RIVers Blanket

KnitTing Pattern from Geometric Knit Blankets book, by Margaret Holzmann

With a flowing design in classic colors, this blanket will warm up your evenings relaxing on the front porch or stargazing from the dock. Worked in Berroco Vintage Chunky.

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

Alternate Color Designs for Rivers

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.

Some additional ideas are included here including a blue and white color design, with a dark background and lighter stripes, and a gray/black/peach/rust design.

There are a number of completed blankets on Ravelry, including this interesting color design in browns and blues.

Classic colors are never out of style

This blanket is worked in 7 large shapes that are sewn together. Strategically placed increases and decreases create the swirling eddies. This blanket will work up quickly and become a timeless family heirloom.

Berroco Vintage Chunky is a soft and durable wool-acrylic blend yarn that will keep its shape and colors through machine washings. It is a great choice for blankets that will get a lot of loving and need frequent launderings. Find stores that sell Berroco Vintage Chunky.

INSPIRATION

Rivers originally appeared in Interweave Knits magazine, Fall, 2016. Interweave asked for designs inspired by the traditional Hudson Bay blanket and I gave them several of which they liked this one the best. Hudson Bay Company began producing a wool blanket with white background and simple stripes, in green, red, yellow and indigo in the 1700’s.

The construction of this blanket has been updated for the book to reduce the amount of seaming and improve the continuity of the colored eddies.