Fine Lines Blanket
Our Fine Lines Blanket is a lovely swath of seed stitch fabric, gorgeous in our 100% organic Cotton Pure On A Cone and interrupted only by crisp, little stripes of color.
All knits and purls, this easy blanket walks the fine line between simple and interesting, with occasional garter rows to add variety and satisfying finish lines along the way… Always welcome in a large project!
Our Cotton Pure On A Cone has more than 2500 yards (that’s ten skeins worth!), so you can knit the main color of this blanket without ever having to cut or rejoin your yarn. Translation: Many fewer ends to weave in!
Cotton Pure On A Cone is 100% organically grown cotton with an unmercerized finish, making it soft, absorbent and pleasantly matte. It is also machine wash- and dryable!
With three new colors, including Coastal Blue above, there are now twenty-five beautiful colors of both Cotton Pure On A Cone and Cotton Pure in skeins.
Pair a cone you love with your favorite line-up of contrast colors and cast on for the finest of fine lines!
Designed by Purl Soho designer, Keith Foster. Click here to see even more of Keith’s work!
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Materials
- Main Color (MC): 1 cone of Purl Soho’s Cotton Pure On A Cone, 100% organically grown cotton. Each cone is approximately 2,789 yards/ 1 kg; approximately 1340 (2530) total yards required. (Prefer skeins? You’ll need 5 [10] Cotton Pure skeins!)
- Contrast Color (CC): 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Cotton Pure, 100% organically grown cotton. Each skein is 279 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 75 (120) total yards required. We used six different Contrast Colors for our Throw sample. Each Contrast Stripe requires approximately 15 (20) yards.
- US 4 (3.5 mm), 32- or 40-inch circular needles, depending on size you are making
Here are the colors we used…
MC: Coastal Blue; CC: Heirloom White
MC: Alabaster Cream; CCs: Coastal Blue, Moonflower Blue, Lavender Rose, Teacup Pink, Peach Peony, and Mineral Blue
GAUGE
22 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in seed stitch
SIZES
Crib (Throw)
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 30 inches wide x 37¼ inches long (40 inches wide x 56½ inches long)
SAMPLES: The Coastal Blue blanket is the Crib size, and the Alabaster Cream blanket is the Throw size.
NOTES
STITCH MULTIPLE
This pattern is worked over an odd number of stitches.
PATTERN
With Contrast Color (CC), cast on 165 (221) stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): Knit to end of row.
Cut CC and join Main Color (MC).
SEED STITCH BLOCK
Row 1 (right side): With MC, *k1, p1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Repeat Row 1 until MC block measures approximately 9 (11) inches from CC row, ending with a wrong-side row.
Do not cut MC.
CONTRAST STRIPE
NOTE: If you are using multiple colors for your Contrast Stripes, change the CC for each stripe through remainder of pattern.
With right side facing you, join CC.
With CC, knit 2 rows even.
Cut CC.
CONTINUE
Repeat Seed Stitch Block and Contrast Stripe 3 (4) more times, but do not cut CC after last stripe.
Next Row (right side): With CC, bind off knitwise.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends and gently block as desired.
What yarn do you recommend to do this in a worsted? For the crib size how many would I cast on and what needle size would I use?
Thanks
Hi Ellen,
Thanks for your question! I’d recommend Tulip Cotton (https://www.purlsoho.com/tulip-cotton.html) and Campo (https://www.purlsoho.com/campo.html) as great worsted weight options for this blanket! These yarns are both machine washable, and Tulip Cotton can also be machine dried. If you’d like more options, including wool yarns, here’s our collection of worsted weight yarns here (https://www.purlsoho.com/yarn/knitting-crochet.html?yarn_stitches_per_inch_filter=971)!
To find the number of cast-on stitches for your project, I recommend casting on a swatch with the worsted weight yarn you’d like to use for this project and your preferred needle size. This way, you can find the number of stitches you’re knitting per inch. Then, you can multiply that number by the width of the blanket (which is 30″ for the crib size) and round to the nearest odd number to find your new cast-on number of stitches. It’s important that the cast-on number be odd since seed stitch is worked over an odd number of stitches.
I hope this helps, and let us know if you have any other questions!
All the best,
Cat
What is the finished size for the fine lines blanket based on this pattern?
Hi Angela,
The finished dimensions for the crib-sized Fine Lines Blanket is about 30 inches wide x 37¼ inches long and the finished dimensions for the throw size are 40 inches wide x 56½ inches long. I hope this helps!
All the best,
Cat
Hi- I had a similar question as Ellen above.
Though I’ve always wanted to knit with this cotton pure on a cone- I need a project at the moment to knit up quicker.
Between Tulip and Campo, which would produce the most similar texture to the Cotton Pure? And what size needle would you recommend?
Also, for each of those yarns, can you give me a similar color palette (for the white version)?
To knit the same size blankets in a different weight yarn, will I need the same yardage?
Thanks for the suggestions and help.
Hi Natalie,
I’d say that Tulip Cotton is more similar to Cotton Pure than Campo is since it’s also 100% cotton, while Campo is a blend of cotton and wool. We recommend needle sizes US 6 or 7 for Tulip Cotton. As for yardage, can you let me know if you’re interested in making the Crib or Throw size?
Here’s a color palette I came up with for Tulip Cotton to match the white version:
MC: Heirloom White
CCs: Ocean Blue, Blue Talc, Pale Iris, Fresh Peach, Icy Pink, Icecap Blue
Hope this helps you plan you project!
All the best,
Lili
I’m interested in making the crib size.
Additionally please give me the same info for using Campo, in case I choose to use that.
Thank you!
Hi Natalie,
For the Crib size in either Tulip Cotton or Campo, you’ll likely need 8 skeins of the main color and 1 skein of each of the contrast colors.
All the best,
Lili
(It occurred to me that knitting with Tulip Cotton on US 6 needles may not be considerable faster than the Cotton Pure with size 4….so I thought Campo might knit up significantly quicker.) 🙂