Blanket the Town

Make a colorful town of buildings, carports, trees, lampposts, a sun, clouds and birds. Knit this blanket in the yarn and colors shown or customize the colors. Make it your own by replacing some of the buildings with additional trees, garden blocks or carports. It’s easy! The variety of building heights and widths, and roof variations, make this blanket look like a real town. There are lots of knitting techniques to enjoy and if you don’t know them already, develop. [Join the KAL][1] and you’ll be eligible to win a free kit of yarn (Proof of purchase of pattern required, USA shipping addresses only), get extra help, interact with the designer, get inspiration from other knitters and meet new knitting friends. [Get the Yarn Kit for Blanket the Town][2]. Rowan and Jimmy Beans Wool have set up this easy way to get the yarn in one place. This pattern has complete written instructions with charts needed for windows and doors only. Detailed construction diagrams are provided to guide you through every step. The pattern includes 18 pages for photo tutorials for knitting techniques. The primary techniques used are: garter stitch, pu&k, intarsia with stranded colorwork ([video here][3]), and working small garter stitch pieces that are tacked. Also used are: sewing blocks together with mattress stitch ([video here][4]), short rows (roof with vertical stripes and the clouds, only), embroidery (Garden Block and birds) **Size:** 54.5 × 71.5”/138 × 182 cm, and very easily customized to smaller or larger sizes. **Yarn:** Rowan Yarns, Felted Tweed, DK (50% wool/25 % alpaca, 25% viscose, 191 yds/175 m; 175.oz/50 g) *Note:* yarn requirements are provided in one of the photos. **Gauge:** 20 sts x 40 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter stitch with yarn held single [1]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blanketthetown [2]: https://jimmybeanswool.com/products/rowan-blanket-the-town-blanket-kit [3]: https://youtu.be/LSJoLne3-ok [4]: https://youtu.be/1tgCbf0J3gs