Rainbow Fibonacci Blanket
This pattern uses UK knitting and crochet terminology. Please bear in mind that I created this pattern using King Cole's Bamboo Cotton DK yarn, which grows like a weed in every conceivable direction. It's therefore likely that using another DK yarn in a less stretch-prone fibre (wool, for instance, or acrylic) will produce a smaller blanket than the one I made.
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! I've written this pattern (more of a recipe, actually) because I was asked to, but I know it's not perfect. I'm therefore giving it away for free, so feel free to use it and distribute it however you'd like to.
ecipe to make the same sized blanket in the same (DK) yarn
Ingredients -
Main colours: O100g Yarn A(King Cole Bamboo Cotton in #539 -Claret) O100g Yarn B (King Cole Bamboo Cotton in #523 - Yellow) O200g Yarn C (King Cole Bamboo Cotton in #533 - Green) O300g Yarn D (King Cole Bamboo Cotton in #525 - Cobalt) O500g Yarn E (King Cole Bamboo Cotton in #524 - Damson) Contrast colour: O400g Yarn F (contrast colour: King Cole Bamboo Cotton in #538 - Cream)
Tools -
· 1 x 80cm long, 4mm circular needles (or size required to achieve gauge) 1 x 4mm crochet hook (or same size as needles)
Gauge -
22 stitches & 30 rows to a 4 inch (10cm) square in stocking stitch. Designed by Rachel Earl 2012
Finished Size -
5' x 6' (150 x 180 cm).
Method:
You'll be making 5 separate stripes for this blanket, each using the contrast yarn and one other colour. The width of the stripes should be as follows: Yarn A - 6 inches (15cm) - 35 stitches Yarn B - 6 inches (15cm) - 35 stitches Yarn C - 12 inches (30cm) - 68 stitches ?Yarn D - 18 inches (45cm) - 101 stitches Yarn E - 30 inches (75cm) - 167 stitches For each stripe, cast on the number of stitches specified above using Yarn F (contrast yarn). Working the whole blanket in stocking stitch (purling all the stitches in the first row, knitting all the stitches in the second row and repeating these two rows) and slipping the first stitch of every row, work the followingpattern: Work 6 rows in Yarn F. Work 144 rows in the main colour. Work 6 rows in Yarn F. Work 89 rows in the main colour. Work 6 rows in Yarn F. Work 55 rows in the main colour. Work 6 rows in Yarn F. Work 34 rows in the main colour. Work 6 rows in Yarn F. Work 21 rows in the main colour. Work 6 rows in Yarn F. Work 13 rows in the main colour. Work 6 rows in Yarn F. Work 8 rows in the main colour. Work 6 rows in Yarn F. Cast off and sew in all ends. Join the stripes in order (A - B - C- D - E) using Yarn F (contrast yarn) . Working with the wrong sides of the fabric together, join Yarn F at the right of the edge. Work between the first (slipped) stitch and the second stitch of both stripes simultaneously to join the edges together. Double crochet in every position. Fasten off at the end of the edge and sew in the ends. Working with the wrong sides together and the right sides facing you creates a decorative raised seam that's visible on the right side of the work. This means that the blanket isn't bumpy on the wrong side, which is the side that would be touching your skin. Alternatively, join the stripes using your favourite joining method.
Serving suggestion to make a different sized blanket in the same (Dk) yarn:
For a larger blanket (l can't imagine that anybody would need a larger one, but just in case), you could add an extra stripe of each colour at the bottom. To continue the pattern, it'd need to be 233 rows long. This would increase the width of the blanket to 7 % feet. Alternatively, you could add a new stripe in a 6th colour. This would need to be 266 stitches wide, and would increase the length of theblanket to10feet! For a smaller blanket, removing the 5th colour (yarn E) would decrease the length of the blanket from 6 feet to 3% feet (42 inches / 107cm). Alternatively, removing the largest stripe of each colour would decrease the width of the blanket from 5 feet to 4 feet (48 inches / 122cm). You could also decrease the size of the blanket less drastically by removing the 1"t colour (yarn A) or the first stripes of each colour.
Recipe to make the same sized blanket in a different yarn:
Ingredients --
1x amount of Yarn A (red in my pattern) ?1x amount of Yarn B (yellow in my pattern) 2x amount of Yarn C (green in my pattern) 3x amount of Yarn D (blue in my pattern) 5x amount of Yarn E (purple in my pattern) 4x amount of Yarn F (contrast yarn - white in my pattern) As the amount of yarn you'll use will vary depending on which yarn you use, I can't predict this, so I've given rough proportions. My best suggestion is to start with 1 ball of your contrast yarn and 1 ball of Yarn A, start knitting the first stripe and see how you get on. However much you need of Yarn A, you'll need the same amount of Yarn B, double that amount in Yarn C and so on.
Tools -
1 pair of circular knitting needles in the correct size for your yarn 1 crochet hook in the same size Gauge - as appropriate for your chosen yarn. You'll be using the number of stitches in your 4 inch (10cm) gauge square to calculate how many stitches you need for each stripe, so although the exact gauge isn't important, you do need to know what yours is!
Finished Size -
5' x 6' (150 x 180 cm).
Method -
You'll be making 5 separate stripes for this blanket, each using the contrast yarn and one other colour. The width of the stripes should be as follows: · Yarn A - [number of stitches for gauge] multiplied by 1.5, + 2 stitches for edge Yarn B - [number of stitches for gauge] multiplied by 1.5, + 2 stitches for edge Yarn C - [number of stitches for gauge] multiplied by 3, + 2 stitches for edge · Yarn D - [number of stitches for gauge] multiplied by 4.5, + 2 stitches for edge · Yarn E - [number of stitches for gauge] multiplied by 7.5, + 2 stitches for edge For each stripe, cast on the number of stitches specified above using Yarn F (contrast yarn). Working the whole blanket in stocking stitch (purling all the stitches in the first row, knitting all the stitches in the second row and repeating these two rows) and slipping the first stitch of every row, work the following pattern: Work 1 inch stripe in yarn F. Work 21 inch stripe in the main colour. Work 1 inch stripe in yarn F. Work 13 inch stripe in the main colour. Work 1 inch stripe in yarn F. Work 8 inch stripe in the main colour. Work 1 inch stripe in yarn F. Work 5 inch stripe in the main colour. Work 1 inch stripe in yarn F. Work 3 inch stripe in the main colour. Work 1 inch stripe in yarn F. Work 2 inch stripe in the main colour. Work 1 inch stripe in yarn F. Work 1 inch stripe in the main colour. Work 1 inch stripe in Yarn F. Cast off and sew in all ends. Join the stripes in order (A - B - C - D - E) using Yarn F (contrast yarn), as instructed in the DK recipe, or with your own favourite joining method.
