Tonal Blanket
A waffle-like texture and a beautiful spectrum of pinks, peaches, and russets, our Tonal Blanket is truly a stunning knit. And as it turns out, all this beauty is only as challenging as a simple slip stitch, which means beginners can learn something new and make something gorgeous without being in over your head!
Taking a closer look, you can see how the wide stripes of heather-ed tones sharpen into a complex texture, where distinct pops of color seem to peep through tiny Heirloom White panes.
And in our Season Alpaca, the finished Tonal Blanket has a gentle heft and a wonderful warmth that’s just right for when the mercury drops. Get started with our Tonal Blanket Bundle, which includes the yarn you’ll need to make a Crib size blanket (add 5 more skeins of Heirloom White for a Throw size). Choose between this toasty Warm spectrum or our Cool version, which ranges from soft lavender to dark ocean blue. Either way, this is a blanket to treasure!
Update: Crochet Version
March 2018
Crocheters can get in on the action, too! Our Crochet Tonal Blanket version is made up of just single and double crochets that form a tiny checked pattern. The learning curve is the opposite of steep, and before you can say “ombré,” you’ll have a gorgeous spectrum of color coming off your hook!
Update: New Colors
October 25, 2019
Our gorgeous new palette of Season Alpaca demands new Tonal Blankets, still tonal, still soft and cozy, and still beautiful! Pick up the required skeins for this great-outdoors Cool palette or in our toasty Warm spectrum. Also choose a Crib or Throw size, and use whatever you pick for the knit or crochet version… So many options but impossible to go wrong. Read all about the updated versions here!
Designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!
Share your progress and connect with the community by tagging your pics with #PurlSoho, #PurlSohoBusyHands, #PurlSohoTonalBlanket, and #PurlSohoSeasonAlpaca. We can’t wait to see what you make!
Materials
Our Tonal Blanket requires 10 skeins total for the Crib Size blanket. Add 5 more skeins of the Main Color to make the Throw Size…
- Warm Version
- Main Color (MC): 5 (10) skeins of Purl Soho’s Season Alpaca. Each skein is 218 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 1,090 (2,180) yards required. We used Heirloom White.
- Color A: 1 skein in Peony Pink
- Color B: 1 skein in Honey Pink
- Color C: 1 skein in Pink Taupe
- Color D: 1 skein in Baby Fawn
- Color E: 1 skein in Burnt Sienna
- Cool Version
- Main Color (MC): 5 (10) skeins of Purl Soho’s Season Alpaca, in Heirloom White
- Color A: 1 skein in Lavender Moon
- Color B: 1 skein in Dove Gray
- Color C: 1 skein in Trout Brown
- Color D: 1 skein in Ebbtide Blue
- Color E: 1 skein in Stillwater Blue
- US 4 (3.5mm), 40-, 47- or 60-inch circular needles
Gauge
- Unblocked: 28 stitches and 56 rows = 4 inches in the slip stitch pattern
- Blocked: 26 stitches and 52 rows = 4 inches in the slip stitch pattern
Sizes
Crib Size (Throw Size)
- 27¾ inches wide x 40 inches long (42 inches wide x 53¾ inches long)
Note
When changing colors, carry the new yarn up the selvedge in back of the old yarn.
Pattern
With Main Color (MC), using Long Tail Cast On, cast on 181 (273) stitches.
Row 1 (right side): With MC, knit to end of row.
Row 2 (wrong side): Repeat Row 1.
Row 3: With Color A, *k1, slip 1 with yarn in back, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: With Color A, *k1, slip 1 with yarn in front, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Repeat Rows 1-4 until piece measures 8 (10¾) inches from cast-on edge, ending with Row 4.
Cut Color A.
Now with MC and Color B, repeat Rows 1-4 until piece measures 8 (10¾) inches from where you cut Color A, ending with Row 4.
Cut Color B.
With MC and Color C, repeat Rows 1-4 until piece measures 8 (10¾) inches from where you cut Color B, ending with Row 4.
Cut Color C.
With MC and Color D, repeat Rows 1-4 until piece measures 8 (10¾) inches from where you cut Color C, ending with Row 4.
Cut Color D.
With MC and Color E, repeat Rows 1-4 until piece measures 8 (10¾) inches from where you cut Color D, ending with Row 4.
Cut Color E.
With MC, repeat Row 1.
