This is a really easy pattern to use up lots of leftover scraps or balls of yarn.
I called it the Heirloom Blanket because once I started sewing the squares together, I had people asking me if I would make a blanket for them too. But the first ones were for my own children to keep.
It is best if you use the same thickness of yarn for your blanket, ie. all sock yarn and 4 ply, or two strands of laceweight yarn knitted together OR all DK. This is so that all the squares are more or less the same size when you sew them together. But if you have lots of small balls of yarn, just knit the squares and keep them for 2 separate blankets.
It’s a lovely reminder of all the different things that you’ve made (many of which you might have given as gifts). And the squares are like swatches to remind you of the colours.
You only need 1 pair of 4mm needles. If you prefer, knit all the squares on 3.75mm or smaller, depending on whether you are a loose or tight knitter.
4mm seems quite a big needle for sock yarn but it does work and gives a little bit of drape to the squares. It also makes the blanket quite lightweight.
Details are on the Heirloom Blanket page on the Royd Moor Yarns website.