The process used to make this blanket is easy to adapt to make a throw for a sofa -- or even a baby blanket. Also, get our instructions for our purse-knit scarf and the knitted stools.

Tools and Materials

• Size 11 needles
• 38 skeins bulky yarn, in Oatmeal
• 3 skeins merino yarn, in Marigold
• Yarn needle
• Crochet hook

Knit Blanket How-To

1. View and print the diagram and measurements for the 12 pieces. For the 10-inch-wide pieces, cast on 30 stitches; for 15-inch pieces, cast on 45 stitches; and for 20-inch pieces, cast on 60 stitches. Knit all pieces in garter stitch.
2. Cast off when you reach the lengths indicated on diagram. Weave in ends.
3. Following the diagram, sew the pieces together with the marigold yarn, using a loose mattress stitch. Crochet all the way around the edge of the finished blanket with a single crochet. (Get the crochet instructions.)

Merino bulky yarn, in Natural Color Oatmeal, morehousefarm.com. Merino yarn, in Marigold, by Manos del Uruguay, from purlsoho.com.

If you can knit a scarf, you can make a blanket. (You don't even need to add or reduce stitches!) This coverlet is made from 12 individually knit rectangles of natural-colored wool, sewn together with a contrasting yarn, so the seams show.

Malm bed, full size, in White Stained Oak, and Rens sheepskin rugs; ikea.com. Reclaimed wood seat, shop.canvashomestore.com. Tat cotton pillow shams, Tat linen duvet cover, and flat and fitted vintage linen sheets, by Matteo; abchome.com. Tourne teacup and coffee cup, brookfarmgeneralstore.com.