There’s a loud hush that falls over the city with the first big snow of the year. The sounds of trucks and sirens are dampened; people’s voices are library-quiet. Here in New York, we’re still waiting for our first snowfall, and me… I’m waiting under our Colorful Corner Blanket!

Colorful Corner Blanket | Purl Soho

It’s the type of blanket that softens the sounds and comforts the spirit. As I worked on the bias, from one colorful corner to a field of Heirloom White, I thought of how this blanket will carry me out of fall into winter and through to spring, as heart-warming a blanket of snow on the city.

Colorful Corner Blanket | Purl Soho

I knit our Colorful Corner Blanket in our joyfully soft Gentle Giant merino. At 1 1/2 stitches to the inch, this beauty is incredibly fast to knit. Six skeins of the Main Color and one skein each for the stripes make this an easy stitch for the holiday season, for those who have had their first snow or those who are still waiting! -Laura

Colorful Corner Blanket | Purl Soho

Update: New Colors

November 2017
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Sometimes the gray days of winter beg for a playful touch! This season’s Granny Square Blanket in Gentle Giant and Colorful Corner Blanket combine bright bursts of neon with warm outlier shades. Together, they bring out the best in each other, a bouquet of total happy!

UPDATE: NOW IN TULIP COTTON

MARCH 2022
Colorful Corner Blanket | Purl Soho

Enjoy this delightful ode to a splash of color in our lovely Tulip Cotton, a 100% organically grown, worsted-weight cotton yarn. It is machine wash- and dry-able with a petal-soft feel, refined texture, and wonderful matte finish. Enjoy it with a choice of seven beautiful Colorful Corner Blanket Bundles!

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.

Share your progress and connect with the community by tagging your pics with #PurlSoho, #PurlSohoBusyHands, #PurlSohoColorfulCornerBlanket, and #PurlSohoGentleGiant. We can’t wait to see what you make!

Materials

Colorful Corner Blanket | Purl Soho

To knit your own Colorful Corner Blanket, you will need…

  • 9 skeins of Purl Soho’s Gentle Giant, 100% merino wool. Each skein is 48 yards/ 125 grams.
    • Color A: 1 skein; approximately 45 yards required.
    • Color B: 1 skein; approximately 45 yards required.
    • Color C: 1 skein; approximately 45 yards required.
    • Color D: 6 skeins; approximately 270 yards required.
  • US 19 (15 mm), 40-inch circular needles
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For a pop of inspiration, we’ve created the following color groups! They are, clockwise from top left…

  • Wild Heather: Color A: Cowrie Pink; Color B: Calico Pink; Color C: Silver Mauve; Color D: Heirloom White
  • Fox Den: Color A: Clay Pot; Color B: Cowrie Pink; Color C: Winter Bark; Color D: Heirloom White
  • Sweet Potato: Color A: Orange Koi; Color B: Clay Pot; Color C: White Peppercorn; Color D: Heirloom White
  • Barn Owl: Color A: Graphite Gray; Color B: Wolf Brown; Color C: Winter Bark; Color D: Heirloom White
  • Sea Urchin: Color A: Purple Lupine; Color B: Silver Mauve; Color C: Winter Bark; Color D: Heirloom White
  • Mint Julep: Color A: Pigeon Gray; Color B: Iceberg Blue; Color C: Mint Ice; Color D: Heirloom White

Gauge

6 stitches and 12 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch

Size

Finished Dimensions: 30 inches wide x 42 inches long

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Notes

When joining new skeins, I recommend wet splicing the ends together. This will eliminate having to weave in a bunch of bulky tails. For instructions on how, please visit our Wet Splice Tutorial.

Pattern

Begin + Increase

With Color A, cast on 5 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

Row 1 (right side): K2, make 1 left (m1L), knit to last two stitches, make 1 right (m1R), k2. [2 stitches increased]

Row 2: P2, knit to last two stitches, p2.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have used the entire Color A skein, ending with Row 2.

Join Color B.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have used the entire Color B skein, ending with Row 2.

Join Color C.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have used the entire Color C skein, ending with Row 2.

Join Color D.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 one time.

Continue

Still using Color D…

Row 1 (right side): K2, m1L, knit to last three stitches, k2tog, k1.

Row 2: P2, knit to last two stitches, p2.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have used 3 skeins of Color D, ending with Row 2.

Continue + Decrease

Join fourth skein of Color D.

Row 1 (right side): K1, ssk, knit to last three stitches, k2tog, k1. [2 stitches decreased]

Row 2: P2, knit to last two stitches, p2.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 5 stitches remain, ending with Row 1.

Bind Off: P2, bind off one, k1, bind off one, [p1, bind off one] twice.

Finish

Weave in the remaining ends.

Colorful Corner Blanket | Purl Soho