This beautiful, substantial, sophisticated blanket mimics the natural spiral pattern found on sunflower heads and pine cones. Two sets of spirals emerge from the center, intersecting as they grow.  Simple pinwheel construction with no piecing or seaming make this a quick and enjoyable knit.

Finished size:

A circle 42" (105cm) across.
 

Skills required:

Knitting in the round, yarn-overs, decreases, disappearing loop cast-on.
 

Yarn:

About 675 yds (615m) of washable, worsted weight yarn (pictured in Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted in "Chino")

Needles:

4 double-pointed needles and one circular needle, size 9 (5.5mm); 3 stitch markers.

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