Rainbow Fibonacci Blanket
Desigwed in 2oi2 by Rachel Earl
Setup
Important things to know before you start
Pattern Notes
I knitted the sample in a bamboo/cotton yarn, which stretches enthusiastically. It's certainly possible to substitute yarns and use a different fibre (eg. wool or acrylic) but you may also want to adapt the pattern to a larger size, as it won't grow as much as mine did. I imagine that as well as being great in a rainbow colours, it'd look fantastic in multiple tones/shades of the same colour. For example, lilac through to deep purple, or light blue through to navy blue. The possibilities are not quite infinite, but they're definitely heading that way!
Abbreviations
k: knit
mc: main colour cc: contrast colour st st: stocking stitch. k every st in the first row; p every st in the second row.
Specifications
Finished size:
60"x72"(150 x180 cm)
Gauge:
22 sts and 30 rows to a 4"/10cm square in st st.
Tools:
4 mm / 8 UK / 6 US needles 4mm / 8 UK / G US crochet hook (optional)
Yarn:
King Cole Bamboo Cotton in the following colours: 315 yds/ 290 m/ 125g: #539 - Claret (Yarn A) 315 yds/ 290 m/ 125g: #523 - Yellow (Yarn B) 730 yds/ 580 m/ 250g: #533 - Green (Yarn C) 845 yds/ 870 m/ 375g: #525 - Cobalt (Yarn D) 1575 yds/ 1450 m/ 625g: #524 - Damson (Yarn E) 500 yds/ 460 m/ 200g: #538 - Cream (Yarn F)
Adapting the pattern
For a larger blanket, adding an extra band of each colour at the start, 233 rows long, would increase the width of the blanket to 90" (229 cm). Adding a new stripe in a 6th colour, 266 stitches wide, would increase the length of the blanket to 120" (305 cm)! For a smaller blanket, removing the widest coloured stripe would decrease the length of the blanket to 42" (107 cm). Removing the longest band of each colour would decrease the width of the blanket to 48"(122 cm). Page 2 of 4 \~ Rainbow Fibonacci Blanket V.2\~ Last amended February 2014
Method 1
To make a Rainbow Fibonacci blanket in the same yarn
1: Make 5 separate stripes, each using Yarn F as the cc and one of yarns A-E as the mc.
The width of the stripes should be: Yarn A: 35 sts / 6"/ 15 cm Yarn B: 35 sts / 6"/ 15 cm Yarn C: 68 sts / 12"/ 30 cm Yarn D: 101 sts/ 18"/ 45 cm Yarn E: 167 sts/ 30"/ 75 cm
For each stripe:
Cast on the number of sts specified above using cc. Work the following pattern in st st: 6 rows in cc; 144 rows in mc; 6 rows in cc; 89 rows in mc; 6 rows in cc; 55 rows in mc; 6 rows in cc; 34 rows in mc; 6 rows in cc; 21 rows in mc; 6 rows in cc; 13 rows in mc; 6 rows in cc; 8 rows in mc; 6 rows in cc. Cast off and sew in all ends.
2: Join the stripes in colour order (as shown below) with a crocheted seam.
Work with the wrong sides of the fabric togethel With cc held behind work, start at one corner and insert the crochet hook between the edge and second sts of both layers simultaneously. Wrap the yarn around the hook and draw the hook through the fabric. (1 loop on hook.) Working along the long edge, skip one row of st st and insert the crochet hook again as described. Wrap the yarn around the hook and draw the hook through the fabric. (2 loops on hook.) Wrap the yarn around the hook again and pull this loop through the two already on the hook. (1 UK double crochet st made; 1 loop on hook.) Continue in this way, working roughly 1 double crochet st for every 2 rows of st st, until the long edge is completely joined. Fasten off and sew in ends.
| A | B | c | D | Ｅ |
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Method 2
To make a Rainbow Fibonacci blanket in a different yarn
1: Make 5 separate stripes, each using Yarn F as the cc and one of yarns A-E as the mc.
The width of the stripes should be: Yarn A: 6"/ 15cm (factor = 1.5) Yarn B: 6"/ 15cm (factor = 1.5) Yarn C: 12"/ 30cm (factor = 3) Yarn D: 18"/ 45cm (factor = 4.5) Yarn E: 30"/ 75cm (factor = 7.5)
For each stripe:
Calculate the number of cast on sts. Take the number of sts in a 4" (10cm) gauge swatch of the yarn, then multiply this by the appropriate factor (listed above). Cast on the appropriate number of sts using cc. Work the following pattern in st st: 1" (2.5cm) stripe in cc; 21" (cm) stripe in mc; 1" (2.5cm) stripe in cc; 13" (cm) stripe in mc; 1" (2.5cm) stripe in cc; 8" (cm) stripe in mc; 1" (2.5cm) stripe in cc; 5" (cm) stripe in mc; 1" (2.5cm) stripe in cc; 3" (cm) stripe in mc; 1" (2.5cm) stripe in cc; 2" (cm) stripe in mc; 1" (2.5cm) stripe in cc; 1" (cm) stripe in mc; 1" (2.5cm) stripe in cc. Cast off and sew in all ends.
2: Join the stripes in colour order (as shown below) with a crocheted seam.
Work with the wrong sides of the fabric togethel With cc held behind work, start at one corner and insert the crochet hook between the edge and second sts of both layers simultaneously. Wrap the yarn aroundthehookanddrawthehookthroughthefabric. (1 loop on hook.) Working along the long edge, skip one row of st st and insert the crochet hook again as described. Wrap the yarn around the hook and draw the hook through the fabric. (2 loops on hook.) Wrap the yarn around the hook again and pull this loop through the two already on the hook. (1 UK double crochet st made; 1 loop on hook.) Continue in this way, working roughly 1 double crochet st for every 2 rows of st st, until the long edge is completely joined. Fasten off and sew in ends.
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