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Gaillardia aristata, known as Blanketflower or Firewheel, is a brightly coloured cheerful flower found throughout southern Alberta. The name Blanketflower may have come from its resemblance to the brightly patterned blankets made by local Indigenous people, or it may have come from the way that this colourful flower blankets the ground wherever it spreads.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used:
Knitting in the round, knit, purl, increase, single decrease, double decrease, colour changing

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements:
Circumference: 68 cm / 27 inches unstretched; 96 cm / 38 inches stretched
Height: 29 cm / 11 ½ inches

Gauge – unstretched and unblocked
10 stitches and 13 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Needles
US 8 (5 mm) circular, 24″ / 60 cm long

Approximate yardage
Colour 1: 56 g / 1.95 oz. (95 m / 103 yds)
Colour 2 61 g / 2.14 oz. (104 m / 113 yds)
Colour 3: 19 g / .66 oz. (32 m / 35 yds)

Yarn
Colour 1: Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird – Mimosa, 1 ball, 100 g/3.5 oz; 170 m/186 yds
Colour 2: Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird – Sterling, 1 ball, 100 g/3.5 oz; 170 m/186 yds
Colour 3: Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird – Mai Tai, 1 ball, 100 g/3.5 oz; 170 m/186 yds
Please note - any Aran weight yarn (#4) may be substituted.

Notions
Stitch markers, tapestry needle