Equal Measure Blanket by Purl Soho

Equal Measure Blanket

Knitting
July 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch, holding two strands together
US 8 - 5.0 mm
2605 yards (2382 m)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS
17 skeins of Purl Soho’s Picnic Cotton, 100% Peruvian Pima cotton. Each skein is 164 yards/ 50 grams.

  • Main Color (MC): 7 skeins; approximately 1080 total yards required
  • Colors A–E: 10 skeins (2 per color); approximately 305 total yards required of each color

You will also need…

Our Equal Measure Blanket Bundle includes all the yarn you’ll need to make your own. We knit all 3 palettes…

VEGGIE GARDEN

  • MC: Heirloom White
  • Colors A–E: Mint Julep, Sugar Plum, Key Lime, Sweet Nectarine, Summer Hay

ROSEHIP

  • MC: Heirloom White
  • Colors A–E: Rose Bark, Red Poppy, Bright Flamingo, Pink Peppermint, Pink Sand

CREEK

  • MC: Heirloom White
  • Colors A–E: Purple Aster, Cobalt Blue, High Seas Blue, Speckled Wren, Sky + Clouds

GAUGE
20 stitches and 38 rows (19 garter ridges) = 4 inches in garter stitch, holding two strands together

SIZE
Finished Dimensions: 30 inches wide x 36 inches long

NOTES
YARN DOUBLED
Throughout this pattern, you will hold two strands of one color together. The easiest way to do this is to wind two skeins into separate balls. For the last skein of the Main Color, pull a strand from the inside and outside of the ball.

Designed by Purl Soho designers, Hiromi Glover and Keith Foster. Click here to see even more of Hiromi’s work and here to see more of Keith’s!