Jojoland Vortex Blanket Knitting Pattern

Jojoland Vortex Knitted Blanket

What is Being Made

The Jojoland Vortex is a seamless knitted blanket and throw measuring 44 inches by 27 inches. This intermediate-level project is constructed from multiple equilateral triangles that are knitted in the round and joined together to create a cohesive finished piece. The blanket showcases a geometric design built from individual triangle units, each with an edge length of 7.5 inches.

Craft and Construction Method

This is a knitting project designed for crafters with intermediate skills. The blanket is worked seamlessly in the round using the modular triangle technique, where individual triangular units are created and then assembled. This construction method eliminates the need for seaming at the end, as stitches are picked up from completed triangles to create new ones, building the blanket organically from one triangle to the next.

Techniques Used

• Seamless construction: The blanket is worked without seams by picking up stitches from previously completed triangles
• Worked in the round: Each triangle is knitted circularly using double point needles, creating a three-dimensional approach to a flat geometric shape
• Cast on and pick up edges: Triangles begin with either a cast on edge (starting with cast on stitches) or a pick up edge (where stitches are picked up from an existing triangle)
• Decreasing techniques: Strategic decreases shape the triangles and create the geometric pattern

Stitches and Stitch Techniques

The Jojoland Vortex pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with decrease techniques to shape the triangular units:

• Knit stitch (k): The primary stitch used throughout the triangles
• Purl stitch (p): Used in alternating rounds to create texture and visual interest
• Slip, slip, knit decrease (s1kp): A left-leaning decrease worked by slipping one stitch as if to knit, knitting the next stitch, and passing the slipped stitch over the knit stitch
• Knit two together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease that combines two stitches into one
• Purl two together (p2tog): The purl version of the two-stitch decrease, used in purl rounds
• Knit three together (k3tog): A decrease that combines three stitches into one for more dramatic shaping

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Jojoland Vortex blanket requires 16 balls of Jojoland Rhythm or Rhythm Superwash yarn. The sample shown in the pattern is made with Rhythm Superwash in color RS75. This yarn is 100% wool with a yardage of 110 yards per ball, providing a total of 1,760 yards for the complete blanket. Alternatively, the blanket can be made with Invention yarn using 5 balls each of multiple colors for a different aesthetic.

Tools and Gauge

This project is worked on 4 mm/U.S. size 6 double point needles (DPNs). The pattern specifies that each individual triangle has an edge length of 7.5 inches. The gauge and stitch count are designed around working 93 stitches divided evenly across three double point needles (31 stitches per needle) for the initial triangle, with subsequent triangles being joined through the pick up edge technique.

Skill Level

This pattern is rated as Intermediate, suitable for knitters who are comfortable with working in the round on double point needles, understanding decrease techniques, and following multi-round pattern repeats. Crafters should be familiar with picking up stitches and managing multiple stitches across three needles simultaneously.