Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern

The Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern is a colorwork chart with step-by-step instructions for knitting a graphghan for fans of the Lakota East Thunderhawks, the high school in Liberty Township, Ohio, near Cincinnati. The black Thunderhawk mascot, a proud hawk with spread eagle wings and a white outline, soars across a gray field between black, white and gray stripes in the school colors. You follow it loop by loop on a loom or with your fingers to knit a warm blanket full of school spirit, a graduation gift to celebrate Lakota East High School Graduation day.

The Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern keeps the design clean and graphic in just three colors. The wide gray field gives the Thunderhawk room to stand out, its white outline makes the wings, head and tail easy to read, and the matching black, white and gray stripes at the top and bottom frame the mascot like a school banner.

Loom and finger knitting with colorwork means knitting the design row by row, changing colors as you go to build up the pixel-style graphic. The Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern is knitted 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 Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern

The Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern includes a colorwork graph with gridlines every 10 loops, row-by-row written instructions, and color blocks that show how many loops of each color to knit. Everything comes in one printable PDF.

Arrows next to each row show the knitting direction, and you always read each row from left to right. Row 1 is knitted from right to left, and if you prefer to start from the other side, one extra background row keeps the design from coming out mirrored. The cast-on row is your foundation row and is not counted. With three colors and frequent color changes inside the Thunderhawk, this is an advanced beginner project. The gauge is firm, 2.75 loops x 6 rows per 10 cm, so check yours before you start, since your tension decides the final size.

Chart size: 41 loops x 110 rows.
Color palette used in this design (3 colors): Gray, Black, and White.

Pattern language: English.

Skill level: Advanced Beginner. Simple loops, but colors change several times within a row.

The blanket you knit from the Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern is a big throw of about 149 x 183 cm, large enough to wrap up in on the bleachers or to cover a bed. It makes a meaningful graduation gift for Lakota East High School Graduation, and a warm keepsake for students, parents and alumni who cheer for the Thunderhawks.

Recommended yarn options for this graphghan include: Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss, Bernat Blanket Big, BeCozi Chunky Chenille, Spirit Yarn, Lion Brand AR Workshop Chunky Knit, Cozyful, HOMBYS, Mellobello, Yarn Haul, Mainstays Chenille Chunky Yarn, or comparable #7 jumbo yarns.

Finished Sizes for the Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern

Jumbo chenille yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 2.75 loops x 6 rows
Size: 149 x 183 cm (59″ x 72″)
Total weight: ~5640 g
Gray – 2473g / 11 skeins / 279m
Black – 2228g / 10 skeins / 252m
White – 938g / 5 skeins / 106m

The Lakota East Thunderhawk Loom Blanket Pattern knits up quickly with jumbo yarn, making it a satisfying loom and finger knitting project. Because jumbo chenille knits up fast, it makes a practical choice as a handmade gift, you can complete a full team knit blanket in a few cozy evenings. Your finished chunky throw is extra warm, 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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