Cozy Spot Blanket and Throw

Cozy Spot is a blanket featuring bands of garter stitch and mosaic patterning. The mosaic pattern is the Cross and Diamond motif from Barbara Walker’s Mosaic Knitting.

Inspired by a need for a new blanket for my couch and a desire to play with mosaic knitting.

Directions are written for two sizes but dimensions can be adjusted by casting on in a multiple of 12 + 3.

Size

Baby: 33” [84cm] wide x 29” [74cm] long

Throw: 50” [127cm] wide x 60″ [152cm] long

Yarn

Baby shown in: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash (100% superwash wool; 110 yards [100.5 meters]/50 grams): Marble Heather (MC), 5 balls; Oyster Heather (CC1), 2 balls; Avocado (CC2) 2 balls

Throw shown in: Rowan Pure Wool Worsted (100% superwash wool; 219 yards [200 meters]/100 grams): Aqua (MC), 5 balls; Soft Cream (CC 1), 3 balls; Charcoal (CC2) 2 balls.

Needles

Size US 8 (5 mm) 40” circular or size to obtain gauge.

Notions

Locking stitch markers; tapestry needle.

Gauge

20 sts and 24 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st pre-blocking.

18 sts and 32 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Garter st pre-blocking.

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

Pattern Notes

This pattern is worked in one piece. A simple edging is worked last to “frame” the sides.

Directions for the mosaic sections are both written and charted.

Colors are referred to as MC (main color), CC1 (contrasting color 1) and CC2 (contrasting color 2).

Break yarn as indicated.

Directions are written as Baby (Throw). Refer to the numbers for the size you are working on.

Notes on working Mosaic patterns from a chart:

• Each row on the chart indicates 2 rows (knitted on both RS and WS), which are worked using the same color.
• For every row, the color of the first block on the RHS is knitted and the other color is slipped.
• Slip a stitch as if to purl with yarn held to WS of work (wyib on RS and wyif on WS).
• All odd-numbered rows (RS) are worked from right to left following the chart. For even-numbered rows (WS), you do not need the chart. The sts with the same color as the working yarn are knitted, and the other color sts are slipped wyif.
• RS rows begin with a single st knit in the color that row is being worked. Work pattern multiples as many times as needed (the pattern multiple is between the red vertical lines on the chart) until you get to the last 2 sts of the row.
• Pick up a new color at the beg of a row from behind the old color.

Pattern Stitches

Garter Stitch

K every row.

Cross and Diamond Mosaic Chart

Or see the written instructions if you prefer!

Blanket Instructions

Blanket Body

With MC, using long tail method, CO 135 (195) sts. Use marker to denote RS of work.

Section 1

Work garter st for 16 rows. Break MC.

Section 2

Join CC1. K 2 rows. Do not break yarn.

Join CC2. Work rows 1-32 of Mosaic pattern from written or charted instructions. Break CC2.

With CC1, k 2 rows. Break CC1.

Section 3

Join MC. Rep Section 1.

Repeat Sections 2 & 3 3 (7) more times.

BO all sts.

Edging

With RS facing, using MC, pick up and k 1 st in each garter ridge along selvedge edge of blanket.

K 1 row. BO all sts.

Repeat for second side.

Finishing

Weave in ends using tapestry needle.

Cross and Diamond Written Instructions

Row 1: With CC2, K1, *[k2, sl1] 2 times, k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k1, rep from * to last 2 sts k2.

Row 2 and all WS rows: using current color, k the p sts and slip the slipped sts as they face you.

Row 3: With CC1, K1, *sl1, k2; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl1, k1.

Row 5: With CC2, K1, *k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k3, sl1, k2, sl1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 7: With CC1, K1, *k2, sl1, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 9: With CC2, K1, *sl1, k2; rep from * to last 2 sts end sl1, k1.

Row 11: With CC1 K1, *k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k3, sl1, k2, sl1; rep from * to last 2 sts, end k2.

Row 13: With CC2, K1, *k2, sl1, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 15: With CC1, K1, *sl1, k2; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl1, k1.

Row 17: With CC2, K1, *k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k3, sl1, k2, sl1; rep from * to last 2 sts k2.

Row 19: With CC1, K1, *sl1, k2; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl1, k1.

Row 21: With CC2, K1, *k2, sl1, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 23: With CC1 K1, *k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k3, sl1, k2, sl1; rep from * to last 2 sts, end k2.

Row 25: With CC2, K1, *sl1, k2; rep from * to last 2 sts end sl1, k1.

Row 27: With CC1, K1, *k2, sl1, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 29: With CC2, K1, *k1, sl1, k2, sl1, k3, sl1, k2, sl1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 31: With CC1, K1, *sl1, k2; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl1, k1.