For the New Year, our gloriously artful Mitered Corner Blanket! A masterpiece in construction, color, and design, this next-level knitting project is as close as you can get to painting with yarn, nearly calling for a signature in the corner.
Its watercolor-y wonders run deep, with 192 squares that require absolutely no sewing. You just knit each square from corner to corner and pick up stitches along one or two sides of adjoining squares to continue with the next one, gradually gliding from one combo of colors to another.
All these beautiful in-between shades and gradations are possible by using our Linen Quill doubled. Get all the yarn you need with our Mitered Corner Blanket Bundle, available in two palettes: Warm and Cool. Both versions ripple through color with stunning beauty: a sometimes subtle, sometimes dramatic flow, from deep saturation to pale expanse, back to rich concentration, transformed.
Both palettes are available in Small and Large Throw sizes. Either way, the 192-square construction is the same, but for the Small Throw (pictured in Cool) each square is 3 x 3 inches, and for the Large Throw (pictured in Warm) each one is 4 x 4. In any size or color, this is the perfect get-involved winter project, a work of art to really immerse yourself in, as legit for hanging on the wall as it is for hanging on the couch!
Designed for Purl Soho by Jake Canton.
Materials
Our Mitered Corner Blanket Bundle comes in two sizes: Small Throw (top row, above) and Large Throw (bottom row). Choose also from a Warm (left) or Cool (right) palette.
The Small (Large) Bundle includes…
- 15 (19) skeins of Purl Soho’s Linen Quill, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca and 15% linen
The colors included with each palette are…
- Warm Bundle
- Color A: 1 (2) skein(s) of Pale Oats
- Color B: 2 (2) skeins of Wheat Flour
- Color C: 2 (3) skeins of Lychee Pink
- Color D: 2 (3) skeins of Kiln Red
- Color E: 3 (4) skeins of Chestnut Red
- Color F: 2 (2) skeins of Rosewood Pink
- Color G: 1 (1) skein of Peony Pink
- Color H: 1 (1) skein of Honey Pink
- Color I: 1 (1) skein of Turmeric Yellow
- Cool Bundle
- Color A: 1 (2) skein(s) of Oatmeal Gray
- Color B: 2 (2) skeins of Heirloom White
- Color C: 2 (3) skeins of Vintage Celadon
- Color D: 2 (3) skeins of True Turquoise
- Color E: 3 (4) skeins of High Tide
- Color F: 2 (2) skeins of Mountain Bluebird
- Color G: 1 (1) skein of Gray Denim
- Color H: 1 (1) skein of Stillwater Blue
- Color I: 1 (1) skein of Kettle Black
NOTE: For the Small Throw, we only used a little bit of the third skein of Color E. If you leave the skein unwound, you can exchange it if you don’t end up needing it (click right here for Purl Soho’s return policy). Also, a couple of customers making the Small Throw have reported running out of Color D. Please double check your gauge and be conservative with Color D tails!
You will also need…
- US 6, circular or straight needles
- A stitch marker
Gauge
22 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches in knit garter stitch and in purl garter stitch
Each Small Throw square should be 3 x 3 inches; each Large Throw square should be 4 x 4 inches.
NOTE: You will make some squares with all knit stitches and some with all purl stitches. Make sure your garter stitch is on gauge for both. You may have to adjust your needle size so they are!
Sizes
Small Throw (Large Throw)
- Finished Dimensions: 36 inches wide x 48 inches long (48 inches wide x 64 inches long)
Notes
You will double the yarn throughout the pattern, pulling two strands together.
S2kp (slip 2, knit 1, psso): Slip 2 stitches together knitwise wyib, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over knit stitch and off right needle. [2 stitches decreased]
Pattern
Begin With Square 1
With two strands of Color A, use a Long Tail Cast On to cast on 31 (41) stitches.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): Knit 14 (19) stitches, pm, knit to end of row.
Row 1 (right side): Knit to 3 stitches before stitch marker, s2kp, remove marker, k1, pm, knit to end of row. [2 stitches decreased]
Row 2 (wrong side): Knit to end of row.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 1 stitch remains.
Cut yarn and pull the tail through the final stitch.
Square 2
With 1 strand of Color A and 1 strand of Color B, use a Long Tail Cast On to cast on 15 (20) stitches.
With the right side facing you, orient Square 1 so the cast-on edges are on the right-hand and bottom sides of the square. Pick up 16 (21) stitches along the top edge of Square 1, picking up only 1 leg of each edge stitch.
NOTE: For some tips on picking up, please visit our Picking Up Stitches Tutorial.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): Knit 14 (19) stitches, pm, knit to end of row.
Row 1 (right side): Knit to 3 stitches before stitch marker, s2kp, remove marker, k1, pm, knit to end of row. [2 stitches decreased]
Row 2 (wrong side): Knit to end of row.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 1 stitch remains.
Cut yarn and pull the tail through the final stitch.
