I was very honoured to be asked by LoveKnitting to design a blanket for the Breast Cancer Haven. It is an amazing charity that supports women through their breast cancer treatment. When breast cancer tries to rob a woman of her individuality, her confidence or her strength, they provide the tailored package of emotional, physical and practical support that helps her hold on to them.

All proceeds from the sales of this pattern will be donated to Breast Cancer Haven in support of the The Big Tea Cosy, which takes place March 1-31, 2018, and raises money and awareness for Breast Cancer Haven. If you’d like to donate your project, you can send it to Haven’s London centre where they will be gifted to breast cancer visitors.
You can purchase the pattern for the Diamond Haven Blanket on LoveKnitting, please click here - https://www.loveknitting.com/haven-diamond-blanket-by-by-...

The blanket uses the super soft MillaMia Naturally Soft Aran, but any aran weight yarn will be perfect, and is constructed out of individual squares which are then joined together. There are two types of squares, one plain stocking stitch and one lacy. Each square is knitted from the centre out, which gives the makers full control of how large you would like the squares to be. Garter stitch border finishes each square in one colour, when the squares are joined together this gives a lovely definition to the centre of each square.
The squares are knitted from centre, which means you will work using 5 double pointed needles (DPN) and start with provisional cast on. Below is a link to a tutorail I have created to help you get started. There are many techniques out there how to work a provisional cast on, I want to show you one that I use the most and this method requires a crochet hook - http://moochkauk.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/provisional-cast-...

Materials
MillaMia Naturally Soft Aran - 100% Merino Wool - 80m (87yd) to 50g - but any aran weight yarn will be perfect.
Colour A – Ochre 240 x 4
Colour B – Stone 202 x 4
Colour C – Cloud Grey 227 x 4
5 x 5mm (US 8/ UK 6) Double Pointed Needles (DPNs). Min 20 cm (8 ‘’) in length.
For provisional cast on: 5.50mm (US I/9) crochet hook
Lockable stitch marker (optional)

Finished size
Each square after blocking measures 22cm (8.5 ‘’).

Hope you all enjoy knitting the blanket and helping such a worthy cause.

Anna x