Berroco Blossfeldt Blanket Knitting Pattern

Berroco Blossfeldt Knitted Lace Throw Blanket

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Blossfeldt is a knitted throw blanket designed as a square lace project with finished measurements of approximately 45 inches square. This intermediate-level blanket showcases elegant lace patterning and is constructed using a seamless, center-outward approach that creates a cohesive, professionally finished garment.

Techniques Used

This blanket employs several advanced knitting techniques that define its sophisticated construction:

• Worked in the Round: The blanket is knitted circularly from the center outward, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a seamless, unified fabric. This technique requires transitioning from double-pointed needles to circular needles of increasing length as the stitch count grows.
• Lace Knitting: The pattern incorporates lace elements through yarn overs and decreases that create openwork sections, adding visual interest and an airy quality to the finished piece.
• Seamless Construction: By working continuously in the round from a small center cast-on, the blanket develops without seams, ensuring even tension and a polished final appearance.

Stitches Used

The Blossfeldt pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined to create lace effects:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch used throughout the blanket, creating a smooth, classic fabric base.
• Yarn Overs (Yo): Decorative increases that create the openwork lace pattern characteristic of this design.
• Knit Stitches (k): Standard knit stitches that form the foundation of the fabric.
• Purl Stitches (p): Incorporated to add texture and definition to specific sections of the pattern.
• Slip, Knit Two Together, Pass Slipped Stitch Over (slip 1, k2tog, psso): A centered double decrease used to balance yarn overs and maintain pattern symmetry in the lace sections.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

Yarn: The blanket requires 6 hanks of Berroco Vintage yarn in colorway #5105 Oats, with each hank weighing 100 grams. Berroco Vintage is the recommended yarn for this pattern, and using the specified yarn ensures proper gauge and finished dimensions.

Needles: The project requires a comprehensive needle set to accommodate the expanding stitch count as the blanket grows outward:

• 1 set of 4 double-pointed needles (dpns) in size 8 (5.00 mm) for the initial center cast-on and early rounds
• 1 circular needle measuring 16 inches in size 8 (5.00 mm) for the transition phase as stitches increase
• 1 circular needle measuring 40 inches in size 8 (5.00 mm) for working the outer sections with the full stitch count

Additional Notions: The pattern calls for 4 stitch markers, with one in a contrasting color to denote the beginning of each round, essential for tracking progress in circular knitting.

Gauge and Construction Notes

The recommended gauge is 18 stitches and 24 rounds over 4 inches in stockinette stitch. Checking gauge before beginning is emphasized as critical to achieving the intended finished measurements and ensuring the blanket reaches its full 45-inch square size. The pattern begins with an 8-stitch cast-on using Emily Ocker's cast-on method, then systematically increases through yarn overs in structured rounds to build the square shape from the center outward.