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Contemporary Geometric Blanket Knitting

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One day, I came across this beautiful crochet blanket from Bernat:  https://www.yarnspirations.com/bernat-modern-geometry-crochet-blanket/BRC0502-030915M.html  My daughters and I all loved this blanket.  However, we all wanted it to be a knitting piece. Therefore I decided to challenge myself to make it happen. With carefully calculate the gauge and proportion from the original diagram; this is how my project turned out: Construction Concept: Materials: Yarns: Contrast A: Soft & Shiny yarn TM , color Black, 251yd/skein, 2⅔ skeins total. Contrast B: Lion Brand Heartland yarn, color Mammoth Cave, 251yd/skein, 2½ skeins total. Contrast C: Soft & Shiny yarn TM , color Ice Coffee, 311yd/skein, 1⅔ skeins total. Needle: #8, 46 inches circular needle Size: It really depends on the needle size, types of the yarns, and how big I want this blanket to be.  My blanket turns out to be 57”x120” (unblocked). 4 Borders: Before starting to knit, I thought about how I w...