Squares 3-16
Working to create a line of 16 squares, continue by casting on 15 (20) stitches and picking up 16 (21) stitches along the top edge of each previous square. Follow the instructions for Square 2 and use the Blanket Schematic above to determine which combinations of yarn to use for each square.
Square 17
With 1 strand of Color A and 1 strand of Color B, use a Long Tail Cast On, Purlwise to cast on 15 (20) stitches.
With the wrong side facing you, orient Square 1 so the cast-on edges are on the right-hand and bottom sides of the square and Square 2 is on the left-hand side. Pick up 16 (21) stitches purlwise along the top edge of Square 1, making sure to pick up only 1 leg of each edge stitch.
Set-Up Row (right side): Purl 15 (20) stitches, k1, p1, pm, purl to end of row.
Row 1 (wrong side): Purl to marker, p1, k1, purl to end of row.
Row 2 (right side): Purl to 3 stitches before stitch marker, s2kp, remove marker, p1, pm, purl to end of row. [2 stitches decreased]
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 1 stitch remains.
Cut yarn and pull the tail through the final stitch.
Square 18
With the right side of the fabric facing you, orient the completed squares so that Squares 1-16 are a horizontal row on the bottom and Square 17 is at the top left corner. With 2 strands of Color B, pick up 16 (21) stitches along the top edge of Square 2 and then pick up 15 (20) stitches along the right-hand edge of Square 17.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): Knit 14 (19) stitches, pm, knit to end of row.
Row 1 (right side): Knit to 3 stitches before stitch marker, s2kp, remove marker, k1, pm, knit to end of row. [2 stitches decreased]
Row 2 (wrong side): Knit to end of row.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 1 stitch remains.
Cut yarn and pull the tail through the final stitch.
Squares 19-32
Follow the instructions for Square 18, referring to the Blanket Schematic to determine which combinations of yarn to use for each square.
Continue
Following the instructions for Squares 17-32, continue to knit each column of squares starting with Squares 33-48. Refer to the Blanket Schematic for the order of the squares and the combinations of yarn used for each square.
Finish
Weave in the ends and block as desired.
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Usually I slip the first stitch of every row. Would this work with this pattern? It makes an neater edge to pick up stitches.
Hi Maggie,
Thanks for reaching out! We haven’t tried it so I can’t say for sure how it would turn out, but you could try slipping the first stitch of each row and then picking up one stitch in each slipped stitch for the next square – you should end up with the same number of stitches!
Best of luck and please let us know how it turns out!
Julianna
Hi, all!
Quick, silly question, I don’t know why this is tripping me up. Starting on SQ2, I cast on 20 stitches, then picked up and knit the 21 edge stitches from SQ1. Then I knit all the way across (on the wrong side, placing the marker after st19). Is that all correct so far?
If not, help!
If so, I’m not sure why, but, right side facing me, there is have flat space between the ridges of SQ1 and SQ2. It looks as if I was supposed to purl somewhere but didn’t. What in the world did I do wrong?!
Is there a way to send a pic if my description is confusing?
Thank you!
Hi Christine,
Thanks for reaching out! What you are describing sounds like the correct method for starting square two, and since you pick up the stitches from the right side and immediately knit on the wrong side, there shouldn’t be much of a space between the two squares. Have you tried knitting a few more rows to see if the stitches are just getting a bit distorted by being on the needle? You can always send us a picture at customerservice@purlsoho.com if that doesn’t help, but I hope it does!
Best,
Julianna
I’ve knitted 8 squares thus far, and have an easy tip to recommend. When you have your darning needle out to bind off the last stitch of each square, use it to weave in the ends of the previous square. That way you still have the dangling threads of the square you just finished to guide your cast on, but you won’t have dozens and dozens of ends to weave in when you finish the blanket!
Hello –
I’m attempting this blanket while on hip replacement recovery! I am not sure I started square two correctly, I have too many tails.
Can I upload a picture to this comment section?
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for reaching out! I am sorry to say that our site does not have the ability to upload photos but you certainly can email us at customerservice@purlsoho.com and we will take a look and do our best to help!
Speedy healing!
Cassy
Hi!
I’m attempting this blanket right now and I’m transitioning from square 17 to 18. I seem to be finding more than 41 stitches total to pick up, do you have any photos that could be sent to me of where exactly you picked up the stitches?
Hello Grace,
Thank you for reaching out! This is certainly a tricky part. If you look at the photo located above under “SQUARE18”, showing the stitches you picked up from square 2 and square 17 you can see where your stitches should be picked up. I wish I had a closer photo to send you, but you can see from this photo that you will be picking up your stitches between your garter stitch ridges.
Are you getting extra stitches from both square 17 and square 2?
I hope I can help!
Warmly,
Marilla
I was but I’m on the third row now with no troubles with that anymore. However I’m having difficulty with square 17, 33, the first square of the new row that’s in all purl. My gauge is really off and it’s much looser than the other square I have. Is there another way to do it to make sure it’s nice and tight or is purl the only way to go. Thanks much!
