Infinite Blossoms by Stephanie Shiman

Infinite Blossoms

Knitting
September 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
400 - 420 yards (366 - 384 m)
one
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Inspired by our “Infinite Stripes” pattern, we wondered what would two color-morphing cakes of “Blossoms” do if worked together from opposing ends. So, we took two cakes of the same colorway and knit stripes--two rows from one end of one cake, and two rows from the opposite end/color of the other cake. The result was lovely! With a dramatically morphing cake--such as shown in “Zinnia”--even the center-most colors (which are very close to the same) are discernible. With a gradient cake--such as shown in “Globe Thistle” the shifts are very subtle and the center-most colors met and merged in the middle.

The pattern has the option for two sizes--a 10”/25cm wide version that will wrap three times around the neck, and a 12”/30cm wide version that wraps twice.

Started from a provisional cast-on and finished with a three-needle bind off, watch the colors interact as you go.

Alternately, you could use 2 different colorway cakes--and if you do, share photos!!!

Yarn: Wonderland Yarns “Blossoms” sock/fingering weight, 420 yards/4 oz skein; 80% superwash merino & 20% nylon: 2 cakes

Needles & Notions: US size 5/3.75mm needles OR size needed to get proper gauge, yarn needle

Gauge: 24 sts & 30 rows = 4”/ 10cm in stockinette stitch

Sizes: triple wrap, double wrap

Measurements: triple wrap: 10”/25cm wide and 95”/241cm around, blocked
double wrap: 12”/30cm wide and 78”/198 cm around, blocked