A simple garter stitch blanket made from knitted squares, in three contrasting colours of wide and narrow stripes. Quickly knits up in chunky yarn.
Knitted border detail is added for a neat finish.

Skills
Cast on, cast off, knit stitch, pick up stitches, working with two colours, basic seam sewing.
Yarn
Deramores Studio Chunky, 100g balls, 100% acrylic, 80m/87yds long x6 Stirling #70809 (A)
x3 Jade #004 (B)
x4 Mustard #70806 (C)
Needles
x1 pair of 6.5mm (US 10.5) straight knitting needles x1 6.5mm circular knitting needle 100cm (39ins) long
Notions
x1 blunt tapestry needle for weaving in ends and sewing squares together
Tension
11.5 stitches over 24 rows (10cm or 4ins) in garter stitch
Size
84cm wide x 116cm long (33ins x 46ins)