Making a blanket using Barbara Walker’s 4th treasury of Knitting Patterns and her other book Mosaic Knitting. Doing The Continued Strip Sampler in a rectangle to use on my bed. Using up stash yarn that was given to me a long time ago.
I’m going to reproduce the charts via Envisioknit software so that I could open it as a PDF in my Knitcompanion program.
07-27-2019
Center block Mosaic 73 from the Mosaic Knitting book. Repeated 4 times. Salt & Pepper yarn as the background and Variegated Manos yarn as the pattern.
07-29-2019
Block 2 goes on the top and the bottom of the center block. Mosaic 73 from the Mosaic Knitting book. Variegated Manos yarn for the background and the Space Black for the pattern.
07-30-2019
Block 3 goes on the sides of the center block worked in Variegated Manos yarn for the background and the Space Black for the pattern. 67 stitches.
Patter is Band 1 from the Mosaic Knitting book.
Used a 2:3 pick up ratio that I got from this great post from MDK. My first two tries had too many stitches and it was buckling. This system worked very well.
08-03-2019
Block 4 and we’re back to the top and bottom. Picking up 12 stitches on the sides of block 3. 63 stitches. Background is Space Black and Mineshaft for the pattern.
Pattern is from Band 2 in the Mosaic Knitting book.
08-07-2019
Block 5 - Sides.
Background is Space Black and Mineshaft for the pattern.
Pick up 12 stitches on both ends for a total of 91 stitches.
Work 11 repeats of Band 5 from Mosaic Knitting.
08-15-2019
Block 6 - Top and Bottom
Background is Mineshaft and pattern is Manos yarn #41.
Working 7 repeats of Band 4 from the Mosaic Knitting book.
08-19-2019
Block 7 - sides
Background remains Mineshaft and pattern continues with Manos yarn #41.
Working 7 repeats of Band 8 from the Mosaic Knitting book.
08-22-2019
Block 8 - Top and Bottom
Background Manos yarn #41 and pattern is in the Salt and Pepper.
Working 9 repeats of Band 7 from the Mosaic Knitting book.
08-27-2019
Block 9 - Sides
Background Manos yarn #41 and pattern is in the Salt and Pepper.
Working 17 repeats of Band 16 from the Mosaic Knitting book.
09-04-2019
Block 10 - Top and Bottom
Picking up 14 stitches on each end for 139 stitches,
Salt & Pepper yarn as the background and Variegated Manos yarn as the pattern.
Working 8 repeats of band 34,
09-09-2019
Block 11 - Sides
Picking up 20 stitches on each end for 179 stitches,
Salt & Pepper yarn as the background and Variegated Manos yarn as the pattern.
Working 11 repeats of band 14.
09-11-2019
Got too big for pinning and pictures.
Block 12 - Top and Bottom
Picking up 12 stitches on each end for 163 stitches,
Variegated Manos yarn for the background and the Space Black for the pattern.
Working 8 repeats of band 3.
09-15-2019
Block 13 - Sides
Picking up 12 stitches on each end for 203 stitches,
Variegated Manos yarn for the background and the Space Black for the pattern.
Working 10 repeats of band 6.
09-19-2019
Block 14 - Top and Bottom
Picking up 12 stitches on each end for 203 stitches,
Background is Space Black and Mineshaft for the pattern.
Working 23 repeats of band 40.
10-02-2019
Block 15 - Sides
Picking up 17 stitches on each end for 237 stitches,
Background is Space Black and Mineshaft for the pattern.
Working 18 repeats of band 30.
10-02-2019
Block 16 - Top and Bottom
Background is Mineshaft and pattern is Manos yarn #41.
Picking up 18 stitches on each end for 223 stitches.
Working 22 repeats of band 10.
12-31-2019
Block 17 - Sides
Background is Mineshaft and pattern is Manos yarn #41.
Picking up 11 stitches on each end for 259 stitches.
Working band 21.
06-04-2020
Blocks 18 and 19
Background Manos yarn #41 and pattern is in the Salt and Pepper.
Bock 18 - Top and Bottom -
Pick up 18 stitches on either side for 259 stitches.
16 repeats of Band 24.
Block 19 - Sides
Pick up 19 stitches on each side for 297 stitches.
21 repeats of band 31
06-04-2020
I sealed it up in a space bag and put it away for the summer. I’ll finish it up in the fall.
10-14-2021
I got this yarn from a truly horrible person. I couldn’t look at it anymore so in the trash it went.