Baile Blanket

MY DESIGN IDEAS AND ADVICE

There’s something deeply comforting about a simple square – it’s the kind of project you can pick up and knit in an evening or over a weekend. And each square gives you a sense of achievement… the best kind of knitting feeling! The squares are knitted corner to corner, so something a little different but still simple.

Once you’ve knitted your squares, the fun really begins – playing around with how to join them together. This version is the one I finally settled on, but there were plenty of other layouts I loved too.

The Baile Blanket is one of eight patterns I designed especially for Yarndale 2017. I named them all using Irish words and Baile (BAL-yeh) means place or home – the perfect name for a blanket that wraps you in comfort, wherever you are.

CONSTRUCTION

Each square is knitted flat from corner to corner then joined together.

TECHNIQUES USED

Cast on, knit, increase, decrease, simple striping and colour change, cast off. Optional: mattress stitch.