Knit Up a Colorful Patchwork Blanket

December 12, 2025 by Sarah White

The Checkin’ It Twice (see what they did there, it’s a checkerboard!) knit blanket pattern from Yarnspirations is meant to be a holiday knitting project, but it wouldn’t have to be. Instead of making the one big patch that in their version says “Season’s Greetings,” you could make more small patches or add a different sentiment to the big patch.

However you choose to make it, this pattern calls for seven colors of worsted weight yarn (it specifically uses Red Heart Super Saver, but you can use whatever you like). The small patches are knit in garter stitch on the bias, while the large square is stockinette stitch. The squares are all worked separately so this is great TV knitting. Christmas movie knitting? Probably.

Of course that also means there’s a lot of sewing up to do when it’s done, but it’s a pretty easy project even with all of that.

And I’m sure you can guess what I’m about to say next, which is that if you don’t want to go out and buy seven different colors of worsted weight yarn or you don’t already have them in your stash, you can absolutely use more colors to use up odd balls from other projects to make a super colorful blanket.

As it is done now, every other block is white, which really helps it keep a harmonious look even as the other colors are kind of randomly placed. So you can do the same thing and it will still look great even if all your blocks that aren’t the main color end up being different colors.

The blanket is about 56 by 70 inches, or 142 by 178 cm, which makes it a great size for throwing on the back of the couch and using while you’re watching TV or snuggled up with a book. And if you get really excited about stash busting you can just keep making squares and make it as big as you like!

This free pattern is available from Yarnspirations.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]

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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.