Blanket 28: Thunderbird

Needles: US 9 - 5.5 mm.
Yarn: Kartopu Melange Wool, 77% Acrylic 20% Wool 3% Viscone, 1000-1100m.
Finished Measurements: Approx. 40”x 50”. 

ABBREVIATIONS
RS, WS: Right side, wrong side.
St (sts): stitch (stitches).
K: knit.
P: purl.

BLANKET

Cast on 153 sts. (Multiple of 14, plus 13.)
Knit 10 rows Seed st, all rows: *K1, p1; repeat from * to last st, k1.

THUNDERBIRD PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): (K1, p1) ×3, k141, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 2 (WS): (K1, p1) ×3, k1, p13, [k1, p13] ×9, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 3: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p1, k11, p1, k1] ×9, p1, k11, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 4: (K1, p1) ×3, k3, p9, k2, [p1, k2, p9, k2] ×9, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 5: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p3, k7, p3, k1] ×9, p3, k7, p3, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 6: (K1, p1) ×3, k5, p5, k4, [p1, k4, p5, k4] ×9, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 7: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, [p5, k3, p5, k1] ×9, p5, k3, p5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 8: (K1, p1) ×3, k7, p1, k6, [p1, k6, p1, k6] ×9, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 9: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, p139, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 10: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, p139, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 11: (K1, p1) ×3, k7, p1, [k13, p1] ×9, k7, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 12: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, p5, k1, [p1, k1, p11, k1] ×9, p1, k1, p5, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 13: (K1, p1) ×3, k5, p2, k1, [p2, k9, p2, k1] ×9, p2, k5, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 14: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, p3, k3, [p1, k3, p7, k3] ×9, p1, k3, p3, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 15: (K1, p1) ×3, k3, p4, k1, [p4, k5, p4, k1] ×9, p4, k3, (p1, k1) ×3.
Row 16: (K1, p1) ×4, k5, [p1, k5, p3, k5] ×9, p1, k5, (p1, k1) ×4.
Row 17: (K1, p1) ×3, k1, p6, k1, [p6, k1, p6, k1] ×9, p6, (k1, p1) ×3, k1.
Row 18: (K1, p1) ×3, k141, (p1, k1) ×3.
Repeat rows 1-18.
Then knit 10 rows Seed st.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.

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