Nine-Note Double Seed Stitch Blanket by Purl Soho

Nine-Note Double Seed Stitch Blanket

Knitting
January 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Double Seed Stitch, in the round
US 5 - 3.75 mm
860 - 2580 yards (786 - 2359 m)
Crib (Small Throw, Large Throw)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

1 (2, 3) of Purl Soho’s Nine-Note Bundle(s). One bundle includes…

  • 9 skeins of 80% extra fine merino wool and 20% baby alpaca yarn. Each bundle is approximately 900 yards/ 450 grams; approximately 860 (1620, 2580) total yards required. We used the colors Hyacinth and Rosebud for our samples. (NOTE: These colors are no longer available.)

You will need either…

Or…

  • US 5 (3.75mm), 16-, 32-, and 60-inch circular needles
  • Optional: A spare needle 1–2 sizes larger for the bind off

You will also need…

GAUGE
18 stitches and 36 rounds = 4 inches in Double Seed Stitch in the round (see Notes)

Note: To avoid running out of yarn, make your gauge swatch using the darkest color (Color I), and reuse the yarn, if necessary.

SIZES
Crib (Small Throw, Large Throw)

Finished Dimensions: Approximately 30 (41½, 53) inches wide x 32¾ (44¼, 55¾) inches long

Samples: The Hyacinth sample is the Crib size, and the Rosebud sample is the Large Throw size.

NOTES
CONSTRUCTION + NEEDLES
You will knit this blanket in the round, starting in the center and increasing at each corner until you bind off around the entire perimeter. You will cast onto a set of double pointed needles and then switch to increasingly longer circular needles as the number of stitches grows.

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!