This Bauhaus-inspired crocheted throw artfully combines colors to create the appearance of a bold accent stripe overlaid on an abstract composition of black rectangles. Inspired by the layers of transparency in a paned greenhouse, this design will feel right at home in playful, modern spaces. The fabric is worked using basic single crochet stitches, allowing the colorful geometry of the intarsia design to take center stage. The blanket pictured uses four colors, though it’s easy to envision ways of exploring the design using six, eight, or more.

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Construction

Blanket is worked flat in one piece from the bottom up. An optional applied i-cord border is worked around the edges of the finished blanket.

Finished Dimensions

Small Throw

• W: 53¾″/136.75 cm × L: 57″/145 cm

Yarn

• 1311 yards/1199 meters C1, 691 yards/632 meters C2, 621 yards/568 meters C3, and 485 yards/443 meters C4 of worsted weight wool yarn
• Shown in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (140 yards/50 g) in colors Snowbound (C1), Cadet (C2), Cast Iron (C3), Deep Dive (C4)

Gauge

13 stitches & 16 rows = 4″/10 cm in blocked single crochet

Hook

Suggested size: US H-8/5 mm or size needed to obtain gauge

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included:

• Foundation Single Crochet (fsc)
• Grafting
• Blocking

Skill Level

3 out of 5: Intermediate