Mitered Blanket in Caron x Pantone - Downloadable PDF

Mitered Blanket in Caron x Pantone – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

This free downloadable knitting pattern guides crafters through creating a stunning mitered square blanket using the exclusive Caron x Pantone yarn collection. The finished throw measures approximately 40" x 48" (101.5 x 122 cm), making it a generous lap blanket or decorative throw. Despite its impressive, color-rich appearance, this project is rated Easy (Beginner-friendly), making it an excellent choice for knitters who are ready to explore modular construction for the first time.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a mitered square knit blanket constructed from individual squares that are joined together as you knit — meaning there is minimal finishing work at the end. Each square is worked using a center decrease technique that draws the fabric inward from the edges toward the middle, creating the classic mitered or diamond-like geometry that gives this style of blanket its name. The squares are arranged in horizontal strips and assembled into a cohesive, color-blocked throw with a sophisticated palette drawn directly from Pantone color references.

Design Details and Color Palette

The blanket features a carefully curated arrangement of 11 distinct colors, each corresponding to an official Pantone color number. The colors used in this pattern are:

• Main Color (MC) – Coconut Cream (01001), Pantone 11-4302 – used as Color 2 in every square
• Contrast A – Pantone 14-1210 (from Strawberry Chill or Purple Pops braids)
• Contrast B – Pantone 14-4809
• Contrast C – Pantone 18-1755
• Contrast D – Pantone 18-1633
• Contrast E – Pantone 19-5408
• Contrast F – Pantone 13-3406
• Contrast G – Pantone 16-3307
• Contrast H – Pantone 18-3838
• Contrast I – Pantone 16-0737
• Contrast J – Pantone 19-4324

The Main Color (MC) Coconut Cream serves as a unifying neutral throughout every square, always functioning as Color 2, while Contrasts A through J rotate through the squares according to a layout diagram included in the pattern. This structured color placement gives the blanket a cohesive, intentional look rather than a random patchwork effect.

Techniques Used

This pattern introduces knitters to modular or mitered knitting, a technique in which individual geometric units — in this case, squares — are knitted one at a time and connected to previously completed squares by picking up stitches along their edges. This join-as-you-go method eliminates the need for seaming at the end of the project and is a satisfying way to build a large project incrementally.

• Mitered square construction – each square is shaped by working a center decrease on every right-side row, pulling the piece into a neat square form
• Join-as-you-go method – after the first square is complete, subsequent squares are begun by picking up and knitting stitches along the edge of an adjoining completed square, integrating the pieces structurally as the work progresses
• Picking up and knitting stitches – with right side facing, stitches are picked up along the edges of completed squares to begin new ones; the pattern specifies picking up 29 stitches along adjoining edges
• Two-color striped garter stitch – each square is worked in garter stitch (knit every row) alternating between the Main Color and one Contrast color, producing the characteristic ridged texture and color-block effect
• Horizontal strip construction – squares are organized into horizontal strips (Strips 1 through 6), with each strip built upon the previous one using the pick-up method