Choose seven colors of DK weight yarn to knit this circular blanket. Cast on in the center and increase outward as you work simple stripes and graphic slip stitch motifs. The colorful stripes and textured stitches make the knitting very addicting as you look forward to each new section. The pattern is written for seven colors, but you can use as many shades as you like. Choose between a smaller size for a cozy lap blanket or knit epic large size for a bedspread or knitted work of art for your couch.

Sizes
Small (Large)

Finished Measurements
48 (72)″ / 122 (183)cm diameter. Measurements taken after blocking.

Yarn
DK weight

Yardage
Small Size
Approximately 1800yds/ 1646m total
Color A - 250yds / 229m
Color B - 100yds / 91m
Color C - 210yds / 192m
Color D - 70yds / 64m
Color E - 360yds / 329m
Color F - 430yds / 393m
Color G - 380yds / 347m

Large Size
Approximately 3860yds / 3530m total
Color A - 920yds / 841m
Color B - 550yds / 503m
Color C - 750yds / 686m
Color D - 230yds / 210m
Color E - 690yds / 631m
Color F - 420yds / 384m
Color G - 300yds / 274m

Shown in
West Wool Tandem (90% Falkland Merino, 10% Texel; 250yds / 229m per 100g skein)

Large Size
Color A - Glow (golden yellow)
Color B - Glass (light blue)
Color C - Norway (dark teal)
Color D - Beatrix (orange)
Color E - Roswitha (pink)
Color F - French Grey (grey)
Color G - Lichen (khaki green)

Small Size
A variety of DK and worsted weight yarns or fingering weight held double including West Wool Tandem, De Rerum Natura Gilliatt, La Bien Aimée Merino Aran, Qing Fibre Melted Baby Suri held together with a coordinating color of fingering weight wool.

This blanket is great for using your stash yarn. Create a unique color palette by mixing different types of yarn together. If you run out of yarn, it’s okay to use other shades of yarn throughout the blanket that reflect your color palette. Get creative and dive into your stash. Two strands of fingering weight yarn produce a DK weight thickness. DK and worsted weight yarns work great for this blanket. I used a variety of DK and worsted weight yarns for my small size blanket.

If you are using West Wool Tandem, you will need these skein amounts for the Small & Large Size.

Color A - 1 (4) skeins
Color B - 1 (3) skeins
Color C - 1 (3) skeins
Color D - 1 (1) skein
Color E - 2 (3) skeins
Color F - 2 (2) skeins
Color G - 2 (2) skeins

Needles
Two pairs of US 6 / 4mm circular in 60″ / 150cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

The border requires two long circular needles or a very long circular needle to fit all the sts.

Notions
1 stitch marker, cable needle, tapestry needle, crochet hook for cast on

Gauge
18 sts & 32 rows = 4″ / 10cm in garter stitch after blocking

Errata

SECTION 8
Rnd 4: The slip stitches should be “wyib”.

Picot Hem
Rnds 23 & 24 should be numbered Rnds 29 & 30

Rnd 24: K next st together with a picked up st from the WS of Rnd 1, ^k next st together with a picked up st from the WS of Rnd 1, pass first stitch over to bind off 1 st; repeat from ^ until all sts are bound off.

The asterisk in Rnd 24 should be positioned before the second “k next st together…” phrase.

12-09-22
I updated the Fantastitch Blanket PDF in SECTION 15. The “rows” should say “rnds”.

This updated PDF is called fantastitch_blanket_3.pdf.

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