Bind off (wrong side): With MC, bind off knitwise.
Weave in ends, and block if desired, but we didn’t!
Love your patterns. Thanks for free ones.
Love your patterns. Interesting as well as informative.
Do you have a suggestion for washable yarn for the stunning tonal blanket? I’d like to make one for a baby.
Hi Joan,
Thanks for writing in! Our Cotton Pure would be lovely used for this blanket and it is machine washable cold, tumble dry low. You will need the same number of skeins of each color!
Thank you so much for asking. We’re sure that lots of other readers will thank you, too!
Cassy
The Cotton Pure looks like a great option! Any chance you can recommend a specific color palette in that yarn that you like? I’m guessing based on the colors online, but I’d love an expert opinion 🙂
Hi Sara,
Thanks for writing back! We are happy to help! I would think Sea Pink, Rose Bark, Pink Sand, Teacake and Icy Pink with Egret White and the main color or Stream Blue, Whale Blue, White Caps Blue, Icicle Blue and Pale Lilac with Egret White as the main color.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
I ordered the cotton yarn for this project. What size needles should I use, the ones recommended for the yarn? And does the count stay the same.
Thank you and so excited to make this for a friend expecting a baby girl ❤️
Hi Jodi,
Thanks for writing in! Cotton Pure and Season Alpaca are the same weight yarn, so you should knit a gauge swatch just to be on the safe side, but you should able to knit the pattern as written!
Best of luck and happy knitting! Please let us know how it turns out!
Julianna
Love the pattern! Can you recommend a cotton yarn for this project?
Hi Meaghan,
Thanks for writing in and for your kind words! Our Cotton Pure would be lovely used for this blanket. You will need the same number of skeins of each color!
Thank you so much for asking. We’re sure that lots of other readers will thank you, too!
Cassy
To make the throw size, do I need 2 kits? Or just 5 more of the MC? The pattern doesn’t seem to specify how to incorporate the extra 5 MC. It seems an equal number of skeins is needed of the MC and the Colors.
Can you please explain?
Hi Yasmin,
Thanks for writing in! To make the throw size you will need 1 bundle and 5 additional skeins of the MC. For the crib size blanket, we only use part of each of the CC skeins, so there will be enough in each skein of CC to make the larger blanket. In the pattern, you will see 2 different cast on numbers. The smaller one will be for the crib size and the larger one will be for throw size!
I hope that this clears things up!
Best,
Cassy
I consider myself an advanced beginner and I’d love to try this pattern as a throw. Do you think it is too much of a reach for me? Also, I’m reading this as knitting with one color at a time. Is this correct?
Thanks!
Hi Amy,
Thanks for writing in! I certainly think that you could accomplish this lovely blanket! I would recommend pulling out some scrap yarn and trying out a swatch of about 21 stitches and trying out the stitch pattern. You will only ever be knitting with one color at a time though there may be more than one color attached to the work. I like the swatch as it gives you a chance to try the pattern and should bring up any questions that you may have!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
The pattern says “with MC and Color B”- so are you using 2 colors at a time in these sections?
Hi Dawne,
Great question! You will be using two colors in each section but you will only be knitting with a single color at a time. Rows 1 and 2 will be worked with the main color and rows 3 and 4 will be worked using the contrast color. That is to say that there will be 2 colors attached to your knitting at any time but you will only be working with one color at a time!
I hope that this clears things up!
Cassy
Can you use another yarn, that is a little less expensive?
Hi Lori,
We hear you! We totally understand that sometimes our yarn suggestions are more of an inspiration than a reality for many people. We are always happy to recommend less expensive (but still beautiful!) alternatives. In this case, we suggest that you try Cotton Pure. You will need the same number of skeins of each color!
Thank you so much for asking. We’re sure that lots of other readers will thank you, too!
Cassy
Many of my friends are pregnant right now, which is wonderful for many reasons, one of which is all the lovely crib blankets I get to make using Purl Soho patterns. Can’t wait to try this one out!
Same here, Jennifer! I’m so pumped to try this
I would like to make this in a smaller baby afghan size (not as big as a crib size). Could you recommend adjustments if possible. Thank you.
