Novita 7 Veljestä Nature: Lempi-Knit blanket
Knitted from the Novita 7 Veljestä Nature yarn, the Lempi-knit blanket (Finnish for Favorite) is the eye-catcher for any interior and the source of warmth for the cold evenings. The knit blanket works both as a nap blanket and as a bedspread for a cot. The beautiful structure and lace pattern is for advanced knitters.
Designer
Lea Petäjä
Size(s)
One size
Finished dimensions
approx. 120 x 150 cm / 47.3 x 59.1”
Yarn demand
Novita 7 Veljestä Nature (502) Daydream 1100 g
Needles and other supplies
Needles: circular needle (80 cm / 32") size 4.5 mm (US 7 / UK 7) or needle size necessary to fit ga0uge and crochet hook size 3,5 mm (US 4 / UK 9) & 4 mm (US 6 / UK 8).
Finished dimensions
approx. 120 x 150 cm / 47.3 x 59.1”
Stitch patterns: Garter stitch: knit all sts on RS- and WS rows. Textured- and lace pattern: work acc to written instructions and chart.
Gauge/Tension: 15 sts pattern repeat in textured- and lace pattern, slightly stretched = 9 cm / 3.5”
CO 199 sts and work in g st for 3 rows.
Continue working textured- and lace pattern acc to chart, starting at row 1, as follows: k16, work patt rep of 16 sts 11 times, k7. Work rows 2-10 of chart, then rep rows 11-26. Please note that the number of stitches in the individual rows is not always the same.
Note: When 10 rows of the pattern have been worked, work two additional rows of 5 sts on each side (so that the edges of the blanket do not pull), as follows: k5 on RS, turn work and k5 on WS. Then work 1 complete RS row. K5 on WS, turn work and k5 on RS. Work 1 complete row on WS. Repeat these 2 extra rows on each side of the work, approx. every 8–10 cm / 3.2 - 4”.
When work measures approx. 145 cm / 57” and row 26 of chart is finished, work rows 27–37 once more. Then work 3 rows in g st over all sts and BO all sts.
Finishing
Place the blanket onto a flat surface, acc to measurements, dampen and let dry.
Abbreviations
acc = according
BO = bind off
CO = cast on
g st = garter stitch
k = knit
ndl(s) = needle(s)
p = purl
rep = repeat
RS = right side
st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side
yo(‘s) = yarn over(s)
Translations for charts and legend:
Diagramm = Chart
Reihen 11-26 wiederholen = Repeat rows 11-26
Musterrapport wiederholt sich = pattern repeat
1 M re, in Rückrunde 1 M li = k1, p on WS
1 M li, in Rückrunde 1 M re = p1, k on WS
1 Umschlag auf die Nadel machen = yo
graues Kästchen bedeutet nichts, überspringen ohne eine M zu zählen = no stitch
8 M abnehmen: die nächsten 9 M auf eine Häkelnadel ungestrickt abheben, den Faden auf eine Nadel nehmen udn durh alle M ziehen = 1 M. Den Faden fest spannen, den Faden erneut auf die Nadel nehmen und durch die M ziehen. M auf rechte Nadel heben.
=
decrease 8 sts: slip the next 9 sts onto a crochet hook, yarn over hook, pull yarn through all sts on hook at once = 1 st. Pull yarn tight, yarn over hook again and pull yarn through st on hook. Slip stitch onto right needle.
Finished dimensions
approx. 120 x 150 cm / 47.3 x 59.1”
Stitch patterns: Garter stitch: knit all sts on RS- and WS rows. Textured- and lace pattern: work acc to written instructions and chart.
Gauge/Tension: 15 sts pattern repeat in textured- and lace pattern, slightly stretched = 9 cm / 3.5”
CO 199 sts and work in g st for 3 rows.
Continue working textured- and lace pattern acc to chart, starting at row 1, as follows: k16, work patt rep of 16 sts 11 times, k7. Work rows 2-10 of chart, then rep rows 11-26. Please note that the number of stitches in the individual rows is not always the same.
Note: When 10 rows of the pattern have been worked, work two additional rows of 5 sts on each side (so that the edges of the blanket do not pull), as follows: k5 on RS, turn work and k5 on WS. Then work 1 complete RS row. K5 on WS, turn work and k5 on RS. Work 1 complete row on WS. Repeat these 2 extra rows on each side of the work, approx. every 8–10 cm / 3.2 - 4”.
When work measures approx. 145 cm / 57” and row 26 of chart is finished, work rows 27–37 once more. Then work 3 rows in g st over all sts and BO all sts.
Finishing
Place the blanket onto a flat surface, acc to measurements, dampen and let dry.
Abbreviations
acc = according
BO = bind off
CO = cast on
g st = garter stitch
k = knit
ndl(s) = needle(s)
p = purl
rep = repeat
RS = right side
st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side
yo(‘s) = yarn over(s)
Translations for charts and legend:
Diagramm = Chart
Reihen 11-26 wiederholen = Repeat rows 11-26
Musterrapport wiederholt sich = pattern repeat
1 M re, in Rückrunde 1 M li = k1, p on WS
1 M li, in Rückrunde 1 M re = p1, k on WS
1 Umschlag auf die Nadel machen = yo
graues Kästchen bedeutet nichts, überspringen ohne eine M zu zählen = no stitch
8 M abnehmen: die nächsten 9 M auf eine Häkelnadel ungestrickt abheben, den Faden auf eine Nadel nehmen udn durh alle M ziehen = 1 M. Den Faden fest spannen, den Faden erneut auf die Nadel nehmen und durch die M ziehen. M auf rechte Nadel heben.
=
decrease 8 sts: slip the next 9 sts onto a crochet hook, yarn over hook, pull yarn through all sts on hook at once = 1 st. Pull yarn tight, yarn over hook again and pull yarn through st on hook. Slip stitch onto right needle.
