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Decke mit vielen Quadraten aus Noro Taiyo – Knitted Modular Blanket Pattern Summary

What Is Being Made

This pattern, Decke mit vielen Quadraten (Blanket with Many Squares), is a knitted modular blanket worked entirely in squares. The finished dimensions are approximately 122 x 122 cm, making it a generous, square-format throw or lap blanket. The design is built up from individual knitted squares — both small and larger modules — that are assembled to create a richly colourful patchwork effect. The modular construction means each square is worked separately in the round before being joined, giving the finished piece a striking geometric structure with a wealth of colour variation throughout.

Design Overview and Construction

The blanket is composed of multiple groups of squares. The pattern specifies 2x3 small squares worked as a set, repeated a total of four times, alongside additional square modules that together build up the full 122 x 122 cm layout. Each small square is cast on with 96 stitches, distributed evenly across the needles of a double-pointed needle set — 24 stitches per needle. The squares are worked in the round from the outside inward, with decreases shaping each module down to its centre.

A key design note in the pattern emphasises the importance of colour management: knitters are instructed to pay careful attention to which colour they begin each new square with, in order to ensure the characteristic colour variety that makes this blanket so visually dynamic. Because Noro yarns self-stripe through long colour sequences, thoughtful placement of yarn joins is essential to achieving the intended multicoloured patchwork appearance.

Techniques Used

• Modular / mitered square knitting: Each square is worked individually in the round, with shaping decreases worked at regular intervals to draw the square inward toward its centre point.
• Knitting in the round: Squares are cast on and joined to work in the round using a double-pointed needle set, with a stitch marker placed at the beginning of each round.
• Joining squares: Individual modules are assembled to form the larger blanket layout, a technique central to modular knitting construction.
• Colour sequencing: Strategic management of yarn colour changes, taking advantage of Noro's self-striping long-colour-repeat yarn to maximise colour variety across the blanket.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (re str / rechts stricken): Round 1 of each square is worked entirely in knit stitch.
• ssk (slip, slip, knit): A left-leaning decrease used at the beginning of each needle section on decrease rounds.
• k2tog (knit two together): A right-leaning decrease used at the end of each needle section on decrease rounds, pairing with the ssk to create symmetrical shaping.
• Decrease rounds: Round 2 and subsequent decrease rounds work the pattern *ssk, knit to last 2 stitches of needle, k2tog*, repeated four times per round — removing 8 stitches per decrease round — to shape the square toward its centre.

Materials

• Yarn: Noro Taiyo, a self-striping yarn from the renowned Japanese brand Noro, known for its long, painterly colour sequences and natural fibre blends. The yarn is classified as aran weight, giving the finished blanket a satisfying drape and warmth suitable for a throw.
• Needles: A double-pointed needle set (Nadelspiel) is required to work each square in the round. The needle size appropriate for aran weight Noro Taiyo should be selected according to the pattern's gauge recommendations.
• Notions: Stitch markers (MM – Maschenmarkierer) are used to mark the beginning of each round.

Difficulty and Format

This pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty. Knitters should be comfortable working in the round on double-pointed needles and familiar with standard decrease techniques such as ssk and k2tog. The modular construction requires attention to detail when managing colour placement across multiple squares, but the repetitive nature of each individual module