Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting Pattern

Big hair, bigger attitude. This is the girl at the back of the bus, mid-blow on a wad of gum the size of her face, dead sure she is the coolest person in any room. The Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting Pattern gives her a giant round afro in black, gold hoops swinging, warm brown skin, and a soft pink bubble ballooning right out front. Slim gold and black stripes run the top and bottom like a varsity jacket. Every stitch of the colorwork sits on a bubblegum-pink field, a character graphghan with all the swagger of a 90s mixtape cover.

She is pure fun, a plush pixel-style portrait of a bubblegum girl who never takes anything too seriously. The Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting Pattern turns that whole vibe into a chunky throw you can make with your hands, no needles needed, and end up with a bold, playful character knit blanket for a bedroom, a reading nook, or a teen who thinks she invented cool.

Finger knitting with colorwork means working the design row by row, changing colors as you go to build up the pixel-style graphic. The Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting 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.

What’s Inside the Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting Pattern

The Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting Pattern includes a colorwork graph chart with gridlines every 10 stitches, divided into sections for easy printing, along with row-by-row written instructions and color block guidance so you can knit it whichever way suits you. It all arrives as a printable PDF ready to work from a jumbo yarn graphghan.

To read it, follow the directional arrows: an arrow pointing right means knit that row left to right, an arrow pointing left means knit right to left, and you always read each row from left to right so the picture stays centered and never mirrors. The cast-on row is your foundation and is not counted. Take time to check your gauge before you start, since it sets the finished size.

Chart size: 32 stitches x 70 rows.

Color palette used in this design (5 colors): Pink, Black, Gold, Camel, and White.

Pattern language: English.

Skill level: Intermediate. Simple stitches, but colors change several times within a row, with small single-stitch details on the bubble, face, and gold hoops.

Worked up as a chunky throw, this makes a warm lap blanket or a bright bedroom piece, and it suits kids, teens, and grown-ups who love a bold, girly design. The Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting Pattern is a fun handmade gift for anyone with a soft spot for retro character blankets and a lot of personality.

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), Spirit Yarn Chunky Chenille (#7 Jumbo), as well as similar jumbo chenille yarns from brands like Cozyful, HOMBYS, Mellobello, MARCYNMYA.

Finished Sizes for the Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting Pattern

Bee Perfectly Plush Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 5 stitches x 7 rows
Size: 64 x 100 cm (25″ x 39″)
Total weight: ~800 g
Pink – 453 g / 2 skeins / 82 m
Black – 255 g / 1 skein / 46 m
Gold – 52 g / 1 skein / 10 m
Camel – 24 g / 1 skein / 5 m
White – 3 g / 1 skein / 1 m

Hobbii Blanket Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 3 stitches x 6 rows
Size: 110 x 120 cm (42″ x 46″)
Total weight: ~1350 g
Pink – 776 g / 3 skeins / 101 m
Black – 436 g / 2 skeins / 57 m
Gold – 89 g / 1 skein / 12 m
Camel – 41 g / 1 skein / 6 m
White – 4 g / 1 skein / 1 m

Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 2.5 stitches x 4 rows
Size: 128 x 175 cm (51″ x 70″)
Total weight: ~2700 g
Pink – 1551 g / 7 skeins / 175 m
Black – 872 g / 4 skeins / 99 m
Gold – 178 g / 1 skein / 21 m
Camel – 82 g / 1 skein / 10 m
White – 8 g / 1 skein / 1 m

The Bubblegum Blanket Finger Knitting Pattern works up quickly with jumbo yarn, making it a satisfying finger knitting project. Because jumbo chenille knits up fast, it makes a practical choice as a handmade gift, you can complete a full character knit blanket in a single sitting. The finished chunky throw is extra warm and heavy, and suits anyone who loves colorwork designs and plush character 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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