Five College Blanket by Kirsten Hipsky

Five College Blanket

Knitting
August 2010
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
3 stitches = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
1308 yards (1196 m)
47" x 52"
English
This pattern is available from yarn.com for $5.99.

Five different traditional, textured gansey panels adorn this easy-to-knit blanket, celebrating the five colleges the Northampton and Amherst area. This cuddly blanket uses the same stitch patterning as our sweater and socks of the same name, but knit in Valley Superwash Bulky, it really pops. It is just perfect for the cold days ahead of us!
Originally knit in the now discontinued Valley Yarns Northampton Bulky.

Finished Measurements: 47” x 52”

Yarn: 12 skeins Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Bulky (100% Extrafine Merino Superwash, 100g/109yds) color Blue Mist

Needles: US size 10.5 needles

Gauge: About 3 sts = 1” in St stitch