Stitch-by-stitch guide
Yarn colors
- C Cream 1540 stitches
- B Brown 380 stitches
Written rows
Work the rows from the top: row 1 first. Each row lists its stitches from left to right. Row 1 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 2 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 3 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 4 (32 stitches): 15 C, 1 B, 16 C Row 5 (32 stitches): 15 C, 1 B, 16 C Row 6 (32 stitches): 9 C, 2 B, 4 C, 1 B, 4 C, 2 B, 10 C Row 7 (32 stitches): 10 C, 2 B, 3 C, 1 B, 3 C, 2 B, 11 C Row 8 (32 stitches): 11 C, 2 B, 2 C, 1 B, 2 C, 2 B, 12 C Row 9 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 10 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 11 (32 stitches): 14 C, 3 B, 15 C Row 12 (32 stitches): 14 C, 3 B, 15 C Row 13 (32 stitches): 8 C, 4 B, 2 C, 3 B, 2 C, 4 B, 9 C Row 14 (32 stitches): 14 C, 3 B, 15 C Row 15 (32 stitches): 14 C, 3 B, 15 C Row 16 (32 stitches): 14 C, 3 B, 15 C Row 17 (32 stitches): 9 C, 13 B, 10 C Row 18 (32 stitches): 9 C, 13 B, 10 C Row 19 (32 stitches): 9 C, 13 B, 2 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 20 (32 stitches): 9 C, 13 B, 2 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 21 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 22 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 23 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 24 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 25 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 26 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 3 C, 10 B, 2 C Row 27 (32 stitches): 2 C, 8 B, 4 C, 3 B, 3 C, 10 B, 2 C Row 28 (32 stitches): 2 C, 8 B, 4 C, 3 B, 3 C, 10 B, 2 C Row 29 (32 stitches): 2 C, 8 B, 4 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 30 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 31 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 32 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 33 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 34 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 35 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 36 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 37 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 38 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 39 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 40 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 41 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 42 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 43 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 7 C, 3 B, 7 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 44 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 6 C, 5 B, 6 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 45 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 4 C, 9 B, 4 C, 2 B, 6 C Row 46 (32 stitches): 5 C, 2 B, 1 C, 13 B, 2 C, 3 B, 6 C Row 47 (32 stitches): 5 C, 6 B, 8 C, 8 B, 5 C Row 48 (32 stitches): 5 C, 4 B, 11 C, 3 B, 2 C, 3 B, 4 C Row 49 (32 stitches): 5 C, 3 B, 11 C, 2 B, 6 C, 2 B, 3 C Row 50 (32 stitches): 3 C, 3 B, 12 C, 2 B, 8 C, 2 B, 2 C Row 51 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 52 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 53 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 54 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 55 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 56 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 57 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 58 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 59 (32 stitches): 32 C Row 60 (32 stitches): 32 C
This 3 crosses blanket pattern shows three brown crosses on a small stepped hill, a tall centre cross with five short light rays above it, a smaller cross on the left and a medium cross on the right, on a soft cream background. The blanket is 32 stitches wide and 60 rows long, in 2 colors of very chunky yarn.
Follow the chart row by row: row 1 is the top row of the picture. If your method builds the blanket from the bottom edge up, start at row 60 and work up to row 1 so the crosses are not upside down. The written rows and the stitch-by-stitch guide above list every run of stitches with its color.
Close up of the centre cross
Very thick yarn makes every stitch a soft loop. This close-up shows the top of the tall centre cross and the five short light rays above it.
The finished blanket flat
Seen from above, the three crosses, the small stepped hill and the light rays sit where the chart shows them, on the cream background.
How to start the 3 crosses blanket pattern
Rows 1 to 3 are all cream (32 cream stitches each), so you can start with one color. The first brown stitch comes in row 4, for the top light ray. If you start from the bottom edge instead, rows 60 to 51 are all cream and the first brown stitches come in row 50, at the feet of the crosses.
How to use this blanket chart
This chart is 32 stitches wide and 60 rows tall, with 2 yarn colors: 1,920 stitches in all. Every square is one stitch. Row 1 is the top row of the chart, and the written rows list their stitches from left to right.
What you need
- Very thick yarn, such as chunky chenille, in the colors below
- Your hands for finger knitting, or very large knitting needles
Stitch count by color
- C Cream: 1,540 stitches
- B Brown: 380 stitches
Steps
- Make 32 stitches for the first row.
- Work row 1 of the chart, changing yarn wherever the color changes. The written rows and the guide list the stitches in order.
- Continue row by row to row 60.
- Finish the last row and secure the end.
The size of the finished blanket depends on your yarn, your method and your tension. Knit a small sample first and measure it before you buy yarn for the whole blanket. Read the rows in the order your method needs.
This chart was drawn and checked by software and has not yet been knitted by a person. The colors on screen are close matches, not exact ones: compare them with your real yarn before you start.
