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Piece Of Cake Blanket
MATERIALS
11 (16) skeins of Purl Soho’s Fiddlehead, 100% alpaca. Each skein is approximately 65 yards/ 100 grams.
- Color A: 2 (4) skeins of Silver Lilac; approximately 120 (250) yards required
- Color B: 1 (2) skein(s) of Black-Eyed Susan; approximately 60 (100) yards required
- Color C: 1 (1) skein of Warm Ginger; approximately 40 (65) yards required
- Color D: 2 (2) skeins of Pink Sea; approximately 80 (130) yards required
- Color E: 1 (2) skein(s) of Ocean Air; approximately 60 (100) yards required
- Color F: 2 (3) skeins of Desert Gray; approximately 100 (165) yards required
- Color G: 2 (2) skeins of Heirloom White; approximately 80 (130) yards required
You will also need…
- US 11 (8 mm), 40-inch circular needles
- Spare US 11, 60-inch circular needles; or scrap yarn and same size or slightly smaller needles of any length
- A removable stitch marker or scrap yarn
NOTE: Spare needles are for putting stitches on hold that you later knit. If you’d rather use scrap yarn, you can. Just be sure you have spare needles to slip the on-hold stitches onto so you can knit them when the time comes!
GAUGE
9 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch
NOTE: For the Crib size, you’ll use almost all of Colors A, B and E, and for the Throw size, you’ll use almost all of of Colors A, C, D, and G. To avoid running out of yarn, make sure to achieve this gauge, keep tails short, and use other colors for your swatch.
SIZES
Crib (Throw)
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 30 inches wide x 44 inches long (40 inches wide x 58 inches long)
SAMPLE: We knit up the Crib size.
Designed by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. Click here to see even more of Hiromi’s work!
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- First published: March 2023
- Page created: March 26, 2023
- Last updated: July 23, 2024 …
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