Blanket 13: Vertical Diamond

Needles: US 6 - 4.0 mm.
Yarn: Etrofil Bambino Lux Wool, 6.5 balls 50g/160m.
Finished Measurements: Approx. 32”x 40”. 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.
Ssk: slip slip knit.
Sk2p: slip 1 st, knit 2 sts together, pass slipped stitch over.

BLANKET

Cast on 159 sts.
Knit 10 rows Seed st, all rows: *K1, p1; rep from *, k1.

VERTICAL DIAMOND PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): (K1, p1) ×3, k5, [yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k7] ×11, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 2 and all wrong side rows: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, p145, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 3: (K1, p1) ×3, k2, yo, ssk, [k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk] ×11, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 5: (K1, p1) ×3, k3, yo, ssk, [k5, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk] ×11, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 7: (K1, p1) ×3, k4, yo, ssk, [k3, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk] ×11, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 9: (K1, p1) ×3, k4, [k7, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo] ×11, k11, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 11: (K1, p1) ×3, k5, k2tog, yo, [k1, yo, ssk, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo] ×11, k1, yo, ssk, k5, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 13: (K1, p1) ×3, k4, k2tog, yo, [k3, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo] ×11, k3, yo, ssk, k4, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 15: (K1, p1) ×3, k3, k2tog, yo, [k5, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo] ×11, k5, yo, ssk, k3, (p1, k1) ×3.
Repeat rows 1-16, ending on a row 14.
Then knit 10 rows Seed st.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.