Blanket 45: Symmetry Magic

Symmetry Magic blanket looks like a product made by a knitting machine, but it's knitted by hand. With just a few basic knitting techniques, such as knit, purl, and slip stitch, you can easily create your own blanket. What makes it special is that, regardless of the direction in which it is rotated, the blanket maintains its symmetry and appears unchanged.

ABBREVIATIONS
St (sts): stitch (stitches).
BC: bold color.
LC: light color.
K: knit.
P: purl.
Sl wyib: Slip stitch with yarn in back.
Sl wyif: Slip stitch with yarn in front.

The blanket is 40 x 32 inches in size, weighs 400g, and was knitted using Etrofil Vivaldi yarn and US size 8 knitting needles

If you want to knit a baby blanket the same size as my baby blanket, you'll need worsted-aran weight yarn and the appropriate knitting needles for the yarn. You can choose any two colors you like; however, the best choice is to choose two contrasting colors. After obtaining the necessary materials, use the bold colored yarn cast on 175 sts (or multiple of 10 sts, +5) to begin the blanket.

(To make the blanket look more beautiful, it is recommended to cast on 160 - 165 sts, then knit 19 rows of border. After that, on row 20, increase the number of sts from 160 to 175 sts).

20 rows of Garter stitch border
Rows 1 - 20: Bold color, Knit.

Mosaic pattern

Row 1: LC	K5, (sl1 wyib, k3, sl1 wyib, k5) ×16, sl1 wyib, k3, sl1 wyib, k5. (Right side)
Row 2: LC	K5, sl1 wyif, k3, sl1 wyif, (k5, sl1 wyif, k3, sl wyif) ×16, k5.
Row 3: BC	K4, sl1 wyib, (k5, sl1 wyib, k3, sl) ×16, k5, sl1 wyib, k4.
Row 4: BC	K4, sl1 wyif, k5, (sl1 wyif, k3, sl1 wyif, k5) ×16, sl1 wyif, k4.
Row 5: LC	K2, sl2 wyib, k1, (k6, sl3 wyib, k1) ×16, k6, sl2 wyib, k2.
Row 6: LC	K2, sl2 wyif, k6, (k1, sl3 wyif, k6) ×16, k1, sl2 wyif, k2.
Row 7: BC	K4,  sl1 wyib, (k5, sl1 wyib, k3, sl wyib) ×16,  k5, sl1 wyib, k4.
Row 8: BC	K4, sl1 wyif, k5, (sl1 wyif, k3, sl1 wyif, k5) ×16, sl1 wyif, k4.
Row 9: LC	K5, (sl1 wyib, k3, sl1 wyib, k5) ×16, sl1 wyib, k3, sl1 wyib, k5.
Row 10: LC	K5, sl1 wyif, k3, sl1 wyif, (k5, sl1 wyif, k3, sl wyif) ×16, k5.
Row 11: BC	K5, (k1, sl3 wyib, k6) ×16, k1, sl3 wyib, k6.
Row 12: BC	K6, sl3 wyif, k1, (k6, sl3 wyif, k1) ×16, k5.

Repeat rows 1-12 until you reach desired length, ending with row 10.

Then, knit 20 rows of Garter stitch border.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.

Knit it now to see how satisfying it is to create something beautiful with your own two hands!