Jojoland Tangram Blanket Knitting Pattern

Jojoland Tangram Blanket

What Is Being Made

The Jojoland Tangram Blanket is a knitted throw blanket measuring 39 inches by 39 inches, constructed as a modular design composed of 25 individual squares that are seamed or crocheted together. This intermediate-level project creates a geometric patchwork effect using a tangram-inspired layout with distinct shapes labeled A, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, and D2.

Techniques Used

This blanket employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its geometric construction:

• Modular Construction: Each of the 25 squares is knitted separately and then assembled, allowing for flexible project management and portability during crafting.
• Worked Flat: All squares are worked flat on needles rather than in the round, making this accessible for knitters comfortable with traditional flat knitting methods.
• Wrap and Turn (W&T): This short-row shaping technique is used extensively throughout the pattern to create the angled and tapered edges of each geometric shape without casting off and on repeatedly.
• Color Work: The blanket features two-color knitting with alternating colors every other row in Shape A, creating visual interest and definition between the geometric sections.
• Seaming and Joining: Completed squares are joined together using either crochet or seaming methods, with the pattern providing flexibility in assembly technique.
• Increases and Decreases: Strategic use of Make One (M1) increases and Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk) decreases shape the individual squares into their geometric forms.

Stitches Used

The Jojoland Tangram Blanket relies on fundamental knitting stitches executed with precision:

• Knit Stitch (k): The primary stitch throughout all 25 squares, creating the fabric base.
• Knit Two Together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease used to shape the geometric pieces.
• Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease that appears in Shape C1 and other decreasing sections, providing balanced shaping.
• Make One (M1): An increase stitch used in Shape B1 and Shape B2 to expand stitches where needed for the geometric expansion.
• Wrap and Turn (W&T): While technically a technique rather than a stitch, this maneuver wraps the yarn around a stitch to prevent holes when turning short rows, essential for the angled edges of each shape.

Materials

The Jojoland Tangram Blanket requires the following materials for completion:

• Yarn: Jojoland Rhythm Superwash yarn in two colors totaling 18 balls and approximately 1980 yards. The model shown uses color RS80 (7 balls) and color RS81 (11 balls), though the pattern allows for color substitution.
• Needles: 4.5 mm (U.S. size 7) double-pointed needles for the main knitting of the squares.
• Hook: 5.5 mm (U.S. size I-9) crochet hook for joining the completed squares together, offering an alternative to seaming.
• Notions: A stitch holder for managing stitches during construction.

Gauge and Finished Dimensions

The pattern specifies a gauge of 4.5 stitches by 9 rows per 1-inch square when worked with the recommended yarn and needle size. Achieving this gauge is important for the blanket to reach its intended finished dimensions of 39 inches by 39 inches. The intermediate skill level indicates that knitters should be comfortable with gauge swatching, short-row shaping, and color changes before beginning this project.