Mitered Squares for Mom
Finished
July 13, 2013
October 2020

Mitered Squares for Mom

Project info
Mitered Crosses Blanket FOR MERCY CORPS by Kay Gardiner
Knitting
BlanketThrow
Mamacita
50” x 60”
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
2,416 yards
Berroco Ultra Alpaca
194 yards in stash
5.1 skeins = 1096.5 yards (1002.6 meters), 510 grams
279753
Natural/Undyed
The Fiber Gallery in Seattle, Washington
August 10, 2013
Noro Silk Garden
2 skeins = 220.0 yards (201.2 meters), 100 grams
C
Noro Silk Garden
2 skeins = 220.0 yards (201.2 meters), 100 grams
245
K
Noro Silk Garden
1 skein = 110.0 yards (100.6 meters), 50 grams
289
D
Noro Silk Garden
1 skein = 110.0 yards (100.6 meters), 50 grams
C
Noro Silk Garden
3 skeins = 330.0 yards (301.8 meters), 150 grams
319
A
Noro Silk Garden
3 skeins = 330.0 yards (301.8 meters), 150 grams
Notes

Each skein of Silk Garden makes two full center squares. I chose not to do the little notches in white as I just didn’t want to weave in the extra ends. I knitted all of the mitered center squares first, over the course of three years off and on, then washed and blocked them without weaving in the ends. Now I’m adding the log cabin borders in the creamy white--started in spring on 2016, figure I’ll finish in spring 2017. Ultra Alpaca is amazing and lovely! I also decided to un-bind off the final stitch on each corner of the center squares and pick that up as part of the log cabin-ing--made the edges tidier overall.

Each square, with border, will measure 12” by 12” after blocking.

2017.07.01

All squares are knitted! Now. Ends to weave in and blocking before seaming it all together.

2020.11.25

Finished in October, finally nabbed a few pictures. Finished photos are staged on a California King size bed for reference. Finished measurements are 60 inches by 50 inches when gently stretched. I foolishly did not keep the tags with the center squares so am not entirely sure which colors correspond to which numbers but suspect it would be easy Ravelry detective work for those inclined.
Blanket fulfills its mandate: make Mom so warm she can’t possibly ask if the room is cold!

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Finished
July 13, 2013
October 2020
 
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About this yarn
by Noro
Aran
45% Silk, 45% Mohair, 10% Wool
109 yards / 50 grams

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by Berroco
Worsted
50% Wool, 50% Alpaca
219 yards / 100 grams

55237 projects

stashed 32064 times

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  1. Warm
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  3. Drapey
  • Project created: July 19, 2013
  • Updated: November 25, 2020
  • Progress updates: 6 updates