Learn-to-Love-Steeks Blanket by Purl Soho

Learn-to-Love-Steeks Blanket

Knitting
January 2017
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
595 - 1615 yards (544 - 1477 m)
Baby (Crib, Throw)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • Yarn A: 2 (4, 5) skeins of Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist, 100% merino wool. Each skein is 164 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 280 (630, 770) yards required. We used Heirloom White. (NOTE: We no longer offer Worsted Twist, but choose from one of our other worsted/aran weight yarns.)
  • Yarn B: 2 (4, 5) skeins of Worsted Twist; approximately 280 (630, 770) yards required. We used Stillwater Blue.
  • Yarn C: 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Cashmere Merino Bloom, 70% extra fine merino and 25% cashmere. Each skein is 218 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 35 (55, 75) yards required. We used Heirloom White.
  • US 8 (5 mm), 24- (32-, 40-) inch circular needles
  • Two US 4 (3.5 mm), 32- (40-, 60-) inch circular needles
  • Spare Needle: One US 4 knitting needle (double pointed, straight, or circular)
  • Two stitch markers, different colors
  • One removable stitch marker or scrap yarn

GAUGE
Important: Make sure that whatever yarn you use the stitch gauge of Yarn C equals the row gauge of Yarns A and B.

  • Yarn A and Yarn B: 17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needles
  • Yarn C: 24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on smaller needles

SIZES
Baby (Crib, Throw)

  • Finished Dimension: 24 (32, 40) inches wide x 32 (42½, 53¼) inches long

Sample: We show the Crib size here.