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Spring Flowers Blanket Knitalong: Part One
Spring Flowers Blanket Knitalong: Part One

Spring Flowers Blanket Knitalong: Part One

Designer: Nicola Valiji
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What you need to know

We’re celebrating nature’s finest flora in this blooming marvellous blanket! We love the detail designer Nicola has added to the flowers and the subtle textures of the background squares. We start here with the squares, edging and frilled border, before moving onto our first flowers next week. Happy knitting!

Sizing


Squares: 21cm square
Blanket: 73cm wide x 94cm long

What you'll need


Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK, shades (A) 1822 Pistachio, two 100g balls, (B) 1835 Buttermilk, (C) 1833 Blush, (D) 1081 Saffron, (E) 1820 Duck Egg, (F) 1316 Spring Green, (G) 1842 Spearmint, (H) 1004 Dark Brown, (I) 1026 Apricot, (J) 1390 Clematis, (K) 1843 Powder Pink, (L) 1844 Toy, (M) 1822 Mocha, (N) 1833 Mushroom, (O) 1065 Meadow, (P) 1080 Pale Rose, (Q) 1020 Lemon, (R) 1005 Cream, (S) 1432 Wisteria, (T) 1277 Violet, (U) 1188 Lavender, one 100g ball of each
Needles: 4mm, straight, 4mm (80cm) circular, 3mm and 4mm, both double-pointed, two (for i-cord)
Crochet hook: 3.5mm
Tapestry needle

Skills and stitches used


How to cast on
How to knit
How to purl
How to cast off
How to work a make one increase
How to work a kfb increase
How to change colour
How to work a k2tog decrease

Nicola Valiji

Nicola Valiji

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