Hi Grace,
Thanks for writing back! This can be a common problem as a fair number of folks have different purl gauge to knit gauge. The reason we knit these squares as purl garter squares is to maintain a neat edge throughout the blanket. If your purl gauge is different to your knit gauge, you may need to go down needle sizes on the purl squares to maintain the design of the blanket.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
When weaving in the ends, do you separate the two strands or weave them in together?
Hello Diane,
Thank you for reaching out! This is a great question- you can do it either way. I would reccomend separating the two for a bit more security, but it will work beautifully either way!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Hello! This is a very, very small comment, but I see that in your schematic of the order and placement of the squares, you wrote “138” twice, and then went to 140. Clearly just a typo. Just thought you might want to know!
I might try this soon with yarn scraps, wish me luck !
Marie
Hi Marie,
Thank you so much for pointing this out to us! We have now updated the schematic so the squares are numbered properly. I do hope you will give it a try as this is a really fun technique!
Best,
Julianna
Hi,
I am going to knit this gorgeous blanket.
I went through the comments but I couldn’t see one that explain my doubt.
I am struggling in picking up stitches from garter, especially when you say “pick up one leg”.
I saw the tutorial but it looks like you pick up two legs …am I wrong? I tried to follow the tutorial but my wrong side doesn’t come out smooth ….
Can you hel me somehow?
Thank you very much !
Happy knitting
Marcella
Hello Marcella,
Thank you for reaching out! When you are picking up your stitches you are inserting your needle between your garter ridges grab a stitch from you working yarn. It’s always tricky to know what exactly without seeing it so If all else fails you can always send a photo to Store@purlsoho.com for more help!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
This is a new question about color. Now that Linen Quill has some exquisite new colors (and especially since the original bundles are temporarily out of stock),would you please design a couple of new options for this blanket? I’m eager to order and make one and I’ll bet you’ve been eyeing those new skeins.
Hi Cheryl,
Thanks for reaching out and for the kind words! We don’t have plans at the moment to add new colorways for this blanket, but I’ll be sure to pass your request along to the design team! In the mean time, if there are any particular color families you are interested in, I would be happy to suggest some color combinations!
Best,
Julianna
HELP! I’m on row 49 and, for some odd reason cannot do it! I know it’s like rows 17 and 33, but it’s just now making sense this time. Is there a video tutorial?
Hello Ann,
Thank you for reaching out! Unfortunately we do not have a video tutorial. What is going wrong? Is there a specific part that is tripping you up?
I hope I can help,
Marilla
For some reason I get stuck every time. I cast on the 20 stitches to the empty needle, and then I’m stumped. I just can’t figure out from where to pick up the stitches. Any help would be very much appreciated.
After I’ve picked up stitches from the “top” the next row (the set-up row) is ready to be worked on the back of the throw, not the front as stated in the patters. I think I’m not picking up the correct stitches.
When I’ve picked up the stitches and am ready to do the set up row, I’m on the wrong side and should be on the right side.
Hello Ann,
Thank you for reaching out! After you have cast on your stitches you will, with the right side facing you, orient Square 1 so the cast-on edges are on the right-hand and bottom sides of the square. Because you are picking up on the right side, when you turn your work to start knitting you set up row you will be on your wrong side.
Does this make sense? If I can clarify anything let me know!
Best of luck and happy knitting!
-Marilla
I am just starting out. I am making the small version. The first and 3- 16 require you to work with 31 stitches total.
The second square you only ask for 30. Is this correct? And why?
Hi Patti,
Thanks for reaching out! You should be starting with 31 stitches for each square throughout the blanket – for Square 2, you will be casting on 15 stitches and then picking up 16 for a total of 31.
I hope that clears things up!
Julianna
How many yards are needed for each large square? One response says 25 yards and one says 20. While the difference isn’t significant for each square, the total difference is almost 1000 yards.
Hello Jane,
Thank you for reaching out! You will need approximately 15 yards for each square if you are knitting the smaller throw or 20 yards for the larger throw.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Do you know which color has the most yarn leftover when making the large throw? I’m worried about getting consistent gauge on the knit and purl squares and want to do some practice swatches before getting started.
Hello Nicole,
Thanks for reaching out! Here is the yardage used for this blanket in the throw size;
Pale Oats 650
Wheat Flour 858
Lychee Pink 1116
Kiln Red 1310
Chestnut Red 1448
Rosewood Pink 766
Peony Pink 342
Honey Pink 189
Turmeric Yellow 74
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
I would like to make the large mitred square blanket in warm, it is currently out of stock, would you know when it will be available? I would also like to know the finished size. Thank you for your beautiful patterns and yarns! Also I’m in Australia, I hope you ship to us!
Hello Robyn,
Thank you for reaching out! The throw size is 48 inches wide x 64 inches long. At the moment we are out of stock of the Warm Bundle, but you can sign up to be notified when we get it back in stock. To do so, go to the product page, select the color that you are interested in and enter your email address. When we get it back in stock, we will email you! Check out our International shipping page to see all of our shipping rates.
Happy Knitting!
-Marilla