The Watermelon Patch blanket is a patchwork-style blanket with each square knitted in the round from the outside in. Miters (aka double decreases) at each of the four corners decrease to the center to form the square shape. Since each square is made the same way, it's pretty relaxing knitting. Sewing each square together individually allows you to choose the placement of your squares according to color, then blanket is edged with reverse single crochet. For those of you who don’t crochet, an alternate knitted edging is included in the Notes.

I initially called this blanket the Serendipity Blanket. When worked in a yarn with long color repeats, such as Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Batik, each square is unique. As you can see in the photo, no two squares are quite alike. Of course, you can absolutely knit this blanket with solid yarns and get great results. But, sometimes it’s nice to let the yarn do all the heavy lifting. Try one each way and see what you like best.