Practice your basic knitting skills with this colourful knitted mat made with big needles, for a quick and gratifying knitting project. Made in our Spaghetti Yarn, the easy chevron design creates a chunky texture and is beginners friendly.
EASY KNIT
Difficulty
Easy
Measurements
| ONE SIZE | |
|---|---|
| Width | 46cm |
| Length | 70cm |
Yarn Required
Makr SPAGHETTI YARN Yarn 750g balls
| Colour 1 | 1 |
| Colour 2 | 1 |
| Colour 3 | 1 |
| Colour 4 | 1 |
Needles and Equipment
- 20mm knitting needles
- Darning needle for finishing ends
Knitting Abbreviation
| C: | Colour |
| K: | Knit |
| Kfb: | knit into the front and back of a stitch as an increasing action |
| P: | purl |
Notes
Gauge
The Spaghetti yarn balls are each unique, being made from the off cuts of t-shirting fabrics. There may be gauge variants between the yarns, so you may need to work with 2 threads with some colours where one yarn is much thinner.
Changing Colours
Do not cut thread when changing colours, instead draw up towards the start of your knitting so it floats on the edge, with a bit of slack in the thread so it doesn't pucker on the one side.
Chevron Mat Pattern
Cast on 30 sts with C1.
- Row 1: P
- Row 2: k1, kfb, k4, skpo, k2tog, k4, kfb, kfb, k4, skpo, k2tog, k4, kfb, k1.
- Row 3-4: Change to C2 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 5-6: Change to C1 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 7-8: Change to C2 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 9-10: Change to C3 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 11-12: Change to C2 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 12-14: Change to C3 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 15-16: Change to C4 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 17-18: Change to C3 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 19-20: Change to C4 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 21-22: Change to C1 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 23-24: Change to C4 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 25-26: Change to C1 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 27-28: Change to C3 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 29-30: Change to C1 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 31-32: Change to C3 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 33-34: Change to C2 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 35-36: Change to C3 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 37-38: Change to C2 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 39-40: Change to C1 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 41-42: Change to C2 and repeat row 1 and 2.
- Row 43-44: Change to C1 and repeat row 1 and 2.
P cast off with C1 yarn.
To Finish
Cut end threads and darn into the back of the mat. Gently iron press with a cotton cloth over the top of the rug to block. Tuck the threads that are floating on the edge of the knitting underneath to the back of the mat, and darn them into the back with an extra thread of yarn. Darn in all loose threads.