petals Blanket

Knit Blanket Pattern

Gently curved petals form a garden of multicolored flowers.

This is one of 30 blankets in the Geometric Knit Blankets book.

Petals blanket by Margaret Holzmann, in warm and and fluffy Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.

Petals blanket by Margaret Holzmann, in warm and and fluffy Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.

Petals blanket by Margaret Holzmann, in warm and and fluffy Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.

Petals blanket by Margaret Holzmann, in warm and and fluffy Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.

This design is expressed in rich and warm colors from Paton’s Alpaca Blend, chunky. This yarn makes a wonderfully fluffy and cozy throw.

Petals blanket by Margaret Holzmann, in warm and and fluffy Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.

Petals blanket by Margaret Holzmann, in warm and and fluffy Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.

Petals blanket by Margaret Holzmann, in warm and and fluffy Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.

Petals blanket by Margaret Holzmann, in warm and and fluffy Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.

Inspiration

This design is a cousin to the Carnival blanket, worked in heavier yarn, with frames worked in different colors to highlight the blocks.

Alternate Color Designs for petals blanket

To experiment with colors for this blanket, see the the Supplemental Content (access code at end of book) to download a coloring page to experiment with your own color ideas.

This design would make an excellent scrap blanket made from yarn leftovers. To plan, print out the coloring page and use colored pencils to fill in the shapes and plan your color arrangements.