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Geek Alphabet Blanket

Pattern by Alex Mikkelborg, Yarn Geek Makes

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Skill Level: Intermediate .................................................................................................................. 2

Materials Needed ........................................................................................................................... 2

How to Read the Chart ................................................................................................................... 2

Knitting Chart/Graph ...................................................................................................................... 4

Photos ............................................................................................................................................. 5

Per the standards and guidelines set up by the Craft Yarn Council, I have labeled this pattern as an

intermediate-level project.

• Stylecraft Special DK yarn in the colors Lipstick and White

• Two size 8 (5mm) straight knitting needles 10” long

• Two size 8 (5mm) double-pointed needles, 7 ½” long or longer (used for the invisible bind-off method)

• Scissors

• Yarn Needle

• Size H (5mm) crochet hook (optional if you’re knitting this pattern, but helpful for if you drop stitches)

• Locking stitch marker (optional, but helpful for determining right/wrong side)

The chart itself shows the design you'll be making on the RIGHT SIDE (RS) of your work. The WRONG SIDE (WS) will be the mirror image and the opposite colors.

Remember to cross off each row on the chart as you go before starting the next row.

Helpful reminder: whichever side you're working on (RS or WS), just remember that you always want to KNIT the color that you want to see on the side facing you and PURL the color that you want to see on the side facing away from you.

Tips for right- and left-handed knitters are provided later on in this PDF pattern.

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If you plan on crocheting this blanket, I recommend using simple single crochet as your stitch. This will help make sure your blanket comes out to a similar size as my double-knit version.

Note: In double-knit, the graphs come out looking a little squished from top to bottom. You can block the squares to make them more rectangular, which helps with the design, but I don’t think this “squishiness” is super noticeable. Single crochet is taller than it is wide, so your single crochet squares will be more rectangular than square.

New to knitting? Just need a little extra help? Click here to check out my Knitting for Newbies video tutorial series.

The Geek Alphabet Blanket is a strictly not-for-profit fan activity, and this pattern for the Borg square in no way intends to infringe upon copyrights held by CBS, Paramount Pictures, or any other Star Trek-related agencies.

This pattern is NOT for sale. DO NOT sell this pattern or any items you make from this pattern. Yarn Geek Makes does not endorse the selling of any items made featuring copyrighted characters; all of our patterns featuring such characters are available to our fellow fans completely for free.

Remember, start on the lower right-hand side of the chart. Cast on 35 pairs of stitches (70 stitches total), making sure to alternate colors in such a way so as to end with your background color.

Work all odd-numbered rows from right to left. Work all even-numbered rows from left to right.

Remember, start on the lower left-hand side of the chart. Cast on 35 pairs of stitches (70 stitches total), making sure to alternate colors in such a way so as to end with your background color.

Work all odd-numbered rows from left to right. Work all even-numbered rows from right to left.

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Left: this image shows the

reverse side of this square.

You can see that the

design is the mirror image

of what is show on the

front (right side) of the

work, and the colors are

inverted as well.

Below: the front (or “right”

side of the square.

This pattern is part of the Geek

Alphabet Blanket, a knitted

make along project hosted by

Yarn Geek Makes. To find

more information about this

project, or to find the other

alphabet squares, visit:

https://yarngeekmakes.com

/geek-alphabet-blanket-

make-along/