10-Stitch Blanket

I have decided that I have finished my 10-stitch blanket – it is more like a throw really.

The pattern says you should knit until you run out of yarn or until you decide it is the right size.  I have a bit more yarn but probably not enough to go right round again.

The throw was knitted on 7mm needles using Noro Kureyon Shade 319.  The pattern is designed by Frankie Brown and is available on Ravelry.  However I did not follow the pattern exactly.  I am not sure that I did the short row corners correctly – but I think they look OK and more significantly I have not got a ridge on the front because I wrapped it ( I slipped the first stitch on every edge and carried the yarn behind the work). 

This means that both sides look quite similar as you can see below.

While I was knitting – I thought – next time I do this I will do it properly – but actually I don’t think I will – I like this effect.  Something that I would do differently – I would do more rows to start with – so that the blanket would turn out oblong rather than square.

It was particularly interesting to see that another customer of Oxford Yarn Store has been knitting a 10-stitch blanket.  Hers is much bigger than mine and completely different.  I would definitely knit another one – and I would like to knit a throw with lots of spirals – I wonder if I have got the patience.  I have certainly got a lot of yarn that I could use.  There is still snooker on the TV and the forecast is cold weather so perhaps it would be good idea to knit another throw.