Picnic Basket Blanket by Purl Soho

Picnic Basket Blanket

Knitting
July 2026
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in Stitch Pattern
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1315 - 2030 yards (1202 - 1856 m)
Crib (Throw)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • 9 (13) skeins of Purl Soho’s Sunshower Cotton, 100% organically grown cotton yarn. Each skein of this worsted/aran-weight yarn is 159 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 1315 (2030) total yards required. We used the color Wood Thrush.
  • US 6 (4 mm), 32- or 40-inch circular knitting needles, depending on size

GAUGE
18 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern

SIZES
Crib (Throw)

Finished Dimensions: 33½ inches wide x 39½ inches tall (42½ inches wide x 48 inches tall)

Sample: We knit the Throw size.

Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. See even more of Hiromi’s work on her Instagram!