Safe Space (Knitting Pattern Download)

This listing is for the PATTERN ONLY, not the finished product. You will receive an instant download of the pattern.

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Through December 6, 100% of the sales from Safe Space will be donated to the Trevor Project, a charity dear to my heart which provides mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth.

All donations will be matched up to $5,000 thanks to a generous anonymous donor!

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Safe Space is a knitted quilt using hexagons in fingering weight yarn to create a blanket that reminds you that the best feeling is being yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. Enjoy knitting your mini skeins, scraps, and colorful little bits of yarn in this blanket, in either half- or full-hexagons! Instructions are included for join-as-you-go construction and weaving in ends as you go, for minimal finishing and maximum enjoyment of the finished project.

This pattern features some of the most popular features from its big sibling Northeasterly, including

Join-as-you-go construction so that there is no seaming!
Instructions for weaving in ends as you go in order to cut down on finishing!
The ability to adjust your size and shape of blanket to make a project truly unique to you!
The pattern also includes help on gathering your scrappy blanket palette so your finished project is bright, colorful and proud!

Gauge
28 sts & 52 rows = 4” in garter stitch, in fingering on smaller needle
OR
26 sts & 48 rows = 4” in garter stitch, in DK weight or fingering held double on larger needle
Each hexagon is approximately 4” wide at its largest point.
Gauge is not crucial to this pattern, so choose a fabric you like with the needle size you prefer.

Needles
Size US 2.5 / 3.0 mm needles for smaller gauge (fingering)
Size US 5 / 3.75 mm needles for larger gauge (DK or fingering held double)

Recommended Yarns
2-Ply BFL Sock by Republica Unicornia Yarns
// 80% Superwash Blue-faced Leicester Wool, 20% Nylon
// 400 yards per 100 grams
// Colorway: Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper
Mini Skeins by Republica Unicornia Yarns
// 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon
// 92 yards per 20 grams
// Colorway: Lisa Frank Sticker Pack (Includes Just a Jump to the Left, Unicorn Smoothie, I Can See your Undies, Hilighter Yellow, Ecto Cooler, Butterprint, Electric Mrs. Peacock, Caboodles, Unicorn Birthday Party and Unicorn Viscera)

Notions
(1) removable stitch marker, optional
Waste yarn, optional
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Note: Safe Space originally began life as the EF Blanket. Thank you to Signature Needle Arts for sponsoring the first incarnation of this pattern, and feel free to reach out to get a free copy of Safe Space if you had previously purchased EF!