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Knitting Pattern – Roundabout Blanket

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This pattern is full of colour and is perfect for beginners! Wendy Kippax has created this roundabout blanket using the yarn Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK which is a wonderfully soft acrylic yarn which has been developed with anti-pilling technology.

Level: Beginner

Size: 90cm diameter

This pattern can be downloaded for free here. 

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Comments

  1. I’m very enthusiastic to start the roundabout blanket but am unclear about the pattern. Who could advise me please?

  2. The pattern uses short rows to make the wedges, where you are not working all the stitches across the row in order to get the circular shape. German short rows are easy to do but a little hard to explain in words so if you search for a video tutorial that may be helpful.

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Knitting Stylish Stuff from Your Stash Book Review

Every knitter has a stash. Some of us have a neat little basket. Some of us have a “please don’t open that cupboard too quickly” situation. So a book called Knitting Stylish Stuff from Your Stash already feels like it understands the assignment.

Written by Erica Berntsen, this book is all about turning leftover yarn, odd skeins, and those slightly mysterious yarn purchases we were definitely going to use “one day” into stylish, wearable projects. The book includes 20 scrappy knitting designs and focuses on making the most of what you already have, with a practical zero-waste approach. It’s published by Landauer Publishing and runs to 168 pages.

What I like about this book is that it doesn’t treat leftover yarn as second-best. Instead, it leans into the charm of mixed colours, textures, scraps, and creative combinations. That’s where stash knitting becomes fun rather than just economical. You’re not simply “using things up”; you’re making something with personality.

The projects are aimed at knitters who want fashionable, useful pieces rather than another pile of tiny odds-and-ends projects that never leave the craft room. It’s a good fit if you enjoy relaxed, creative knitting and don’t mind experimenting a little with colour and yarn pairing.

This would suit knitters who:

  • have too much leftover yarn and want realistic project ideas
  • enjoy scrappy, colourful knitting
  • like sustainable craft projects
  • want stylish stash-busting patterns
  • prefer practical makes over fussy novelty projects

I’d say this is especially appealing for knitters who already have a little confidence and enjoy making creative decisions as they go. If you are the sort of person who likes everything to match perfectly, scrappy knitting might make you twitch slightly. But if you love a good “let’s see what happens” project, this book will probably be right up your alley.

For anyone working through this book, it’s worth sorting your yarn stash first by weight, fibre, and colour family. A digital kitchen scale is surprisingly handy for checking how much yarn you actually have left, and a few clear storage tubs or yarn bags make the whole process much less chaotic. The book itself is a natural Amazon book recommendation, and Mary Maxim is a useful place to look if you need extra yarn to pull a stash project together.

Knitting Stylish Stuff from Your Stash is a clever, practical, and refreshingly useful book for knitters who want to stop saving yarn scraps for “someday” and actually turn them into something wearable. It’s creative without being wasteful, stylish without being intimidating, and a lovely reminder that your stash probably already has more potential than you think.