Modular knit garter stitch blanket on bed with geometric stylized sunburst in centre.

Detail of sunburst on garter stitch blanket worked in parallelogram blocks of colour without any seaming. Grey background with black, red, teal and light grey.

Person wrapped in knitted blanket with uneven edge created by diagonal strips of garter stitch.

Back side of modular knit blanket flipped on top of right side. Wrong side shows the modular joins on the garter stitch strip knitting.

Throw blanket in golds, brown, blue and white on a couch in front of a brightly lit window.

Detail shot of diagonal garter stitch strips worked modularly and in blocks of colour that create a sunburst.

Evening Mesa Blanket

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Transport yourself to the southwest desert with the Evening Mesa Blanket. The unique shape of this blanket is created by working narrow strips in garter stitch with increases along one edge and decreases along the other to create parallelograms.

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Construction

The blanket is a modular project that’s worked in diagonal strips which are joined to the preceeding strip at they’re worked. The rows are short, generally 12 to 30 sts, depending on blanket size. While there are a lot of colour changes, Instructions are included for minimizing the number of ends to weave in. The blanket is worked in garter stitch throughout.

What's Included

This pattern includes detailed written instructions and an assembly diagram.

Sizes + Finished Measurements

Baby: 25 ¼ x 29 ½ (64 x 75 cm).
Child: 33 ½ x 42 (85 x 106.5 cm).
Lap: 42 x 54 ½ (106.5 x 138.5 cm).
Throw: 46 x 60 ¾ (117 x 154.5 cm).
Twin: 58 ¾ x 79 ¼ (149 x 201.5 cm).
Double/Queen: 62 ¾ x 85 ½ (159.5 x 217 cm).
Shown in the Throw size.

Yarn

Worsted weight yarn;
605 (1070, 1675, 2005, 3275, 3760) yd / 550 (980, 1530, 1835, 2995, 3440) m MC;
170 (305, 475, 565, 925, 1060) yd / 155 (280, 430, 520, 845, 970) m C1;
160 (285, 440, 530, 865, 990) yd / 145 (260, 405, 485, 790, 905) m C2;
90 (155, 245, 290, 475, 545) yd / 80 (145, 225, 265, 435, 500) m C3;
60 (105, 165, 195, 320, 365) yd / 55 (95, 150, 180, 290, 335) m C4.

Shown in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash (100% Superwash Wool; 110 yards/50g) in Cobblestone Heather, Hollyberry, Coal, Marina, and Dove Heather.

Use the Knit Picks Kit Builder to coordinate with your decor.

Substitution Notes

Choose a worsted weight yarn with easy care instructions. While a wool blend or superwash wool makes the colour changes easy and minimizes the number of ends to sew in (because of the spit splicing technique), an acrylic blanket will be easy to launder.

Gauge

18 sts and 42 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in Garter stitch, blocked.

Needles + Notions

4.5 mm (US 7) Needles;
5 Stitch Holders or Scrap Yarn;
Locking Stitch Markers;
Yarn Needle.

Skills

Increases/decreases, cable cast on, picking up stitches, no seams, modular knitting, spit splicing (optional).

Errata

Evening Mesa Blanket