Paw Print Chunky Blanket Knitting Pattern

Work the rows from the top: row 1 first. Each row lists its stitches from left to right.
Row   1 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row   2 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row   3 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row   4 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row   5 (30 stitches): 4 C, 1 B, 1 C, 1 B, 23 C
Row   6 (30 stitches): 3 C, 5 B, 22 C
Row   7 (30 stitches): 4 C, 3 B, 23 C
Row   8 (30 stitches): 5 C, 1 B, 24 C
Row   9 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  10 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  11 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  12 (30 stitches): 12 C, 2 B, 3 C, 2 B, 11 C
Row  13 (30 stitches): 11 C, 4 B, 1 C, 4 B, 10 C
Row  14 (30 stitches): 10 C, 5 B, 1 C, 5 B, 9 C
Row  15 (30 stitches): 10 C, 5 B, 1 C, 5 B, 9 C
Row  16 (30 stitches): 10 C, 5 B, 1 C, 5 B, 9 C
Row  17 (30 stitches): 6 C, 3 B, 1 C, 5 B, 1 C, 5 B, 1 C, 2 B, 6 C
Row  18 (30 stitches): 5 C, 5 B, 1 C, 4 B, 1 C, 4 B, 1 C, 4 B, 5 C
Row  19 (30 stitches): 5 C, 5 B, 2 C, 2 B, 3 C, 2 B, 2 C, 4 B, 5 C
Row  20 (30 stitches): 5 C, 5 B, 11 C, 4 B, 5 C
Row  21 (30 stitches): 5 C, 5 B, 3 C, 5 B, 3 C, 4 B, 5 C
Row  22 (30 stitches): 6 C, 4 B, 2 C, 7 B, 2 C, 4 B, 5 C
Row  23 (30 stitches): 7 C, 2 B, 2 C, 9 B, 2 C, 2 B, 6 C
Row  24 (30 stitches): 10 C, 11 B, 9 C
Row  25 (30 stitches): 9 C, 13 B, 8 C
Row  26 (30 stitches): 8 C, 15 B, 7 C
Row  27 (30 stitches): 8 C, 15 B, 7 C
Row  28 (30 stitches): 8 C, 15 B, 7 C
Row  29 (30 stitches): 8 C, 15 B, 7 C
Row  30 (30 stitches): 9 C, 5 B, 3 C, 5 B, 8 C
Row  31 (30 stitches): 10 C, 3 B, 5 C, 3 B, 9 C
Row  32 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  33 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  34 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  35 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  36 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  37 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  38 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  39 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  40 (30 stitches): 23 C, 1 B, 1 C, 1 B, 4 C
Row  41 (30 stitches): 22 C, 5 B, 3 C
Row  42 (30 stitches): 23 C, 3 B, 4 C
Row  43 (30 stitches): 24 C, 1 B, 5 C
Row  44 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  45 (30 stitches): 30 C
Row  46 (30 stitches): 30 C

This paw print blanket pattern shows one big brown paw print (four toe pads and one big pad) on a soft cream background, with two small brown hearts in the corners. The blanket is 30 stitches wide and 46 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 46 and work up to row 1 so the hearts end up in the right corners. The written rows and the stitch-by-stitch guide above list every run of stitches with its color.

Close up of the paw pads

Very thick yarn makes every stitch a soft loop. This close-up shows the edge of the big brown pad and two of the four toe pads on the cream background.

The finished blanket flat

Seen from above, the four toe pads, the big pad and the two small hearts sit where the chart shows them, on the cream background.

How to start the paw print blanket pattern

Rows 1 to 4 are all cream (30 cream stitches each), so you can start with one color. The first brown stitches come in row 5, for the top heart.

How to use this blanket chart

This chart is 30 stitches wide and 46 rows tall, with 2 yarn colors: 1,380 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: 1,120 stitches
• B Brown: 260 stitches

Steps

1. Make 30 stitches for the first row.
2. Work row 1 of the chart, changing yarn wherever the color changes. The written rows and the guide list the stitches in order.
3. Continue row by row to row 46.
4. 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.

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