginkgo Leaf

Are you looking for a simple yet elegant knitting project? The Ginkgo Leaf Blanket is the perfect choice!

Inspired by the graceful shape of the Ginkgo biloba leaf, this blanket combines subtle beauty with a relaxing knitting experience.

Best of all, this pattern only uses basic lace techniques such as yarn over, knit two together, and slip, slip, knit. Even if you’re new to lace knitting, this pattern is beginner-friendly and easy to follow.

Ginkgo Leaf Blanket

Materials

• Needles: US 7 - 4.5mm.
• Yarn: A combination of Alize Angora gold batik 5652 (2 balls) and fingering acrylic yarn (light pink color #FFB4C9, no name). 

Finished Measurements

Approx. 34”x 48”. Additional repeats of the pattern can be added in both length and width to change the final dimensions.

ABBREVIATIONS

St (sts): stitch (stitches).
K: knit.
P: purl.
Yo: yarn over.
K2tog: knit 2 sts together.
P2tog: purl 2 sts together.
Ssk: Slip slip knit.
Ssp: Slip slip purl.

PATTERN

Cast on 165 sts.

GINKGO LEAF PATTERN

Row 1 (RS): K1, p1, [k17, p1] ×9, k1. (165 sts)
Row 2 (WS): P1, k163, p1. (165 sts)
Row 3: K1, p1, [yo, k2tog] ×81, k1. (165 sts)
Row 4: P1, k163, p1. (165 sts)
Row 5: K1, p1, [k17, p1] ×9, k1. (165 sts)
Row 6: P1, [k1, p17] ×9, k1, p1. (165 sts)
Row 7: K1, p1, [k2tog, k6, yo, k1, yo, k6, ssk, p1] ×9, k1. (165 sts)
Row 8: P1, [k1, ssp, p13, p2tog] ×9, k1, p1. (147 sts)
Row 9: K1, p1, [k2tog, k4, (yo, k1) ×3, yo, k4, ssk, p1] ×9, k1. (165 sts)
Row 10: P1, [k1, ssp, p13, p2tog] ×9, k1, p1. (147 sts)
Row 11: K1, p1, [k2tog, k2, (yo, k1) ×7, yo, k2, ssk, p1] ×9, k1. (201 sts)
Row 12: P1, [k1, ssp, p17, p2tog] ×9, k1, p1. (183 sts)
Row 13: K1, p1, [k2tog, k15, ssk, p1] ×9, k1. (165 sts)
Row 14: P1, [k1, p17] ×9, k1, p1. (165 sts)
Row 15: K1, p1, [k17, p1] ×9, k1. (165 sts)
Row 16: P1, k163, p1. (165 sts)
Row 17: K1, p1, [yo, k2tog] ×81, k1. (165 sts)
Row 18: P1, k163, p1. (165 sts)
Rep Rows 5-18.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.

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