safe at home Blanket

A colorful GEOMETRIC blanket of houses to Knit or crochet

Safe at Home, knitted blanket pattern, photo copyright Margaret Holzmann, 2020 — Safe at Home, knitted blanket pattern, knitted and photographed by Margaret Holzmann, 2020

Blanket and designer interview that appeared in Knit Now magazine, August, 2020 issue

Yarn substitution and additional Color Schemes

This blanket, like all my designs, can be worked in any worsted weight yarn. Below are four color schemes for Safe at Home in Cascade 220 Superwash. Design Inspired is very close to the original colors. The other 3 color schemes are inspired by blankets knitters posted on my facebook group. I worked with Amy Gunderson on putting these together for offer as kits on Jimmy Beans Wool. Buy the yarn kit here.

an exciting and colorful blanket to knit or Crochet in the colors shown or from your stash

This colorful blanket was designed just as the coronavirus was getting started and finished just as we were all asked to stay at home for our own safety and that of others.

It is available as a knitting pattern and crochet pattern.

Buy a Yarn Kit in Cascade 220 Superwash from Jimmy Beans. There are several curated colorways including Designer Inspired (pictured on this page), Beachy, Softly and Summer Day. Note, the yarn kit does not include the pattern. These kits work for either this Knitted, or the Tunisian Crochet version of the blanket.

Knit version

The knit version is worked in garter stitch using a bit of intarsia, and some pick-up and knit. Its horizontal strips are sewn together.

Buy the Knitting pattern from Ravelry (via Paypal), or

Buy the Knitting pattern directly from this site (via Credit Card)

Buy the Safe at Home Book from this site. The hardcover book contains an expanded version of the pattern, instructions for a table runner, pillow cover, wearable top, and 7 other blanket knitting patterns that celebrate our favorite things.

Crochet version

The crochet version, called Safe at Home 2, is worked in Tunisian Simple stitch with Intarsia. Photos of the sample crochet blanket will be posted here on about June 1, 2020. These photos are of the knitted version worked in Malabrigo Worsted. Thank you for Malabrigo for providing yarn for this blanket!

Buy the Crochet pattern from Ravelry (via Paypal), or

Buy the Crochet pattern directly from this site (via Credit Card)

then… Join the Facebook KAL/CAL (Knit- or Crochet-A-Long)

The Tunisian Crochet version of Safe at Home — sample knitted and photographed by Vicki Noerdhoek, 2020