Square Tiles Brioche Blanket

Free Blanket Knitting Pattern

This pattern shows you how to knit a square tiles blanket in brioche stitch. The finished blanket is reversible and looks the same on both sides. You will work with super bulky weight wool yarn, which makes the project move fast. The thick yarn and simple repeat create a warm, textured fabric in little time. The blanket measures a generous size that works as a couch throw or lapghan. Follow the instructions to complete your blanket.

Skills required: To knit this blanket, you need to know how to knit 2-color brioche stitch and 2-color garter stitch.

Size: square 42” (105 cm)

Materials: Super Bulky weight wool yarn, 55 yards (50 meters) / 50 gr, color Shades of Blue – 10 skeins (DC)
Super Bulky weight wool yarn, 55 yards (50 meters) / 50 gr, color Natural – 10 skeins (LC)

Needles: US 11 (8.0 mm) 47” (118 cm) circular needles OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Gauge: 8 sts x 20 rows = 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) In 2-color garter st.
8 sts x 10 rows = 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) In 2-color brioche st.

Note, that 1 row of brioche consists of 1 row of light color yarn (LC) and 1 row of dark color yarn (DC)

Abbreviations

Please note that I use Nancy Marchant's terminology for brioche stitch. I highly recommend her books Knitting Brioche: The Essential Guide to the Brioche Stitch and Knitting Fresh Brioche: Creating Two-Color Twists & Turns, as well as her lessons on craftsy.com.
yf - yarn forward: bring the yarn to the front, between the tips of the needles.
yb - yarn back: take the yarn to the back, between the tips of the needles.
yfsl1yo - yarn forward, slip 1, yarn over: bring the working yarn between the tips of the needles to front of work, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle and the slipped stitch. Leave yarn in back, ready to knit the next stitch.
brk - brioche knit: knit the stitch together with its accompanying yarnover
brp - brioche purl: purl the stitch together with its accompanying yarnover.
LS – light side
DS – dark side
LC – light color
DC- dark color
k – knit
p – purl
sl – slip the first st


Pattern Notes:

Two-Color Brioche Stitch – Basic Instructions

These instructions are included as a guide to the technique, and as instructions for swatching.

A single brioche row is worked in two passes, one in light color (LC) and the other in dark color (DC). Both colors are worked in one direction, then the work is turned and both colors are worked in the other direction, one by one. The light side (LS) of the project is first worked in light color (LC) yarn, then in dark color (DC) yarn. (The LS of the work is where brioche knit (brk) stitches are worked in light color (LC) yarn.

Odd number of stitches
Set-up row (LC): k1, *sl1yof, p1, rep from *, to last 2 sts, sl1yof, p1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Set-up row (DC): sl1, yb, *brk1, yfsl1yo, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brk1, yb, sl last st. Turn.
Row 1 (LS, LC): k1, *yfsl1yo, brk1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, yfsl1yo, k1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 1 (LS, DC): sl1, yf, *brp1, sl1yof, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brp1, yb, slip last st. Turn.
Row 2 (DS, LC): p1, *sl1yof, brp1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, sl1yof, p1. DO not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 2 (DS, DC): sl1, yb, *brk1, yfsl1yo, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brk1, yf, sl last st. Turn.


Two-Color Garter Stitch

These are included as a guide to the technique, and as instructions for swatching.

Row 1 (LS LC): purl. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 1 (LS DC): knit. Turn.

Row 2 (DS LC): knit. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 2 (DS DC): purl. Turn.

Chain Selvage: slip the first stitch (in both LLC and DC rows) and purl the last one ( in both LC and DC rows.

Short Overview of the pattern

The blanket is worked in a combination of 2-color brioche stitch and 2-color garter stitch.


Blanket

Using 2 strands of yarn (LC and DC), cast on 103 sts.

Row 1 (LS LC): Sl, p102. (103 sts)
Row 1 (LS DC): Sl, k101, p1.

Row 2 (DS LC): Sl, k101, p1.
Row 2 (DS DC): Sl, purl to the end of the row.

Repeat rows 1-2 four more times.

Row 11 (LS LC): Sl, p9, [(brk, yf sl1yo) 11 times, brk, p7] twice, (brk, yf sl1yo) 11 times, brk, p10.
Row 11 (LS DC): Sl, k9, [(yf sl1yo, brp) 11 times, yf sl1yo, k7] twice, (yf sl1yo, brp) 11 times, yf sl1yo, k10.

Row 12 (DS LC): Sl wyif, k9, brp, (yf sl1yo, brp) 11 times, [(k7, brp, (yf sl1yo, brp) 11 times] twice, k9, p1.
Row 12 (DS DC): Sl wyif, p9, yf sl1yo, (brk, yf sl1yo) 11 times, [(p7, yf sl1yo, (brk, yf sl1yo) 11 times] twice, p10.

Rows 13-36: repeat rows 11-12 eleven more times.

Row 37 (LS LC): Sl, p102.
Row 37 (LS DC): Sl, k101, p1.

Row 38 (DS LC): Sl, k101, p1.
Row 38 (DS DC): Sl, purl to the end of the row.

Rows 39-44: repeat rows 37-38 three more times.

Repeat rows 11-44 two more times.

Repeat rows 1-10 once.

Bind off.


Finishing

Weave in ends. Block.

Enjoy!