MATERIALS

• Main Color (MC): 5 skeins of Purl Soho’s Linen Quill, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca, and 15% linen. Each skein is 439 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 2,195 total yards required. We used the color Wheat Flour.
• Contrast Color (CC): A 20-color bundle of Linen Quill Minis, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca, and 15% linen. Each ball is 109 yards/ 25 grams; approximately 2,195 total yards required. We used the Full Bloom palette.
• US 6 (4 mm), straight or 24-inch circular knitting needles
• Spare needle, size US 6
• A crochet hook and scrap yarn for Provisional Cast On

Want to knit your blanket with Linen Quill Minis in Beach Walk as your CC? For a light and airy version, we love Linen Quill in Bird’s Egg Blue for the MC, or for a more grounded, earthy version, try the color Pale Mushroom!

GAUGE
18 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch, with yarn held double

SIZE
Finished Dimensions: 44 inches wide x 55 inches long

Finished Pinwheel Block Dimensions: 11 inches square

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