Hi Pam,
Thanks for writing in! You can certainly make this blanket smaller! I would suggest knitting narrower stripes of each color and/or casting on fewer stitches. The stitch pattern will work for any odd number of stitches over 5 stitches. Once you know how wide you would like your blanket (ours is 27 3/4 inches), you can multiply the stitches per inch (7 unblocked or 6 1/2 blocked) by the number of inches wide that you would like your blanket and cast on the nearest odd number.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
This is beautiful! I too would like to make a smaller version. Please would you clarify how to work out how many stitches to cast on. Is it any multiple of 5 plus 1 more? Thank you.
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for the question! This pattern works over any odd number of stitches that is more than 5 stitches. That is to say you can cast on just about any odd number of stitches!
Happy knitting!
Cassy
This is a beautiful throw. Which colors would you recommend in Cotton Pure for gray tones? My teenage granddaughter is doing her room in gray tones. Would all gray tones be too boring? Should some blue be included?
Thanks.
Donna
Hi Donna,
Thanks for writing in! I am happy to recommend a palette for you! I would suggest Egret White as the main color and Blue Whale, Flannel Gray, Cloud Gray, Icicle Blue and Freshwater Pearl for a gray/blue color palette!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Love this pattern and it came at just the right time. I made your mosaic blanket for my first child and this is a perfect compliment to make for my currently baking second. Can’t wait to get started!
Oh,my! Another lovely pattern. I love slip stitch. It’s so comforting and the result is lovely! Thank you. Can’t wait to start this one, maybe in Cotton Pure for a wool allergic friend.
Julie
Love all of your patterns and yarns! I’m looking forward to making this blanket, as much as I have the others of your patterns that I’ve made. Thanks!
Do we slip purlwise or knitwise?
Hi Dayna,
If it does not specify you will slip purlwise.
Enjoy,
Melissa
Thanks, I can never remember that!
Lovely patterns to knit. Please keep the free ones coming. Thank you
I’m attempting to pick out the colors your suggested in the Cotton Pure and see you’re out of stock in the White Egret. Do you know when it will be available? I want to make the throw size so I think I will need 10 skeins. Correct?
I’d love to start soon!
Thank you.
Hi Melinda,
Thanks for writing in! We do not have an ETA for Cotton Pure coming back into stock however it is currently being made in our mill! The best thing to do would be to sign up to be notified by email when it is back in stock. To do so, go to the product page, select the color that you would like and enter your email address!
You are correct! You will need 10 skeins of the main color for the throw size!
Best,
Cassy
I’d love to make a throw size blanket for my niece’s upcoming wedding. Would you be able to suggest approximately how many hours knitting would be required by an intermediate knitter?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Sharon,
Thank you for your question! It’s always difficult to gauge how long a project might take since everyone knits at different speeds and has varying amounts of time that they can devote to knitting each day! Additionally, your comfort with and knowledge of the techniques used can add effect the amount of time that a project takes. With all of that in mind, I am unable to give you a good idea of how much time this lovely shawl will take you. If you have made a project that uses a similar amount of sport weight yarn (roughly 2300 yards), that would be a good gauge.
I am sorry that I could not be more specific!
Cassy
Hi, This is a reply to Sharon regarding the number of hours of knitting required. Even though her comment was 2 years old, maybe it can help other knitters.
I just started this blanket with the recommended yarn, and at 14 rows/inch and 53.5 inches long, that is 749 rows. It took me about 10 minutes max per row. (I consider myself an intermediate knitter, and think of myself as fairly quick knitter- but certainly others may be quicker!)
So, that comes out to 7,490 minutes which is about 125 hours.
Personally, being realistic with how much time I have for knitting and considering other projects I may be knitting at the same time, I will be content if I finish this blanket within a year!
Happy knitting!
Your free patterns are lovely but I want to save them on my iPad as an IBook just as I do for the patterns I purchase digitally.
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for writing in! All of our lovely free patterns can be saved as PDFs and then loaded onto your device! To do so, please follow these directions:
If you’re on a desktop version of the site, you will find a “print” icon in the right column just below the date and tags. If you’re on a mobile version of the site, you will find a “print” icon below the pattern and above the comments.
Follow the easy on-screen instructions to delete whichever parts of the pattern you don’t want to print or save. For example, you may decide to shorten the pattern by omitting certain images or the list of materials. To remove images, click the drop down next to the image icon and change from 100% to 0%.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
LOVE THIS PATTERN AND THE COLOR THEME! I would like to attempt a scarf and hat with these yarns and in this pattern, would I have enough? Also how many would I cast on?
