Blanket 21: Overlapping Leaves

Needles: US 8 - 5.0 mm.
Aran yarn: Alize Lanagold Classic, 6 skeins (100g/240m). 

Gauge: 17.5 sts x 25 rows ~ 4” x 4”  in stockinette.
Finished Measurements: Approx. 43”x 47”. 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.
K3tog: knit 3 sts together.
Sssk: Slip, slip, slip, knit, which is a double decrease, and is the mirror decrease of the k3tog.

Overlapping Leaves Blanket 21 PDF file

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Cast on 176 sts. (Multiple of 32, plus 16)
Knit 10 rows Seed st.
Row 1 (RS): *K1, p1; repeat from * end.
Row 2 (WS): *P1, k1; repeat from * to end.

OVERLAPPING LEAVES PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k1, p12, k1, p2, k14] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 2 (WS): (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 3: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k1, p12, k1, p2, k14] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 4: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 5: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, yo, k1, yo, sssk, p9, k1, p2, yo, k1, yo, sssk, k10] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 6: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 7: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, (k1, yo) ×2, k1, sssk, p7, k1, p2, (k1, yo) ×2, p1, sssk, k8] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 8: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 9: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, sssk, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, yo, k1, yo, p2, sssk, k6] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 10: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 11: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, sssk, p3, (k1, p2) ×2, yo, k1, yo, p3, sssk, k4] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 12: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 13: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, sssk, p1, k1, p2, k1, p3, yo, k1, yo, p4, sssk, k2] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 14: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 15: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, sssk, p2, k1, p4, yo, k1, yo, p5, sssk] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 16: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 17: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k14, p2, k1, p12, k1] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 18: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 19: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k14, p2, k1, p12, k1] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 20: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 21: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k10, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, p2, k1, p9, k3tog, yo, k1, yo] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 22: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 23: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k8, k3tog, p1, (yo, k1) ×2, p2, k1, p7, k3tog, (k1, yo) ×2, k1] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 24: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 25: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k6, k3tog, p2, yo, k1, yo, p1, k1, p2, k1, p5, k3tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 26: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 27: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k4, k3tog, p3, yo, k1, yo, (p2, k1) ×2, p3, k3tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 28: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 29: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k2, k3tog, p4, yo, k1, yo, p3, k1, p2, k1, p1, k3tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 30: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 31: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p2, k3tog, p5, yo, k1, yo, p4, k1, p2, k3tog, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5] ×5, p3, (k1, p1) ×3.
Row 32: (P1, k1) ×3, p1, k2, [(p14, k2) ×2] ×5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Repeat rows 1-32, ending on a row 4 (or 20).
Then knit 10 rows Seed st.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.

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