Aran Garter Stitch Chevron Throw

Aran Garter Stitch Chevron Throw by The Design Studio

Project Overview

The Aran Garter Stitch Chevron Throw is a knitted blanket designed by The Design Studio, offering an accessible introduction to chevron patterning for beginner-level knitters. This downloadable PDF pattern creates an adjustable throw measuring 91.5 cm by 122 cm (36 inches by 48 inches), combining visual interest with straightforward construction techniques.

What Is Being Made

This project produces a decorative throw blanket constructed from six individual knitted strips. Each strip features repeating chevron motifs created through strategic increases and decreases, resulting in a dynamic zigzag pattern across the finished fabric. The modular strip construction allows for flexibility in the final dimensions while maintaining the chevron design integrity.

Construction Method

The throw is built by knitting six separate strips, each containing 15 chevron repeats. Strips are worked vertically using a color-blocking approach, alternating between two yarn colors (Biscuit and Brown) to enhance the chevron pattern visibility. This strip-based construction method simplifies the project by breaking it into manageable sections that are later assembled during the make-up phase.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Garter Stitch: The primary stitch throughout the pattern, created by knitting every row on both right-side and wrong-side rows. This produces a textured, reversible fabric with horizontal ridges.
• Yarn Forward and Back (Kf&b): An increase technique used at the edges of each chevron repeat to create the expanding portions of the zigzag pattern.
• Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease worked in the center of each chevron to form the valley points of the pattern.
• Knit Two Together (K2tog): A right-leaning decrease also positioned in the chevron center to create symmetrical decreasing.
• Casting On and Off: Standard cast-on and cast-off techniques frame each strip.
• Color Blocking: Alternating yarn colors between chevron repeats to create visual contrast and emphasize the geometric pattern.

Materials and Specifications

Yarn Weight: Aran/Worsted weight yarn, providing medium thickness suitable for quick project completion and clear stitch definition.

Yarn Quantities: The pattern requires two colors of Aran-weight yarn:

• Colour A (Biscuit): 400 grams, 816 metres (892 yards)
• Colour B (Brown): 400 grams, 816 metres (892 yards)

Tools Required: One pair of 4mm knitting needles (UK size 8, US size 6) to work the entire project. This needle size is standard for Aran-weight yarn and produces the appropriate gauge for the throw dimensions.

Difficulty Level

Classified as a beginner project, this pattern introduces fundamental knitting techniques including increases, decreases, and color changes without requiring complex stitch combinations or advanced shaping. The repetitive nature of the garter stitch and chevron pattern allows knitters to develop rhythm and consistency while building confidence with directional decreases.

Pattern Structure

Each chevron repeat is established over two rows: a wrong-side row containing the increase and decrease stitches that create the chevron shape, and a right-side row of plain knitting that allows the pattern to develop. This two-row repeat continues for 20 rows per chevron section before transitioning to the next color. The alternating color changes occur at regular intervals, creating visual rhythm throughout the finished throw.