Umbra Blanket
Knit Blanket Pattern
This mitered square and intarsia blanket uses shadows to create the illusion of three dimensions.
This is one of 30 blankets in the Geometric Knit Blankets book.
Tumbling Blanket by Margaret Holzmann, worked in everyone’s favorite, Cascade 220 Superwash. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.
Tumbling Blanket by Margaret Holzmann, worked in everyone’s favorite, Cascade 220 Superwash. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.
Alternate Color Designs for umbra blanket
To experiment with colors for this blanket, see the the Supplemental Content (access code at end of book) to download a coloring page to experiment with your own color ideas.
The predominant color in the sample is blue so it would be possible to replace it with monochrome (grays). This would tone down the colors. The contrast colors in the sample are reds and yellow which are warms so peach and rust would also work. Or simplify the colors by using just one contrast color, such as yellows and golds. Whenever replacing colors, start by classifying the sample’s colors into lights/dark, cool/warm, neutrals and then replace with similarly classified colors. In this design, darks and lights are particularly important in order to create the 3-D effect.
Umbra is worked in 13 shades of Red Heart With Love yarn, a soft premium Acrylic. The blanket is worked in 6 strips that are sewn together.
Tumbling Blanket by Margaret Holzmann, worked in everyone’s favorite, Cascade 220 Superwash. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.
Tumbling Blanket by Margaret Holzmann, worked in everyone’s favorite, Cascade 220 Superwash. Photo by Gerard Holzmann.
Inspiration
This design came from my familiarity with mitered squares. My first knitting pattern was a mitered square blanket. I am always impressed by the versatility of these easy squares. In this blanket a bit of Intarsia is used a new design variation.
This photo reminds me of how this blanket uses light and dark to create the illusion of 3-D. Photo credit David Graham Fuller.