This project offers a fun and easy variation on the traditional afghan. For one thing, it is square, not rectangular. For another, it is not full body size. But as anyone who has ever knit a blanket can attest, it doesn’t have to be full length to keep you cozy and warm! In fact, the yarn we’ve chosen is such soft, fuzzy fun to work with that midway through this project you may begin to wish it will never end. And because the pattern is made up of simple, concentric squares of seed stitch, we’ve found it one of those satisfying projects where your mind can wander freely.

Finished size:

About 48 inches wide and 48 inches long.

Materials:

Lana Grossa Nuovo (76% Merino wool, 24% polyamide; 50 g = 143 yds): 14 balls one color. Published project shown in 02 schilf (reed).

Size 9 circular needle 32 inches long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Stitch markers (locking ring markers suggested)

Yarn needle

Gauge:

8 sts and 13 rows per 2 inches over both St st and seed st