The Iola Blanket has a modular construction. The use of perpendicular and intersecting stripes creates a striking visual effect.

The centre panel begins with a provisional cast-on. One half of the striped panel is knitted from the centre diagonal with fashioned decreasing on both edges. The provisional cast-on is unravelled and the second half of the panel is worked.

Four striped triangles are worked separately, and the shaped edges are joined to the centre panel.
The fashioned decreasing creates an easy sewing edge, perfect for mattress stitch.

The blanket is finished with a simple garter stitch border, picked up and worked outwards along each side with mitred corners for a neat finish.

This blanket requires intermediate knitting skills.

Finished measurements
approx 84cm/33ins square after blocking

Yarn
8 ply/DK weight wool
Colour 1 (C1)
approx 575-600 metres/627-654 yards
Colour 2 (C2)
approx 300-320 metres/327-349 yards
Colour 3 (C3)
approx 165-175 metres/180-191 yards

Featured yarns
Bellissimo 8
100% extra-fine merino Australian & New Zealand
50g (125 metres/137 yards)

The Australian Wool Store
100% Australian superfine merino
50g (117 metres/128 yards)

Alpaca Yarns Indiecita Easy Wash 8 ply/DK
100% baby alpaca
50g (112 metres/123 yards)

Needles and notions

• one each 3.75mm/US 5 and 4mm/US 6 circular needles, 80-100cm/32-40ins long
• 4mm/US G-6 crochet hook and length of smooth scrap yarn for provisional cast-on
• one stitch marker
• yarn needle