Do you have gradient kits sitting in your stash, or have you drooled over them at your local yarn shop? If so, here’s the perfect pattern for using them. It’s called Chevron Sandbox, because the point is to play with color. I started initially by using the Sweet Georgia Prismatic set, but then I wanted even more colors, so I added a little bit of variegated yarn from Meadowcroft Dyeworks, and then I wanted a bit more yellow, so I pulled some Dragonfly Fibers…. You get the idea. (Hmmm…. I think there’s also a little Ella Rae Lace Merino in there, now that I think of it.) You have a lot of freedom with this pattern: It’s fun, and you’ll have “safe” creativity!

This project is also wonderful for self-striping yarn. I admit that with self-striping, there’d be fewer ends to weave in. I had one person make a stunning one with Silk Garden sock yarn--and, come to think of it, I would also love to see it in Urth sock yarns!

Each chevron section is made separately, and then they are joined with a 3-needle bindoff.

Because this project is made in sections, it’s super portable--and if something goes awry, you won’t have to rip back 8 million stitches. It’s also super easy to size. You can make it as tall as you want, and then figure out how many panels to knit and how wide you’ll want it from measuring the width of the first panel.

Thanks for your support, and enjoy the pattern.

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