Symmetry Magic Blanket

The Symmetry Magic blanket looks like a product made by a knitting machine, but it is completely handmade. With just a few basic knitting techniques — knit, purl, and slip stitch — you can easily create your own blanket.

What makes it special is its perfect balance: no matter how you rotate it, the blanket keeps its symmetry and always looks the same.

Symmetry Magic blanket

Materials and Measurements

  • Needles: US 8 — 5.0 mm
  • Etrofil Vivaldi yarn: 400g
  • Finished measurements: 40" × 32"

You can choose any two colors you like; however, the best choice is to choose two contrasting colors.

TECHNIQUES USED

Symbol Abb Explanation
K Knit
P Purl
SL wyib Slip stitch with yarn in back
SL wyif Slip stitch with yarn in front

Pattern Instructions

Bold color, cast on 175 stitches or multiple of 10 stitches, plus 5.

Garter stitch Border

Rows 1 - 20: Bold color, Knit.

Note: For a more polished edge, you may cast on 160–165 stitches and knit 19 rows for the border first. Then, on Row 20, increase evenly from 160 stitches to 175 stitches.

Main Pattern

LC: Light color. BC: Bold color
  • 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, SL1 wyif) ×16, K5.
  • Row 3 (BC): K4, SL1 wyib, (K5, SL1 wyib, K3, SL1 wyib) ×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, SL1 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, SL1 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.

Finally, bind off, weave in all ends, and block as desired.

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