Eagles Football Finger Knit Blanket Pattern

This finger knitting pattern features an Eagles football team crest, with the word EAGLES arched across the top, a bold eagle head and a brown football in the centre, and FOOTBALL spelled out along the bottom, all set inside a gold-outlined badge on a deep green background. The eagle is worked in white, gray, and black with a gold beak, giving the emblem a strong, varsity look. The Philadelphia Eagles Football Finger Knit Blanket Pattern reads as a clear, pixel-style graphic across the whole throw, and the colorwork builds the design row by row, so you can knit it as a graphghan in chunky jumbo yarn.

Finger knitting with colorwork means working the design row by row, changing colors as you go to build up the pixel-style graphic. The pattern is worked in stockinette stitch, and you can follow the colorwork chart, the row-by-row written instructions, or the color blocks – whichever feels most comfortable for you.

The Eagles Football Finger Knit Blanket Pattern includes a colorwork graph with gridlines every 10 stitches, divided into sections for easy printing, full row-by-row written instructions, color block guidance, and a printable PDF. Every row is marked with directional arrows that show which way to work, helping you avoid the most common mistake of reading a row in reverse and ending up with a mirrored design. Always read each row from left to right and follow the arrow for direction. Before you cast on, take a moment to check your gauge, since it directly affects the finished size of your blanket. This is a detailed intermediate design, with six colours plus knitted lettering, so you will change colours often and count carefully as you work each row.

Color palette used in this design (6 colors): Green, White, Gold, Black, Brown, and Gray.

Pattern language: English.

Skill level: Intermediate. The design uses six colours, knitted lettering, and a detailed central emblem, so you will manage frequent colour changes as you knit each row.

Depending on the yarn you choose, the finished blanket works as a lap blanket, a child’s throw, or a large throw for the sofa or the end of the bed. It makes a bold piece for Eagles football fans, a team supporter, a games room, or a sports fan’s bedroom, and the Eagles Football Finger Knit Blanket Pattern knits up as a warm, handmade gift in team green and gold.

Recommended yarn options for this graphghan include: Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss (Hobby Lobby), Bernat Blanket Big, Bernat Blanket Extra Thick, BeCozi Chunky Chenille Yarn, Hobbii Blanket Yarn (#7 Jumbo), Yarn Bee Perfectly Plush Yarn (#7 Jumbo), as well as similar jumbo chenille yarns from brands like Cozyful, HOMBYS, Mellobello, MARCYNMYA.

The final size of your blanket will depend on the yarn and needle size, loom, or finger knitting technique you choose, and may vary depending on your knitting tension. Tighter stitches will result in a shorter blanket. Below are approximate sizes for some yarn options.

Chart size: 40 stitches x 80 rows.

Bee Perfectly Plush Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Needles: 15 mm (18 US)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 5 stitches x 7 rows
Size: 80 x 115 cm (31″ x 45″)
Total weight: ~1100 g
Green – 662g / 3 skeins / 120m
White – 207g / 1 skein / 38m
Gold – 111g / 1 skein / 21m
Black – 67g / 1 skein / 12m
Brown – 55g / 1 skein / 10m
Gray – 20g / 1 skein / 4m

Hobbii Blanket Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Needles: 20 mm (36 US)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 3 stitches x 6 rows
Size: 130 x 130 cm (52″ x 52″)
Total weight: ~1900 g
Green – 1134g / 4 skeins / 148m
White – 354g / 2 skeins / 47m
Gold – 191g / 1 skein / 25m
Black – 114g / 1 skein / 15m
Brown – 94g / 1 skein / 13m
Gray – 35g / 1 skein / 5m

Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Needles: 25 mm (50 US)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 2.5 stitches x 4 rows
Size: 160 x 200 cm (64″ x 80″)
Total weight: ~3500 g
Green – 1985g / 9 skeins / 224m
White – 620g / 3 skeins / 70m
Gold – 333g / 2 skeins / 38m
Black – 200g / 1 skein / 23m
Brown – 164g / 1 skein / 19m
Gray – 60g / 1 skein / 7m

This graphghan pattern works up quickly with jumbo yarn, making it a satisfying project for finger knitting, arm knitting, and loom knitting alike. Because jumbo chenille knits up fast, it makes a practical choice as a handmade gift – you can complete a full sport knit blanket in a single sitting. The finished chunky throw is extra warm and heavy, and suits anyone who loves colorwork designs and bold team-color blankets.

This knitting tutorial has been carefully designed and written by HitsKnits to guide you step by step with clarity and ease. Each pattern is created manually, without the use of AI (artificial intelligence), ensuring a natural design process, thoughtful construction, and careful attention to every detail.

Pattern language: English.
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