Friday Night Lights Blanket [FREE Knitting Pattern]

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This comfy Friday Night Lights Blanket is a perfect addition to your living room or bedroom, providing both warmth and style. The Friday Night Lights design gives it a fun and playful vibe that is perfect for movie nights or just lounging on the couch.

Made from soft and cozy materials, you’ll love snuggling up with this blanket on chilly nights. It’s also lightweight and easy to transport, making it a great option for outdoor events, picnics, or camping trips. So whether you’re relaxing at home or enjoying a night under the stars, the Blanket is sure to keep you warm and comfortable.

The pattern for this wonderful blanket is available on the Lion Brand website. The price that you’ll see when you first land on the pattern page is NOT the price of the pattern but of the yarn. The pattern is FREE. You need to scroll down to see the download button.

Friday Night Lights Blanket – A Comfortable Blanket

This free knitting pattern is ideal for Level 3 - Easy Level Knitters

From the talented design team at Lion Brand Yarn, The Blanket is a knit pattern made with super bulky weight yarn.

In addition, the pattern is easy to knit, ideal for advancing beginners to work on.

Moreover, this pattern is available in one size only. It measures about 46 x 56 inches. That’s about 117 x 142 cm if you prefer to use the metric system.

To make this pattern you will need the Wool-Ease Thick & QuickYarn. It is a beautiful and remarkably soft Super Bulky weight yarn made from 80% Acrylic; 20% Wool fibers. It’s the ideal yarn for Garments, Accessories, and home projects.

Furthermore, you will need a US size 15 Circular. knitting needle. That’s about 10 mm if you prefer to use the metric system.

Techniques

You can use the simpler long-tail cast-on method instead of the provisional cast-on. The long-tail cast-on is probably the most popular of all the cast-on methods. It is suitable for many types of knitting projects.

We have an illustrated tutorial for the long-tail cast-on if you want to learn it. You can find this tutorial here: Learn How to Do A Long-Tail Cast on.

Finally, as you come to finish the pattern, you will have to bind off, which gives your fabric a smooth, attractive edge.
If you like to learn how to do a basic bind-off, you can check out our step-by-step tutorial for the Standard Bind-Off. It is the most common way to finish off your project. You can find the tutorial here: Learn How To Do A Basic Bind-Off.