Free knitting patterns for throws, afghans, and baby blankets knit with quilt inspired log cabin construction. Updated 4/17/24
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Free Patterns
ABC Quilt
Log cabin-based baby blanket which renders all 26 letters of the English alphabet into rectangles, parallelograms and triangles. There are no purl stitches of any kind in this pattern. Great stash buster for Aran weight yarn. Designed by Kate Welham
Cosmic Rainbow Afghan
Colorful modular afghan with blocks knit in a modified log cabin style with stockinette and garter stitch strips. Designed for 15 colors it's perfect for stash or scrap yarn. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Irina Poludnenko for Lion Brand Yarn
Paintbox Log Cabin Blanket
Designed especially for multicolored yarn like Noro Kureyon, this log cabin blanket is created of garter stitch squares knit in strips, each square is one skein. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Katherine Keyes
Amazing Log Cabin Blanket
Quilt inspired throw knit in striped blocks pieced together in log cabin construction. 2 Sizes. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Anna Valles for Purl Soho.
Grandmother’s Log Cabin
Colorful take on the classic log cabin blanket with blocks knit in garter stitch stripes. Finished Size: 40" x 52". Designed for 7 colors, it's also a great stash buster! Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Amy Gunderson.
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B118 Log Cabin Baby Blanket
Baby blanket knit in garter stitch with modular log cabin construction. Finished Size: 27” x 34”. Designed originally for self-striping cake yarn, it's also a great stashbuster for leftover yarn! Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Plymouth Yarn Design Studio.
Log Cabin Blankie
Garter stitch baby blanket knit with log cabin construction. Designer originally for self-striping cake yarn, it's also a great stashbuster for leftover yarn! DK weight yarn. Designed by Rachel Brockman for Universal Yarn.
Modern Log Cabin Blanket
Quilt inspired throw knit in garter stitch rectangles. Designed for 9 colors, it's a perfect stash buster for Super Bulky weight yarn. Size: Approx 50" [127 cm] square. Designed by Bernat.
Country Throw and Rug
Matching log cabin blanket and rug knit in garter stitch blocks. Designed for 25 colors for the blanket and 16 colors for the rug, it's perfect for stash busting and leftover yarn. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Checkheaton
Slip Stitch Sampler Log Cabin Throw
This quilt inspired blanket uses the same log-cabin design 6 times in different color combinations knit with easy slip stitch and mosaic colorwork. 50 x 75 in. (127 x 190.5 cm) Aran weight. Designed by Irina Poludnenko for Lion Brand Yarn
Mountain Cabin Afghan
25 Blocks are worked separately, then sewn together. Each Block begins with a Center, then 8 Logs are worked around the Center. Great use for stash or scrap yarn. Designed by Irina Poludnenko for Lion Brand Yarn
Patterns for Purchase
Ezy Log Cabin Blanket Throw
Garter stitch blanket inspired by the Pennsylvania Dutch Amish Quilts with geometric patterns and color blocking. Size 42" X 46". Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Edna Hart.
Portholes Log Cabin Quilt
This modular knit blanket is a modern take on a traditional log cabin design. It is knit in squares which are sewn together to give the circular effect. 3 sizes. DK weight yarn. Designed by Julie Taylor
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Flying Geese Blanket
This knit version of the traditional quilt is knit with strips of triangles, or ‘geese,’ which are made separately, so it makes a great portable project. The strips are then joined to squares in a log cabin technique. Designed by Ann Hahn Buechner. Pictured project by annaforsyth. One of the patterns in Mason Dixon Knitting