SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND® HUE + ME (Art. #617)
- #099 Desert 7 balls (A)
- #134 Spicy 1 ball (B)
- #132 Arrowwood 1 ball (C)
- #102 Bellini 1 ball (D)
- #152 Werewolf 1 ball (E)
- #108 Magic Hour 1 ball (F)
- #178 Juniper 1 ball (G)
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
- Circular knitting needle size 13 (9 mm), 40" long or longer
- SIZE:
- Finished Width About 42"
- Finished Length About 58"
- GAUGE:
- 9 sts + 18 rows = about 4" in garter st.
- BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
STITCH EXPLANATIONS:Knit 1 below (K1B) With yarn in back, insert the right needle from front to back into the "v" of the stitch 1 row below the current row and knit a stitch, allowing the current stitch to fall off of the left needle.
Purl 1 below (P1B) With yarn in front, insert the right needle from back to front under the purl bump 1 row below the current stitch to fall off the left needle.
NOTE:
Blanket is worked using a modular half log cabin technique. Each block is worked by picking up stitches along the side edge of the existing work. When picking up stitches along the side of a previous block, insert needle between the first and second stitches of the row. When picking up stitches along the bound off edge of a previous block, insert the needle into the center "v" of the stitches just above the last garter ridge of the block.
of the work to begin the next stitch.
The number of stitches picked up along a bound off edge of a block will always be one less than the number of stitches in that block, as the final stitch was picked up along the side edge for the following block and is now part of the back "seam."
Block 1
With color B, cast on 14.
K 26 rows.
Bind off loosely.
Block 2
Arrange block 1 so that the bind off tail is at the top left corner. With color A, pick up and K 14 sts along the right side edge, starting with 1 st at the bottom right corner, then 1 st for each of the 13 garter ridges.
K 39 rows.
Bind off loosely.
Block 3:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 34 sts along the left side edge of block 2 and top edge of block 1, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 2, then 1 st for each of the 20 garter ridges of block 2, then 1 st in each of the 13 remaining bound off sts of block 1 (the 14th st was used when picking up for block 2 and is now part of the back "seam").
K 99 rows.
Bind off.
Block 4
With RS facing up and color C, pick up and K 63 sts along the bind off edge of block 2 and right side edge of block 3, starting with 1 st in each of the 13 remaining bound off sts of block 2, then 1 st for each of the 50 garter ridges of block 3.
K 25 rows.
Bind off.
Block 5
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 47 sts along the left side edge of block 4 and top edge of block 3, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 4, then 1 st for each of the 13 garter ridges of block 4, then 1 st in each of the 33 remaining bound off sts of block 3.
K 25 rows.
Bind off.
Block 6
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 75 sts along the bind off edge of block 4 and right side edge of block 5, starting with 1 st in each of the 62 remaining bound off sts of block 4, then 1 st for each of the 13 garter ridges of block 5.
K 13 rows.
Bind off.
Block 7
With RS facing up and color D, pick up and K 54 sts along the left side edge of block 6 and top edge of block 5, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 6, then 1 st for each of the 7 garter ridges of block 6, then 1 st in each of the 46 remaining bound off sts of block 5.
K 21 rows.
Bind off.
Block 8
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 85 sts along the bind off edge of block 6 and right side edge of block 7, starting with 1 st in each of the 74 remaining bound off sts of block 6, then 1 st for each of the 11 garter ridges of block 7.
K 21 rows.
Bind off.
Block 9
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 65 sts along the left side edge of block 8 and top edge of block 7, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 8, then 1 st for each of the 11 garter ridges of block 8, then 1 st in each of the 53 remaining bound off sts of block 7.
K 29 rows.
Bind off.
Block 10
With RS facing up and color E, pick up and K 99 sts along the bind off edge of block 8 and right side edge of block 9, starting with 1 st in each of the 84 remaining bound off sts of block 8, then 1 st for each of the 15 garter ridges of block 9.
K 5 rows.
Bind off.
Block 11
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 68 sts along the left side edge of block 10 and top edge of block 9, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 10, then 1 st for each of the 3 garter ridges of block 10, then 1 st in each of the 64 remaining bound off sts of block 9.
K 13 rows.
Bind off.
Block 12
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 105 sts along the bind off edge of block 10 and right side edge of block 11, starting with 1 st in each of the 98 remaining bound off sts of block 10, then 1 st for each of the 7 garter ridges of block 11.
K 9 rows.
Bind off.
Block 13
With RS facing up and color F, pick up and K 73 sts along the left side edge of block 12 and top edge of block 11, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 12, then 1 st for each of the 5 garter ridges of block 12, then 1 st in each of the 67 remaining bound off sts of block 11.
K 17 rows.
Bind off.
Block 14
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 113 sts along the bind off edge of block 12 and right side edge of block 13, starting with 1 st in each of the 104 remaining bound off sts of block 12, then 1 st for each of the 9 garter ridges of block 13.
K 15 rows.
Bind off.
Block 15
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 81 sts along the left side edge of block 14 and top edge of block 13, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 14, then 1 st for each of the 8 garter ridges of block 14, then 1 st in each of the 72 remaining bound off sts of block 13.
K 5 rows.
Bind off.
Block 16
With RS facing up and color G, pick up and K 115 sts along the bind off edge of block 14 and right side edge of block 15, starting with 1 st in each of the 112 remaining bound off sts of block 14, then 1 st for each of the 3 garter ridges of block 15.
K 17 rows.
Bind off.
Block 17
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 90 sts along the left side edge of block 16 and top edge of block 15, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 16, then 1 st for each of the 9 garter ridges of block 16, then 1 st in each of the 80 remaining bound off sts of block 15.
K 7 rows.
Bind off.
Block 18
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 118 sts along the bind off edge of block 16 and right side edge of block 17, starting with 1 st in each of the 114 remaining bound off sts of block 16, then 1 st for each of the 4 garter ridges of block 17.
K 7 rows.
Bind off.
Block 19
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 93 sts along the cast on edge of block 1 and right side edges of blocks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 starting with 1 st in each of the 13 remaining cast on sts of block 1, then 1 st for each of the 20 garter ridges of block 2, 13 garter ridges of block 4, 7 garter ridges of block 6, 11 garter ridges of block 8, 3 garter ridges of block 10, 5 garter ridges of block 12, 8 garter ridges of block 14, 9 garter ridges of block 16, and 4 garter ridges of block 18.
K 7 rows.
Bind off.
Block 20
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 131 sts along the left side edge of blocks 17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, and 1 and right side edge of block 19, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 17, then 1 stitch for each of the 4 garter ridges of block 17, 3 garter ridges of block 15, 9 garter ridges of block 13, 7 garter ridges of block 11, 15 garter ridges of block 9, 11 garter ridges of block 7, 13 garter ridges of block 5, 50 garter ridges of block 3, 13 garter ridges of block 1, and 4 garter ridges of block 19.
K 7 rows.
Bind off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
Block work to straighten all edges.
ABBREVIATIONS:
k = knit
rep = repeat
RS = right side
st(s) = stitch(es)