Blanket 11: Valentine Heart

Needles: US 7 - 4.5 mm.
Yarn: Etrofil Vivaldi, 8 balls 100g/200m.
Finished Measurements: Approx. 46”x 53”. 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.

BLANKET

Cast on 185 sts.
Knit 14 rows Seed st, all rows: *K1, p1; rep from * to last st, k1.
HEART PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): (K1, p1) ×4, knit to last 8 sts, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 2 (WS): (K1, p1) ×4, p13, [k13, p13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Rows 3 - 4: Repeat rows 1 - 2.
Row 5: (K1, p1) ×4, [k6, p1, k19] ×6, k6, p1, k6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 6: (K1, p1) ×4, p13, [k13, p13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 7: (K1, p1) ×4, [k5, p3, k18] ×6, k5, p3, k5, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 8: (K1, p1) ×4, p13, [k13, p13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 9: (K1, p1) ×4, [k4, p5, k17] ×6, k4, p5, k4, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 10: (K1, p1) ×4, p13, [k13, p13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 11: (K1, p1) ×4, [k3, p7, k16] ×6, k3, p7, k3, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 12: (K1, p1) ×4, p13, [k13, p13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 13: (K1, p1) ×4, [k2, p9, k15] ×6, k2, p9, k2, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 14: (K1, p1) ×4, p13, [k13, p13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 15: (K1, p1) ×4, [k2, p4, k1, p4, k15] ×6, k2, p4, k1, p4, k2, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 16: (K1, p1) ×4, p13, [k13, p13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 17: (K1, p1) ×4, [(k3, p2) ×2, k16] ×6, (k3, p2) ×2, k3, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 18: (K1, p1) ×4, p13, [k13, p13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 19: (K1, p1) ×4, knit to last 8 sts, (p1, k1) ×4.
Rows 20-23: Repeat rows 18-19.
Row 24: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 25: (K1, p1) ×4, knit to last 8 sts, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 26: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 27: (K1, p1) ×4, [k19, p1, k6] ×6, k13, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 28: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 29: (K1, p1) ×4, [k18, p3, k5] ×6, k13, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 30: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 31: (K1, p1) ×4, [k17, p5, k4] ×6, k13, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 32: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 33: (K1, p1) ×4, [k16, p7, k3] ×6, k13, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 34: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 35: (K1, p1) ×4, [k15, p9, k2] ×6, k13, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 36: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 37: (K1, p1) ×4, [k15, p4, k1, p4, k2] ×6, k13, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 38: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 39: (K1, p1) ×4, [k16, (p2, k3) ×2] ×6, k13, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 40: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 41: (K1, p1) ×4, knit to last 8 sts, (p1, k1) ×4.
Rows 42-43: Repeat rows 40-41.
Row 44: (K1, p1) ×4, k13, [p13, k13] ×6, (p1, k1) ×4.
Repeat rows 1-44.
Then knit 14 rows Seed st.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.

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