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In today’s newsletter from [tag]Webs[/tag], they are featuring a new100% wool in the worsted weight with 247 yards per skein, and at an easy on the pocket price of $4.99 before discount. Not to mention the fact that it is available in a wide range of colors for fall.

Also on sale is [tag]Filatura di Crosa[/tag] yarn. This Filatura di Crosa yarn was the most popular of last Spring’s yarns for them in the US, but they elected not to bring it back again, so it is now a great closeout at 50% off. Portofino Colors coordinating perfectly with Malva, this cotton/viscose blend has multiple strands in varying colors that are wrapped by more of the same. The result will be garments with a bit of texture and a wonderful sheen that are sophisticated and enjoyable to wear. Check out the [tag]Tahki Stacy Charles[/tag] website to find great patterns for this really nice yarn.

Something else I just noticed on the website – [tag]Debbie Bliss[/tag] Cathay yarn is 50% off. This is a closeout – get it while you can. Cathay With a soft hand and delightful drape, this new luxury blend from Debbie Bliss will happily answer your need for something soft and exquisite for summer. It looks beautiful whether knit plain or elaborately textured.

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  2. I thought so, and pretty good yardage also. And if you are making a large purchase, discounts kick in also. When they mark down their yarns, I stock up!

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Patchwork Blanket Knitting Patterns

Any time of year is a good time for stash busting, but if you can combine it with knitting a blanket that will keep you warm when it (finally!) gets cooler that’s even better. Let’s take a look at some fun patchwork blanket knitting patterns. 

If you want to keep it super simple, you can just make blocks of garter stitch and sew them together, like the beginner’s patchwork baby blanket from Mini Baa Baa or the color block blanket from Make and Do Crew. Both projects are worked in strips and sew together, with the baby version calling for two strands of DK or light worsted weight yarn held together and the larger one using bulky yarn. 

Add a little more texture with the mixed blocks of the cottage quilt throw from Mama in a Stitch. This one combines garter stitch and seed stitch and uses worsted weight yarn. She used a crochet join to make the chains on top of the blocks, but you can join them however you like. It calls for eight colors but you can use what you have, and there are three size options. 

Get a real sampler style patchwork blanket with this design from Knit Sew Make. It calls for worsted weight yarn and has four size options. All of the patterns just use knit and purl stitches so this one is still pretty easy for beginners. 

If you want a more complex colorwork project that will keep you entertained all season, try the Peace by Piece blanket pattern from Needle and Feather. This one is made up of two color colorwork blocks and calls for worsted weight yarn. You can choose to use just a few of the blocks and repeat them more often, or make multiples of the whole set. 

The knitted patchwork recipe from Martine Ellis (free on Ravelry) uses mitered squares in fingering weight yarn, so it’s perfect for using up all your leftover sock yarn and mini skeins. This one is a tutorial more than a pattern so you can make your blanket as big as you like or keep going until you run out of yarn. 

Susan B. Anderson’s 100 Squares blanket (find it on Ravelry) has a lot of mitered squares, too, but they’re arranged in fun ways and includes some quilt inspired designs as well. This one also is a bit of method more than pattern but it sure looks like a lot of fun for using all the leftovers. 

Of course you can totally improvise a patchwork blanket using the yarn and stitches you like, but I hope these patterns inspire you to look at your leftover yarn in a new way.