In the heart of winter, the stars and checks of this blanket remind us of warm, sunny days and picnics to come.

Picnic is one of 30 blankets in the Geometric Knit Blankets book, available at Amazon and many online stores.

Check out the facebook group for the book or my book’s webpage for additional designs from this book.

Yarn requirements:
Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran (100% acrylic; 201 yd./184 m; 3.5 oz./100 g):
4 skeins Slate Grey (medium gray) #205
2 skeins Pistachio Green (light, dusty
green) #224
1 skein Racing Green (dark green) #227
1 skein Duck Egg Blue (light blue) #235
1 skein Neon Pink (neon pink) #256
1 skein Banana Cream (light yellow) #220
1 skein Red Wine (burgundy) #215
1 skein Kingfisher Blue (medium blue) #234
1 skein Blush Pink (medium coral/pink) #253
2 skeins Dusty Lilac (lavender) #246
1 skein Royal Blue (bright navy) #240
1 skein Mustard Yellow (bright gold) #223
1 skein Pansy Purple (bright purple) #247
4 skeins Paper White (bright white) #200
1 skein Rose Red (bright red) #213