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Umaro combines a little bit of everything—cables, lace, and knit-purl patterns—to create rhythmic textures that are every bit as soothing to knit as they are to curl up under. Yarn overs and directional decreases flow into staggered cables that form an allover diamond pattern, while delicate seed stitch provides a soft, pebbly backdrop for the geometric motif. Umaro has been a fan favorite for more than a decade at Brooklyn Tweed, and the instructions include a range of finished sizes using DK, worsted, or bulky yarn. Use the pattern as a recipe to make as many variations as you’d like!

This pattern is also part of Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit & Crochet Blankets: Projects to Stitch for Home and Away, edited and photographed by Jared Flood. Purchase the print book at BrooklynTweed.com.

Construction

This blanket is worked flat from end to end.

Yarn

DK Weight:

• 7 (15, 28) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards per 50 grams)
• Baby Blanket photographed in color Morandi

—OR—

• 8 (17, 31) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Re•Ply Rambouillet — 100% American Rambouillet Wool (130 yards/119 meters per 45 grams)
• Baby Blanket photographed in color Olive Oil

Worsted Weight:

• 6 (14, 26) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Shelter —100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (140 yards per 50 grams)
• Medium Throw photographed in color Stormcloud

Chunky Weight:

• 4 (10, 20) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Quarry — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (200 yards/100 grams)
• Large Coverlet photographed in color Slate

Yardage

DK Weight

• 942 (2150, 3984) total yards of DK weight wool yarn

Worsted Weight

• 789 (1870, 3584) total yards of worsted weight wool yarn

Chunky Weight

• 793 (1935, 3878) total yards of chunky weight wool yarn

Gauge

DK Weight

• 16 stitches & 28 rows = 4” in Seed Stitch after blocking

Worsted Weight

• 16 stitches & 32 rows = 4” in Seed Stitch after blocking

Chunky Weight

• 8 stitches & 16 rows = 4” with yarn held double in Seed Stitch after blocking

Needles

One 40” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed

• DK Weight: 4.5 mm (US 7)
• Worsted Weight: 5.5 mm (US 9)
• Chunky Weight: 9 mm (US 13)

Finished Dimensions

Baby Blanket (Throw, Coverlet)
Approximately 29 (44, 63)” [73.5 (112, 160) cm] wide; 36 (56, 75)” [91.5 (142, 190.5) cm] long

Note that exact dimensions vary based on yarn used. Refer to the sizing matrix in the pattern for exact dimensions.

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Long-Tail Cast On

Skill Level

• Intermediate: 2 out of 5

Please note: the stitch patterns in this piece include both charted and written instructions.