HI Jeannie,
Thanks for writing in and for the kind words! While we do not have a hat pattern for this stitch pattern, you can certainly modify this pattern to work as a scarf and it would look fantastic on men and women alike. To make a scarf that is roughly 9 1/2 inches x 70 inches, you would need 3 skeins of your main color and 2 skeins of contrast color. You could do blocks of color of the contrast colors or knit half the scarf with one color and half with the other. You could also use 5 contrast colors as we did here and still have plenty left over to knit the smaller version of this blanket if your purchased 5 additional skeins of the main color. The stitch pattern will work for any odd number of stitches and in the case of a scarf, I would recommend casting on 61 stitches!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
I see I can make this beautiful blanket with cotton pure yarn. Is it possible to get that yarn in the color palates you have suggested in the pattern.
Hgbello Camille,
Thank you for reaching out! This is correct- you can certainly knit this blanket in Cotton Pure. Though Cotton pure does not come in the same colors as Season Alpaca, there is still a beautiful color selection of warm and cool tones. I would compare the two options and see what you think and let me know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Thank you so much for all the lovely patterns that you post. I have so far used quite a few ones. I always wonder how much does a skein translate into balls. Should one go by wright or by the length of the yarn.I live in India, should the knitting cotton be a good replacement in this pattern?
Thanks
Hi Rita,
Thanks for writing in and for your kind words! Skeins, balls and hanks are all forms in which yarn comes. That is to say that you can buy yarn in any one of these forms. Skeins and hanks are yarn that need to be wound into balls in order to knit with them and a ball is yarn wound in such a way that you can knit directly from it. Different brands sell their yarns in different forms but all are basically an amount of yarn. Generally, a skein or ball or hank is either 50 or 100 grams and the yardage will depend on the thickness of the yarn and how heavy the fiber being used is. Two skeins or balls of the same gauge yarn could have different yardages depending on the type of fiber used and the construction of the yarn.
If you are hoping to use an alternate yarn here, you will be looking for a yarn that knits up to a gauge of 6 to 7 stitches per inch. You will then need to multiply that number of yarns per skein by the yardage per skein and purchase that number of yards. For example, we call for 5 skeins of the main color here. Season Alpaca comes in 218 yards skeins so 5 x 218 = 1090 yards. For the main color you will need 1090 yards of a yarn that knits up at 6 to 7 inches per inch!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Just love the Tonal Blanket.
My question is, do you have a tutorial video on casting on the two colors and the tonal/waffle stitch?
Hi Debbie,
Thanks for writing in! For this lovely blanket, you will be casting on in just one color, the main color, and adding in the contrast colors later as you knit! For this and most of our patterns we like the long tail cast on! While we do not have a tutorial for this stitch pattern, I find it helpful to say it out loud as I do it. While it can feel silly, I find that it really helps when I am getting the hang of a new stitch pattern. We will certainly keep your request in mind!
Best,
Cassy
Lovely pattern. One question – when slipping, do you do so purlwise or knitwise?
Hi Janine!
Thank you for writing in! When slipping stitches for the Tonal Blanket you slip purlwise.
Happy knitting!
Carly
I will be making this throw in the Cotton Pure, but would like to make it longer (approximately 65”). I’m thinking just to add a sixth CC color. Can you suggest colors in the grey/blue grey family using Egret White as the MC? Would I buy 6 skeins of the white? Do you suggest sticking with the same needle size for the cotton pure?
Thanks for the advice! I’ve made several of your patterns, and love them all!
Hi Liz,
I would recommend doing a gauge swatch first before picking a needle size since your gauge might be different.
If you are using “Egret White” as your MC I personally think “Seaside Blue” is a beautiful contrast!
Happy knitting!
Carly
Another wonderful project! Thank you so much!
Would love to make the throw size version using Cotton Pure. If I’m using two colors only -MC and another color- how many of each will I be needing? Thank you for sharing another lovely pattern.
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for writing in! For a throw size using Cotton Pure, you will need 10 skeins of the main color and if using only one contrast color, you will need 6 skeins of the contrast color!
Best,
Cassy
I don’t know how often you check these emails, but there seems to be something wrong with the yarn ordering page – you can’t select colors, no prices are shown, etc. No way to order the kits, or just the individual season alpaca or cotton pure yarns.
