Afternoon Tea Blanket KAL Part 5

Welcome to the final instalment of our wonderful Afternoon Tea Blanket Knit Along (KAL). With only 1 more piece left of the Knit Along puzzle, we’re so excited to share the last part with you!

Thank you so much to everyone who’s been sharing their progress with us! It’s been wonderful seeing everyone’s work. Here's a round up of last week's motif:

For the final part of our KAL we’re introducing the ever-so-pretty Rose Motif. The beautiful rose is often the star of the garden, with its delicate petals, stunning hues and unforgettable scent. Our Rose Motif is just as stunning as the real thing and is knitted in pretty pink and green tones on a background of subtle cream.

We definitely think we’ve saved the best until last! Although the rose motif is a slightly more challenging use of colourwork, it is most definitely worth the extra effort and with all your experience from the previous 4 weeks, we think you’re ready for the challenge!

This week you will need Cream (1005), Blush (1833), Pomegranate (1083), Cypress (1824) and Lincoln (1834). You will also need 1 pair of 3¾mm (No. 9) knitting needles and a knitter’s needle for sewing up.

Download the PDF for Part 5 here>>

To create the beautiful rose you will be working from a colour chart, reading the chart from right to left for the right-side rows (knit rows) and from left to right for the wrong-side rows (purl rows).

You will need to follow the instructions and use the intarsia method, using small balls of colour for each flower. If using the fairisle technique, whereby you strand yarn across the whole square, you would need to complete a tension square and increase the size of needles used.

To make things a little easier to follow, like previous weeks, we've photographed the back and the front of the rose motif.

Making up

As well as the instructions on the pattern, you can also refer to the layout image below for making up your blanket (this is also on the PDF pattern). If you fancy being creative you can have a play around with the layout. Simply print out the image below, cut around the motifs and arrange them in the way you’d like.

Border

To do the border on your blanket you will be using double crochet stitches (this is the UK terminology, in the US double crochet is referred to as single crochet) and working all the way around the edge of the blanket. The full instructions are written in the PDF pattern, but to make things easier we've given you a link below to a really helpful video that shows you how to add a double crochet border to knitted work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_06gqkDpR0

Blocking

We asked you to save the blocking of all your knitting until now. Once you have decided on your layout, stitched your motifs together and completed the border you can then use the wet block method to block out your finished blanket.

And there you have it, the final part! once your blanket is finished, it's ready to be enjoyed even more!

If you’re new to the KAL it’s not too late! You can still get the handy colour pack for the Afternoon Tea Blanket for only £15.99. You can read the introduction to the KAL and read more about the previous 4 weeks, as well as download the previous 4 parts by clicking the links below:

Pre-launch >>

Part 1 >>

Part 2 >>

Part 3 >>

Part 4 >>

Remember, we still have our lovely Facebook group ‘Knit Along with The Knitting Network’, which you can join to share your progress and help each other along with the KAL. Do also remember to use hashtag #afternoonteablanketkal so we can see all your lovely photos.

Happy knitting everyone!