Traditions Blanket : Home for the Holidays 2024 Kit (Universal Yarn)

This patchwork lap blanket takes you on a festive journey. From lacy faux cable to slip stitch stripes and a classic snowflake motif, this cozy home accessory will be the spotlight of your holiday home décor. Once you finish, you’ll be able to snuggle up in this blanket on the sofa while relaxing by the light of a fire or a beautiful sparkling tree. This blanket is knit using our bestselling, easy-care Uptown Worsted yarn. Each square is worked individually, making this the perfect project for starting a new tradition of crafting with your loved ones to create an heirloom piece that is truly a labor of love.

Designed by Aubrey Busek and Afifa Sayeed

(Online Only) will arrive to our store in approximately 1 week and can be shipped or picked up afterwards. (We will notify you if a product is backordered)

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Craft:
Knitting

DIFFICULTY:
Intermediate

SIZES:
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Width: 36¾”
Length: 37¾”
Please note that finished measurements are taken after blocking.

MATERIALS (INCLUDED):
Universal Yarn Uptown Worsted (100% anti-pilling acrylic; 100g/180 yds)
• 312 Race Car Red (A) – 5 skeins
• 302 White Glow (B) – 4 skeins

MATERIALS NEEDED
Needle: US Size 7 (4.5 mm) straight (or your preferred needle for knitting flat) and 40” circular for edging or size needed to obtain gauge
US Size 8 (5 mm) straight (or your preferred needle for knitting flat) or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle

GAUGE
18 sts x 24 rows = 4” in Lacy Faux Cables pattern with smaller needle, after blocking
19 sts x 26 rows = 4” in Snowflake Chart with larger needle, after blocking
17 sts x 29 rows = 4” in Long Stitch Texture pattern with smaller needle, after blocking
18 sts x 37 rows = 4” in garter stitch with smaller needle, after blocking
Save time, check your gauge.

PATTERN NOTES
This blanket is knit by creating individual squares of each stitch pattern that are then seamed together to create the full piece using a crochet flat slip stitch seam. A border is picked up and worked on each side of the blanket after seaming, and then the corners of the borders are joined with the crochet flat slip stitch seam method.

Please note that the Snowflake Squares are worked using stranded knitting on both right and wrong side rows. You will need to catch your floats along the back side of the work. We recommend catching your floats approximately every 5 stitches. Take care not to carry your unused yarn too tightly across the back of the work to prevent puckering in the fabric.

The Long Stitch Texture and Lacy Faux Cable patterns are both written and charted for your convenience. The Snowflake motif is in charted form only.

Yarn Care
Machine wash - cold, do not bleach, tumble dry - low heat, do not iron, dry-clean - any solvent except trichloroethylene