Hi JIll,
Thanks for writing in! I just checked both pages and I am able to add both the kit and individual skeins to my shopping basket. Perhaps there was a glitch that caused the issue that you are experiencing and for that we are very sorry. Can you please try again and let us know if you continue to have difficulties? I am including the direct links to the bundle and Season Alpaca here. You click on the color you would like and the price will appear and you should be able to add them to your shopping basket.
https://www.purlsoho.com/tonal-blanket-bundle.html
https://www.purlsoho.com/season-alpaca.html
If you continue to have difficulties please let us know and we will help as soon as we can!
Cassy
Love this pattern and the colors are great as well! Would this pattern work for a scarf for a man?
Hi Ester,
Thanks for writing in! You can certainly modify this pattern to work as a scarf and it would look fantastic on men and women alike. To make a scarf that is roughly 9 1/2 inches x 70 inches, you would need 3 skeins of your main color and 2 skeins of contrast color. You could do blocks of color of the contrast colors or knit half the scarf with one color and half with the other. You could also use 5 contrast colors as we did here and still have plenty left over to knit the smaller version of this blanket if your purchased 5 additional skeins of the main color. The stitch pattern will work for any odd number of stitches and in the case of a scarf, I would recommend casting on 61 stitches!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Is it possible to see what the back of the tonal blanket looks like?
Hi Pat,
Thanks for writing in! There are a few photos above of the back of the blanket! In the third photo after the slide show, you will see the blanket folded with some of the back exposed. Additionally, in the slide show, we have two images of the blanket laid out flat. One of the images is of the front and the other is of the back of this lovely blanket!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Are you supposed to skip row 3 knit wise and row 4 purl wise?
Hello Ashley,
Thank you for reaching out! When you are slipping stitches you will always slip them purl wise. This will prevent you from twisting your stitch. I hope this helps!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Hello,
I’m ordering the cool bundle, but I would like to make the throw. do you expect to get in more of the heirloom white?
thanks!
Hello Tonya,
Thank you for reaching out and your interest! Hopefully we will be getting Heirloom White back in stock soon. I would recommend putting your e-mail address in under the color, where you would normally add it to your basket, so we will know to notify you as soon as it comes back.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hello, Thank you very much for this free pattern. It looks gorgeous. Can you please explain more specifically what you mean when the pattern states:
“When changing colors, carry the new yarn up the selvedge in back of the old yarn.”
Thank you!
Hi Caroline,
Thanks for writing in! I think that I can help! This is a way to work some of the ends in as you go. When you finish one contrast color, you will carry it up the selvedge as you knit the new contrast color being sure to carry it behind the working yarn as you move up the selvedge. This will bury the end in the selvedge while creating a neater edge.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Love this! Planning to make some blankets for friends with babies on the way. Do you think that one skein of each of the contrasting colors would be enough for 2 crib-size blankets?
Hello Alyssa,
Thank you for reaching out! To make two crib sized blankets you will be just short of the contrasting colors. It’s possible that you could make each section a little smaller and you would be ok, but I don’t think you could get the full crib size on both blankets.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
I live in Canada so I was going to make this gorgeous blanket from yarn available here (Drops Alpaca).
I’d like to make the throw size.
The Drops yarn is sport weight. The skeins are 50g and 182 yards.
The pattern calls for 10 skeins of the main colour for the throw size. Can you help me figure out how many skeins of the Drops Alpaca yarn I would need for the main colour?
Thank you so much!!
Hi Trish,
Thanks for writing in! Our Season Alpaca comes in 218 yard skeins. At 10 skeins, this would be 2180 yards which should equal 12 skeins of the yarn that you would like to use in the main color!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Oh okay so I should be calculating using length only? The difference in grams per skein doesn’t factor in?
Thank you for helping me with this!!
Hi Trish,
Great question! This is a bit of a challenging one! Basically, if yarns knit up at the same gauge, you will want to go by yardage. Different fibers and different yarn constructions can change mean that a yarn of the same gauge might have truly different yardage for the same weight of the skein. The difference can be fairly significant depending on these factors. For instance, the yarn that you are hoping to use, while the same fiber content and the same gauge, has 182 yards per 50 grams and our Season Alpaca has 218 yards per 100 grams or 109 yards per 50 grams. In this case, if you were to go just be weight, you may purchase far more yarn than you would need. We use roughly 1000 grams of the main color here which with our yarn would be 2180 yards and with your yarn would be 3640 yards. In general, the yardage will be a more accurate measure of the amount of yarn that you need when the gauge used is the same!
