Begin your winter knitting with a project destined to become a family heirloom. Lynne Rowe’s vibrant, heart-themed blanket is a must-knit and you can make it square by square with Simply Knitting magazine! The blanket features a pretty mix of hearts and diamonds, and is a fun way to try out lots of different stitch patterns.
The pattern was first published in issues 179-184, with two squares in each issue, plus in the final instalment a numbered grid for square placement, details on adding the blanket’s border and how to sew everything up neatly. You can get your digital copies here. It’s also available on Ravelry, where you can find all of the individual squares or an e-book containing the entire pattern.
The Your Heart’s Desire blanket is knitted in Scheepjes Stone Washed yarn, a 4ply blend of 78% cotton and 22% acrylic, which comes in 50g/130m balls. This soft cotton-blend yarn is made for wrapping you up warm. It's available in 36 pretty colours, so you’re bound to find the shade you need.
You will need:
Scheepjes Stone Washed (4ply, 78% cotton, 22% acrylic, 50g/130m)
7 balls of: Yarn A Moon Stone (801)
2 balls of each: Yarn B Coral (816), Yarn C Blue Apatite (805), Yarn D Peridot (827), Yarn E Beryl (833)
1 ball of each: Yarn F Garnet (810), Yarn G Amazonite (813), Yarn H Rose Quartz (820)
Scheepjes River Washed (78% cotton, 22% acrylic, 50g/130m)
2 balls of Yarn I Danube (948)
1 ball of each: Yarn J Nile (944), Yarn K Mekong (943)
Note: Each square uses approximately 20to 22g of yarn and there are 36 squares in total. The border uses 1 ball each of Yarn A, Yarn B and Yarn C. Tassels and duplicate stitch can be made with any colours of left over yarn
A pair of 3½mm needles
A 3¾mm circular needle
Cable needle
Download the pattern:
Follow the links to get your free pattern for Square 1 and free pattern for Square 2. To knit the full pattern for this blanket, purchase the ebook on Ravelry.
