Sunburst Blanket by Adrienne Larsen

Sunburst Blanket

Knitting
October 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1680 yards (1536 m)
37 inches across
English
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This blanket is…

C1: Azul Profundo, 3 skeins
C2: Teal Feather, 2 skeins
C3: Glazed Carrot, 1 skein
C4: Sunset, 1 skein
C5: Ravelry Red, 1 skein

Sky & Sunbeams are knit in a circle and connected with the Kitchener stitch. Center is picked up and knit inward.

When I learned that I was going to have a nephew, I wanted to go beyond the average baby blanket. I was thinking about polygons when, BAM, an image of the sun from Medieval manuscripts and stained glass popped into my head. All that was left was the math.

For video tutorials of welting technique go to:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbSeDibpRDU9FIcnCalVvIw