I hope that this clears things up!
Cassy
Definitely helps, thank you. Purl Soho has a great site and wonderful support. Very much appreciated!
Can someone please explain which length circular needles is best for the throw size of this blanket? I understand that the smallest is for the Crib size, but would I be able to use 47″ needles to make the Throw size blanket, or does it require the 60″ circular needles?
Ant info is greatly appreciated! so excited to have found this site and to start this project.
Cheers
Hi Alicia,
Thanks for writing in! You can certainly still use the 47 inch needle for the throw size. You may find that you do not have as much room to work in which case you can go up to a 60 inch needle. The width of the throw is 42 inches, so you should have room on 47 inch needles but some folks prefer to have plenty of extra room and a 60 inch needle will work better for them. Ultimately, it is really up to what will work best for you!
Happy knitting!
Cassy
Could I use Good Wool?
Hi Laura,
Thanks for writing in! What a lovely idea! You certainly can use Good Wool here! Good Wool is a bit thinner than Season Alpaca and as such you will need to use smaller needles and to increase your cast on number. I would suggest knitting a gauge swatch in pattern to determine your gauge. Once you know how many stitches you are getting per inch, you can multiply that number by the width that you would like and cast on the nearest odd number. As there are only 5 colors of Good Wool, you will have just 4 contrast colors and as such, you will need to knit each section a bit longer to make the blanket an equal size to what we have here!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
I’m knitting the Tonal Blanket in the blue and gray hues. I’m on Color B. I have to say I’m less than pleased with how little contrast there is so far. It will be dramatic when I move on to C, D and E. I just would have liked the colors to have blended a little more subtly.
I’m otherwise a very avid supporter of your yarns and patterns!
Thanks,
Brenda
Hello Brenda,
Thank you for writing and for your thoughtful feedback! We always love hearing about our knitting community’s experience with our patterns, good or bad. I hope that in the end you will be happy with your project, once all the colors have been added.
Happy knitting,
Marilla
I have started this in Good Wool and it would be gorgeous but because the wool is so beautiful, I am switching to the Chevron Baby Blanket but maintaining the throw size of the Tonal Blanket so I can see the individual colors of Good Wool.
Once I’m finished, I will do the Tonal Blanket in another yarn or get the Good Wool again.
Hello Mary,
Im so happy to hear you are enjoying knitting with Good Wool! Thank you for letting us know.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Well I changed my mind again and am using my Good Wool for the Tonal throw. It’s a very subtle pattern whose appeal isn’t really apparent in pictures but once 3 or 4 inches are knit, it is lovely indeed. Good Wool has only 5 colors but extraordinary yardage, so there will be one less contrasting but still plenty to make a throw. I’ll just use the colors til they run out. Fun and beautiful yarn and pattern – THANKS!
Hi there. I am a huge fan of your patterns and bundles, but sometimes want to “tinker” with the colors. I’m thinking of making this pattern in the throw size utilizing either three or four colors of yarn instead of five in addition to my main color. Will I need to purchase two skeins of each yarn if I choose to use three colors? How about if I use four colors? Thanks for your assistance.
Hi Diane,
Thanks for writing in! We recommend having around 100 yards of each color for the pattern as written, so you could divide that 500 yards of contrasting color however you like. For three colors or four colors, you should be fine with one skein of Season Alpaca in each color.
I hope that helps and you have fun creating your own colorway!
Julianna
This is beautiful! I’d like to make this blanket in a twin size. Can you tell me how many stitches I’d need to cast on as well as how many skeins of yarn I’d likely need? Thanks so much!
Hi Faith,
Thanks for writing in! You can certainly modify this blanket to be a twin size! We have made twin size blankets to be roughly 66 x 90 inches.
For this size blanket, you will need 28 skeins of the main color and 3 skeins of each of the 5 contrasting colors. For the 66 inch width, you cast on would be 429 stitches.
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Hi,
I’m making the Tonal Blanket -Afghan Size. I will need (5) more skeins of the Seasonal Alpaca – Heirloom White. Can I order these and take advantage of the Saturday Sale?
Please let me know.
Thanks,
Brenda
Hi Brenda,
Thanks for writing in! Yes, the 10% sale for Local Yarn Store day applies to all Purl products, including yarn. Do hurry though as the sale will be ending tonight!
