Blanket and Cushion in Mirasol Pima Kuri - M5140 - Downloadable PDF

Blanket and Cushion in Mirasol Pima Kuri – M5140 by Sandra Oakeshott

This intermediate-level knitting pattern by Sandra Oakeshott, published as pattern number M5140, presents two coordinating home accessories: the 'Oyster Bay' throw blanket and a matching cushion cover. Both projects are worked in Mirasol Pima Kuri, a worsted-weight yarn, using a sophisticated three-colour slip-stitch technique that creates a richly textured, woven-looking fabric without the complexity of stranded colourwork. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF, making it immediately accessible for knitters ready to begin.

The 'Oyster Bay' Throw Blanket

What Is Being Made

The throw is a generously sized knitted blanket measuring 125cm (49¼in) in length and 100cm (39½in) in width, making it a substantial and practical home textile suitable for sofas, armchairs, or beds. The finished fabric displays an elegant geometric slip-stitch pattern that gives the impression of woven or interlaced colour bands, achieved entirely through knitting and purling with carefully placed slipped stitches across three coordinating shades.

Techniques Used

• Three-colour slip-stitch colourwork: The central design is built by rotating three yarn colours across a repeating sequence of rows. Rather than carrying multiple yarns across the same row simultaneously, each row is worked in a single colour, with stitches slipped with yarn held either in front (wyif) or in back (wyib) to pull the other colours through and create the interlaced geometric effect.
• Garter stitch border: The blanket begins with four rows of Garter stitch and maintains a three-stitch Garter border on each side throughout, giving the edges a neat, non-curling finish.
• Stockinette and reverse Stockinette sections: Within the pattern repeat, right-side rows are worked as knit rows and wrong-side rows alternate between purling across the centre and slipping stitches, creating a smooth ground fabric that offsets the textural slip-stitch columns.

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch – knit every row, used for the cast-on border and side selvedges
• Knit stitch – used on right-side pattern rows in each colour rotation
• Purl stitch – used on wrong-side rows across the main body of the fabric
• Slip 1 wyib (slip one stitch with yarn held in back) – used on right-side rows to pull a resting colour to the surface
• Slip wyif (slip stitch with yarn held in front) – used on wrong-side rows to maintain the float position of the carried colour

Pattern Structure

The throw is cast on with 231 stitches in colour A and begins with four rows of Garter stitch before entering the main slip-stitch pattern. The pattern repeat runs across 14 repeats of a 16-stitch unit, with the three colours — referred to as colour A, colour B, and colour C — rotating across a sequence of rows. Right-side rows in colour B and C are worked as plain knit rows, while colour A right-side rows introduce the slip-stitch placement. Wrong-side rows mirror this structure, with slipped stitches shifted to create the offset geometric columns that define the 'Oyster Bay' design.

Materials for the Throw

• 3 x 100g skeins of Mirasol Pima Kuri in colour #23 (colour A)
• 3 x 100g skeins of Mirasol Pima Kuri in colour #22 (colour B)
• 3 x 100g skeins of Mirasol Pima Kuri in colour #26 (colour C)
• Yarn weight: worsted
• Knitting needles appropriate for worsted-