Houses of Reykjavik Blanket

*Gather a collection of DK weight yarns to knit this blanket inspired by the colorful houses of Reykjavik. The blanket begins with the color block parallelogram shapes and short row triangles. Then stitches are picked up to decrease toward the center of the blanket with tiny bobble stripes and two-color brioche. The border is picked up around the other edge of the geometric color blocked section to knit the briochevron motif. Wavy stripes complete the border for a splashy grand finale. Use as many colors as you like to knit a stashbusting version or try a soft merino wool like West Wool Tandem to show off the textured stitches and crisp color blocks. The pattern features a modular construction with sections knitted together, so there is no seaming at the end.* **Finished Measurements** 55″ / 140cm diameter. Measurements taken after blocking. **Yarn** DK weight For a larger blanket, you can knit more wavy stripes in the border or uses a thicker yarn like worsted or aran weight wool. If you extend the border or use a thicker yarn, you will need a bit more than the recommended total yardage. For a smaller blanket, use fingering weight yarn and a US 4 / 3.5mm needle. A fingering weight version would make the cutest baby blanket size. **Yardage** Approximately 2600yds / 2377m total. I used less than 1 skein of each color pop in West Wool Tandem. The 2-color Briochevron sections requires 1 skein of each color (shown in light grey + dark grey) The Wavy Border requires 2 skeins for the MC + about 40g for each wavy contrast color stripe. The other color pops sections use small amounts of yarn for the triangle color blocks and textured stripes in the center of the blanket. **Needles** US 6 / 4mm circular in 60″ / 150cm length or size needed to obtain gauge **Notions** Tapestry needle **Gauge** 20 sts & 40 rows = 4″ / 10cm in garter stitch after blocking **Westknits Workshops** Venture into the world of Westknits with my series of online workshops. Westknits Workshops can be watched as many times as you like and at your own pace as you learn new knitting skills. Sign up here! https://www.westknits.com/collections/workshops **Westknits Kits** We have dozens of curated color palettes to inspire your next Westknits project. Collect a Westknits kit at Stephen & Penelope! We ship worldwide! https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/pages/westknits-kits **Westknits on YouTube** Check out my videos on YouTube for some helpful tutorials and an exciting insight into the woolly world of Westknits! https://www.youtube.com/@StephenWest **Shown in** West Wool Tandem (100% South American Merino Wool; 252yds / 230m per 100g skein) Colorways - Pebble, Mouse, White Peach, Aquamarine, Dijon, Starfish, Sea Mist, Beatrix, Corduroy, Pickle Juice, Biscuit, Tangerine, Enchanted, Taffy, Sage, Unicorn, Kardemumma, Green Olive All rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only. This pattern is a PDF.