Best,
Julianna
Hi!
I’m right now making the Tonal Blanket (larger size)! I’d like to make the Crib Size for a friend’s new baby – however I’d need a washable “neat” soft yarn. This may be a harder request: they are Kansas University (Jayhawks) fans. Do you have the school colors – red and bright blue in your stock at all? Can’t recall seeing those colors in your emails – but thought I’d check. I thought of using red, blue and white in the pattern.
Thanks from a very satisfied knitter,
Brenda
Hi Brenda,
I’m so happy that you love our Tonal Blanket so much that you want to make it again! I think Anzula Cricket might be the yarn you are looking for – I’m not familiar with those school colors, but it knits to the same gauge as Season Alpaca, we have several bright reds and blues, it is washable, and it’s very lovely and soft for baby knits!
Best of luck and happy knitting!
Julianna
Hi,
Would you have any suggestions for a colourway that uses a dark tone as the main colour. I like the idea of a dark background with the contrasting colours ‘popping’ out a bit more.
many thanks
Hi Alyson,
Great idea! For a warm palette, I would use the same contrast colors we used for our Warm Bundle (Peony Pink, Honey Pink, Pink Taupe, Baby Fawn, and Burnt Sienna) and replace the Heirloom White with Stillwater Blue – the Burnt Sienna and Stillwater Blue look especially sharp together! For a cooler palette, I would again use Stillwater Blue as the main color, and use Lavender Moon, Dove Gray, Meadow Mushroom, Peach Stone, and Trout Brown as the contrast colors.
I hope that helps, and please let us know how your blanket turns out!
Julianna
Fantastic! I’m inspired. Thank you
All of your free patterns, especially the blanket ones are so breathtakingly elegant and I just wish I have enough time, budget, and friends/family/babies to gift them with….
How much yarn of the Color ABCDE will be left if making the crib size, and how much left for throw size?
I’m trying to calculate and see if I need to order more so that I can plan what to do with the leftover yarn.
Thank you!
Hi Hazel,
Thank you so much for the kind words! I think we all wish we had a few more hours in the day to knit all the things we want! We used just a little less than half of each contrast color for the crib size and almost the full skein of each for the throw size – although you could do two crib size blankets with one skein of each contrast color, you won’t have more than a few yards leftover after knitting the throw size.
I hope that helps! Happy knitting!
Julianna
Love this blanket! I just got done with all of the knitting, and was wondering what method you would recommend to weave in all of the ends so that they are hidden?
Thanks!
Hi Margaret,
Great question! We have a tutorial that covers many different techniques of weaving in your ends to try out! I think either of the garter stitch methods would work well in this stitch pattern.
Best,
Julianna
I want to make the throw will your linen Quill yarn work and how much will I need?
Hello Jennifer,
Thank you for reaching out! Before jumping in you will want to keep in mind that Linen Quill knits up at a smaller gauge than Season Alpaca so you might need to make some adjustments. I would knit up a gauge swatch before starting to avoid any unpleasant surprises along the way. You will need three skeins of your main color and one skein for each contrasting color.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hi.
This is such a beautiful pattern. I’d love to knit it as a baby blanket for a pregnant friend. I love the suggested color pallets but I’d prefer to stay away from it being a pinkish or blue blanket. Please can you suggest a more gender neutral pallet in a washable yarn?
Many thanks
Hi Kayley,
Thanks for reaching out! We are always happy to help with color options! For a more gender neutral option, Raw Sienna, Baby Fawn, Honey Pink, Meadow Mushroom and Dove Gray would make a nice progression!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Hi!
I’ve already made the Tonal Blanket in the throw size using the gray/blue colors. I’d like to make the pattern again using only two colors. The request is for gray – so, would that be Trout Brown – and what other color would work best? Dove Gray or the Heirloom White? It took me awhile to make the first one so if you could help me decide on the two best colors, I would appreciate it!
Thanks in advance,
Brenda?
Hello Brenda,
Thank you for reaching out! I honestly don’t think you can go wrong with either option in Season Blanket. If you go with Dove Gray and Trout Brown you will get a cooler toned blanket, while Heirloom White will give you a warmer toned blanket. Heirloom White and Trout brown will give you a higher contrast than Dove Gray/ Trout Brown.
I hope this helps you decide and happy knitting!
-Marilla