Patchwork Throw

At this time of the year I like to knit a throw to combine knitting and warmth.  I designed a modular knitted throw last year and intended to knit it using all 20 shades of Sirdar Escape dk.   This year I have made a start on it.  I am using 5mm needles to produce a lighter fabric.  The throw consists of 4 garter-stitch shapes made into a square.

 

Then the square is repeated to form a long strip of 7 squares. 

The throw will eventually consist of 7 strips - so 49 squares in total.  At the time of writing I am working on my 4^th strip and so far - due to the random nature of the yarn - no square is the same.