Here is a creative and beautiful solution for the many small scraps of yarn we crafters accumulate over the years! This simple but creative blanket is not only a great way to employ yarn leftovers, but a fun exercise in combining colors and being spontaneous. The blanket is worked with only knit and purl stitches, and the asymmetrical fringe joyfully eliminates the need to weave in any yarn ends whatsoever! If you’re a planner, you can gather all your scraps and sort them by color family before beginning to work, or be spontaneous and grab whatever scraps and colors inspire you in the moment as you work. With this playful design, no two blankets made from the pattern will ever be the same.

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Construction

Blanket is worked flat in one piece from the bottom up. Fringe is added while blanket is worked using yarn tails at each color change.

Finished Dimensions

Cradle Blanket (Stroller Blanket, Lap Blanket, Crib Blanket) (Swaddler, Small Throw, Large Throw) (Twin Bed, Full Bed, Queen Bed, King Bed)

• W: 15½″/39.5 cm × L: 30″/76 cm (W: 30″/77 cm × L: 36″/91.5 cm, W: 36½″/92.5 cm × L: 48″/122 cm, W: 42″/107.5 cm × L: 52″/132 cm) (W: 48½″/123 cm × L: 48½″/123 cm, W: 48½″/123 cm × L: 60″/152.5 cm, W: 60½″/153.5 cm × L: 72″/183 cm) (W: 60½″/153.5 cm × L: 90″/228.5 cm, W: 84½″/214.5 cm × L: 90″/228.5 cm, W: 90″/229 cm × L: 96″/244 cm, W: 118″/300.5 cm × L: 96″/244 cm)
• Finished dimensions do not include fringe.

Yarn

• 397 (929, 1495, 1875) (2007, 2483, 3717) (4647, 6490, 7394, 9687) yards 363 (849, 1367, 1715) (1835, 2270, 3399) (4249, 5934, 6761, 8858) meters total of assorted DK- or worsted-weight wool or wool-cotton yarn
• Lap Blanket size shown in a combination of Brooklyn Tweed DK- and worsted-weight yarns: Shelter, Arbor, Dapple, and Re•Ply Rambouillet

Gauge

17 stitches & 28 rows = 4″/10 cm in blocked stockinette stitch

Needles

One 32″/80 cm or longer circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge

• Suggested size: US 7/4.5 mm

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included:

• Blocking

Skill Level

1 out of 5: Beginner