Deramores Cubic Flower Blanket Knitting Pattern

Deramores Cubic Flower Blanket

Project Overview

The Deramores Cubic Flower Blanket is an intermediate-level knitting project designed by Wendy Kippax. This downloadable knitting pattern creates a 100cm x 100cm square blanket featuring a striking lace design. The blanket showcases tumbling cubic flower motifs in bright apricot yarn at the centre, framed by a decorative frill in leaf green. The design is knitted in one complete piece with the edge added afterwards, making it an elegant home accessory suitable for nurseries or as a decorative throw.

Yarn and Materials

This pattern uses Deramores Baby Soft DK yarn, a soft and gentle yarn ideal for blankets intended for delicate use. The colour scheme combines:

• Yarn A (Mint): 1 x 100g ball for the base
• Yarn B (Coral): 3 x 100g balls for the main design and frill

Additional materials required include 4mm x 100cm circular needles, stitch markers, and a tapestry needle for finishing. The generous needle length accommodates the large number of stitches needed for the blanket's width.

Tension and Gauge

The pattern specifies a tension of 18 stitches x 20 rows over 10cm when working the Cubic Flowers Lace pattern. Achieving correct tension is essential for obtaining the proper finished dimensions and ensuring the lace motifs display correctly throughout the blanket.

Knitting Techniques and Stitches

The Cubic Flower Blanket employs lace knitting techniques to create its distinctive geometric flower pattern. The primary stitch pattern used is Old Shale Stitch, a classic lace pattern that creates the characteristic wavy, dimensional effect seen in the blanket's design.

Key decreasing and increasing stitches featured in the pattern include:

• K2tog (Knit two stitches together): A right-leaning decrease used to shape the cubic elements
• SKPO (Slip, Knit, Pass Over): A left-leaning decrease that creates balanced decreases on either side of the lace motifs
• S2KP2O (Slip 2 stitches, Knit 1, Pass 2 over): A double decrease that forms the central points of the cubic flower design
• Yo (Yarn Over): An increase that creates the characteristic openwork holes in the lace pattern, allowing light to pass through the blanket

The pattern alternates between knit and purl stitches to define the structure of each cubic flower motif. The combination of yarn overs with strategic decreases creates the three-dimensional illusion of tumbling cubes across the blanket's surface.

Design Features

The blanket's construction method—knitting the main body in one piece followed by edge finishing—ensures a cohesive, professional appearance. The lace pattern creates an airy, breathable fabric while maintaining structural integrity. The colour blocking between the mint base and coral flowers creates strong visual contrast, making the cubic flower design prominent and striking. This intermediate-level project requires competence with lace knitting techniques and the ability to read and follow complex stitch patterns, making it suitable for knitters with some experience beyond basic stockinette stitch.