Orangeville Prep Chunky Blanket Pattern

Orangeville Prep Chunky Blanket Pattern

This finger knitting pattern features the Orangeville Prep bear crest, a bold black bear head set inside a shield-style emblem on a gold background. The snarling bear, the mascot of the Orangeville Prep basketball program, fills the centre of the design with a strong, graphic look, and the gold-and-black colourway gives it real team spirit. Worked in just two colours, the Orangeville Prep Chunky Blanket Pattern reads as a clean, pixel-style graphic across the whole throw. 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 Orangeville Prep Chunky 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 an intermediate design – it uses only two colours, gold and black, but the bear crest has a detailed, shaped outline, so you will count carefully and switch colours often as you work each row.

Color palette used in this design (2 colors): Gold and Black.

Pattern language: English. Skill level: Intermediate. Only two colours are used, but the detailed bear crest needs steady, careful counting through the shaped outline.

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 Orangeville Prep fans, a basketball lover, a sports fan’s bedroom, or a games room, and the Orangeville Prep Chunky Blanket Pattern knits up as a warm, handmade gift in team gold and black.

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: 31 stitches x 60 rows.

Bee Perfectly Plush Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Needles: 15 mm (18 US)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 5 stitches x 7 rows
Size: 60 x 86 cm (24″ x 34″)
Total weight: ~500-550 g
Gold – 450g / 2 skeins / 81m
Black – 89g / 1 skein / 16m

Hobbii Blanket Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Needles: 20 mm (36 US)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 3 stitches x 6 rows
Size: 100 x 100 cm (39″ x 39″)
Total weight: ~1000-1200 g
Gold – 900g / 3 skeins / 117m
Black – 178g / 1 skein / 24m

Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Needles: 25 mm (50 US)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 2.5 stitches x 3.5 rows
Size: 125 x 170 cm (49″ x 67″)
Total weight: ~2300 g
Gold – 1846g / 9 skeins / 209m
Black – 364g / 2 skeins / 41m

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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