Cubic Flower Blanket in Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK Acrylic - Downloadable PDF

Cubic Flower Blanket in Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK Acrylic – Knitting Pattern by Wendy Kippax

The Cubic Flower Blanket is a beautifully designed, lacy knitted blanket created by award-winning designer Wendy Kippax and published by Deramores. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern produces a finished blanket measuring 100cm x 100cm — a generous square that makes it ideal as a decorative throw, a baby blanket, or a cosy home accessory. The design is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it a rewarding project for knitters who are comfortable with lace techniques and more complex stitch patterns.

Design Overview

The blanket is knitted in one piece, with a decorative border or edging added afterwards. Its visual centrepiece is a striking Cubic Flowers Lace pattern — a geometric lace motif that creates the illusion of tumbling three-dimensional cubes, each adorned with a floral element. The pattern uses a two-colour approach to great effect: the main body of the blanket is worked in Coral (Yarn B), giving the cubes a warm, vibrant apricot tone, while Mint (Yarn A) frames the design with a fresh, leaf-green border or frill. The contrast between these two shades brings the geometric lace motif to life, giving the finished blanket a bold yet elegant appearance.

Techniques and Construction

This pattern draws on several classic knitting techniques combined in a thoughtful and structured way:

• Lace knitting — The primary technique used throughout the body of the blanket. Lace knitting involves a series of yarn overs and corresponding decreases that create decorative holes and geometric shapes within the fabric. It requires careful attention to stitch counts on every row.
• Old Shale Stitch — Used at the beginning of the blanket, this is a traditional and well-loved lace pattern with a gently undulating, wave-like structure. It is worked in Yarn A (Mint) and creates the border or edging effect that frames the central design.
• Cubic Flowers Lace pattern — The central and most complex section of the blanket. This multi-row lace repeat creates the distinctive tumbling cube and floral motif. It is worked across a 14-stitch repeat with a 22-row (or more) pattern sequence.
• Knitting in the round on circular needles — The pattern is worked on 4mm x 100cm circular needles, which accommodate the large stitch count of 182 cast-on stitches comfortably, even when worked flat.
• Edging added separately — The decorative border is constructed and attached after the main body is complete, allowing for a neat and polished finish.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs a range of knitting stitches and techniques that are clearly defined within the PDF using both UK terms:

• K2tog (Knit two together) — A right-leaning decrease that reduces the stitch count by one. Used frequently throughout the lace pattern to pair with yarn overs and maintain stitch balance.
• SKPO (Slip, Knit, Pass Slipped Stitch Over) — A left-leaning single decrease. The mirror image of K2tog, it is used alongside it to create the symmetrical shaping characteristic of lace motifs.
• S2KP2O (Slip 2, Knit 1, Pass 2 Slipped Stitches Over) — A central double decrease that reduces three stitches to one, creating a sharp, symmetrical point. This stitch is key to forming the pointed tips of the cubic and floral shapes within the Cubic Flowers Lace pattern.
• Yo (Yarn Over) — Wrapping the yarn over the needle to create a new stitch and a decorative eyelet. Every yarn over is paired with a decrease elsewhere in the row to maintain the correct stitch count.
• Purl stitches — Used to create the reverse stocking stitch sections that define and separate the lace motif columns, giving the cubes their three-dimensional, structured appearance.
• Old Shale Stitch — A combination of yarn overs, decreases, and kn