Part of a garter stitch blanket draped across pillows. A marled gradient of colours can be seen using three solid colours.

Detail shot of garter stitch worked on the bias in wide stripes that shift colour as multiple strands of solid colours are worked together to create a blended gradient.

Colourful garter stitch blanket in a gradient that runs from corner to corner, draped across a bed and pillows.

Detail shot of garter stitch in wide stripes that shift colour as multiple strands of solid colours are worked together to create a blended gradient.

Continuation Blanket

$12 CAD

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Just three colours yield seven distinct blended hues in this simple but effective gradient blanket. Working up fast with chunky needles, it makes a great baby gift; and in a cozy washable wool blend, it will last long enough to be passed down to the next baby.

The Continuation Blanket is a great canvas to display your LGBTQ+ pride. Included are 16 pride flag colourways with yarn suggestions and a colouring page to plan your own unique blanket.

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Construction

Holding three strands together, switch out one at a time to generate the smooth continuous colour shift from corner to corner. The blanket is worked in Garter Stitch on the bias. Three strands of yarn are held together throughout. This pattern has no charts.

What's Included

This knitting pattern includes written instructions, detailed directions for colour changes, display and detailed photos, alternative colourway ideas inspired by Pride flags, colouring page to colour it yourself, schematic.

Sizes + Finished Measurements

Baby: 23 ¾ x 31 (60.5 x 78.5 cm);
Stroller: 32 ¼ x 40 ¼ (82 x 102 cm);
Lap: 40 ¼ x 51 (102 x 129.5 cm);
Throw: 48 x 60 (122 x 152.5 cm);
Twin: 71 ¾ x 91 (182 x 231 cm);
Full/Queen: 88 ¼ x 110 ¾ (224 x 281.5 cm).

Yarn

Worsted weight yarn;
C1 and C3 each 450 (630, 985, 1410, 3185, 4745) yd / 410 (580, 900, 1290, 2910, 4340) m;
C2 715 (880, 1420, 1945, 4525, 6685) yd / 655 (805, 1300, 1780, 4140, 6110) m.

Shown in Knit Picks Mighty Stitch (80% Acrylic, 20% Superwash Wool; 208 yards/100g);
C1 Fairy Tale 3 (4, 5, 7, 16, 23) balls;
C2 Eggplant 4 (5, 7, 10, 22, 33) balls;
C3 Celestial 3 (4, 5, 7, 16, 23) balls.

Substitution Notes

Choose an easy-care worsted weight yarn in acrylic or superwash wool blends. In order to get the colour gradient effect, three strands must be held together, but if that’s not important, then two strands of bulky or a super bulky yarn will work. Swatch to determine finished measurements, especially when substituting.

Gauge

10 sts and 20 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in Garter Stitch with three strands of yarn held together, blocked.

Needles + Notions

9 mm (US 13) 32″ or longer Circular Needles;
Locking Stitch Marker;
Yarn Needle.

Skills

Increases (kfb) / decreases (k2tog), garter st, holding three strands together.