Evening Mesa Blanket

Transport yourself to the southwest desert with the Evening Mesa Blanket. The unique shape of this blanket is created by working narrow strips in garter stitch with increases along one edge and decreases along the other to create parallelograms.

The blanket is a modular project that's worked in diagonal strips which are joined to the preceeding strip at they're worked. The rows are short, generally 12 to 30 sts, depending on blanket size. While there are a lot of colour changes, Instructions are included for minimizing the number of ends to weave in. The blanket is worked in garter stitch throughout.

This pattern includes written instructions and an assembly diagram.

Sizes + Finished Measurements

• Baby: 25 ¼ x 29 ½ (64 x 75 cm)
• Child: 33 ½ x 42 (85 x 106.5 cm)
• Lap: 42 x 54 ½ (106.5 x 138.5 cm)
• Throw: 46 x 60 ¾ (117 x 154.5 cm)
• Twin: 58 ¾ x 79 ¼ (149 x 201.5 cm)
• Double/Queen: 62 ¾ x 85 ½ (159.5 x 217 cm)
• Shown in the Throw size.

Yarn

• Worsted weight yarn;
• 605 (1070, 1675, 2005, 3275, 3760) yd / 550 (980, 1530, 1835, 2995, 3440) m MC;
• 170 (305, 475, 565, 925, 1060) yd / 155 (280, 430, 520, 845, 970) m C1;
• 160 (285, 440, 530, 865, 990) yd / 145 (260, 405, 485, 790, 905) m C2;
• 90 (155, 245, 290, 475, 545) yd / 80 (145, 225, 265, 435, 500) m C3;
• 60 (105, 165, 195, 320, 365) yd / 55 (95, 150, 180, 290, 335) m C4.

Shown in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash (affiliate)(100% Superwash Wool; 110 yards/50g) in Cobblestone Heather, Hollyberry, Coal, Marina, and Dove Heather.

Substitution Notes
Choose a worsted weight yarn with easy care instructions. While a wool blend or superwash wool makes the colour changes easy and minimizes the number of ends to sew in (because of the spit splicing technique), an acrylic blanket will be easy to launder.

Needles + Notions

• 4.5 mm (US 7) Needles;
• 5 Stitch Holders or Scrap Yarn;
• Locking Stitch Markers;
• Yarn Needle.

Gauge
18 sts and 42 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Garter stitch, blocked. 

Techniques
Increases/decreases, cable cast on, picking up stitches, no seams, modular knitting, spit splicing (optional).

Helpful Links
Modular Knitting Tutorial
Spit Splicing Two Colours Together