Our Color Wash Blanket is like a window onto a glorious landscape, with Linen Quill’s lush world of color washing over you.

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

Our Color Wash Blanket Bundles have all the yarn you need to knit this blanket pulling two strands of Linen Quill together. This makes your finished piece extra cozy, but it also means that you can create really beautiful marled colors that slowly fade into new combinations, evoking moments in nature like an evening sky, a tidal cove, or a morning fog rolling in.

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

You begin your blanket by knitting the center panel, with sections of the “window pane” at the top and bottom and a cascade of color in the middle. After the center panel is complete, you pick up stitches on each side to finish the frame.

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

And it’s all in satisfying garter stitch, making this your next pick-up-your-needles-to-relax knit. But the anticipation and joy of changing colors will also make it your next don’t-wanna-put-it-down knit!

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho
Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

Fifty percent fine highland wool, 35% alpaca, and 15% linen, Linen Quill has a natural fascination that comes from the way these fibers absorb dye differently. The depth of color and complexity of the fiber content work together to bring tremendous dimension to your Color Wash Blanket. It shimmers and glows, it vibrates and breathes… It sparks your imagination and takes you places!

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

You can choose from a whopping 20 super-inspiring Color Wash Blanket Bundles, each with its own color story and each available in small and large throw sizes. We knit up little swatches of each one so you can decide which window view you want to create…

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho
Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

Maybe choose the Bronze Patina Color Wash Blanket Bundle (above). Like rays of sun shining across a crystal pool, the golden yellows of Linen Quill’s palette contrast with its icy blues, both uplifting and grounding at the same time.

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

Or Sundown (below), which has all the mystery and comfort of the day’s end, with oranges fading against a dark sky.

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

Another option is strike out on your own and play with Linen Quill’s amazing 62-color palette. One of our Bundles or something you come up with yourself, our Color Wash Blanket is full of inspiration and beauty, with the promise of a truly rewarding knitting experience!

Yarn lovers, if you adore the yarn used in this project, you’ll love exploring all of our other yarn collections! Discover over 45 thoughtfully designed yarns in nearly every natural fiber and in every spectacular color you can imagine. Only available here at Purl Soho’s online yarn store, where every skein is created with care and your creativity in mind!

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

Zoom + Knit: Color Wash Blanket

A wonderful source of camaraderie, fun, and support, our Zoom + Knits are always a warm welcome! If you’re casting on our Color Wash Blanket, or just want a closer look at the project, our Color Wash Blanket Zoom + Knit video is a great resource. It’s full of demonstrations and encouragement, walking you through each step of knitting this gorgeous blanket so you can cast on with confidence! 

Designed by Purl Soho founder and co-owner, Joelle Hoverson.

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Materials

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

Our Color Wash Blanket Bundles come in two sizes: Small (Large) Throw. They include…

  • 8 (16) skeins of Purl Soho’s Linen Quill, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca and 15% linen. Each skein of this fingering weight yarn is 439 yards/ 100 grams.
    • Color A: 2 (4) skeins, approximately 765 (1725) yards required
    • Color B: 2 (4) skeins, approximately 760 (1725) yards required
    • Color C: 1 (1) skein, approximately 175 (390) yards required
    • Color D: 1 (3) skein(s), approximately 439 (1150) yards required
    • Color E: 1 (3) skein(s), approximately 439 (1040) yards required
    • Color F: 1 (1) skein, approximately 225 (439) yards required

Samples: We used the palettes Bronze Patina, Lapis, Birthday Party, Golden Fig, and Sundown for our blankets.

Choose from 20 palettes! They are…

TOP ROW

Lime Tree- Color A: Fresh Nutmeg; Color B: Peach Stone; Color C: Clover Green; Color D: Bright Mint; Color E: Pale Celery; Color F: Lemon Lime

Strawberry Patch- Color A: Golden Green; Color B: Lemon Lime; Color C: Red Poppy; Color D: Sweet Potato; Color E: Super Orange; Color F: Peachy Pink

Winter Berry- Color A: Kiln Red; Color B: Red Poppy; Color C: Pale Oats; Color D: Wheat Flour; Color E: Pale Mushroom; Color F: Reed Gray

SECOND ROW

Succulent- Color A: Pale Celery; Color B: Bright Mint; Color C: Pale Oats; Color D: Honey Pink; Color E: Peony Pink; Color F: Rose Granite

Desert Rose- Color A: Rose Granite; Color B: Pale Mushroom; Color C: Peachy Pink; Color D: Peony Pink; Color E: Pale Celery; Color F: Bright Mint

Field Mouse- Color A: Peach Stone; Color B: Fresh Nutmeg; Color C: Raw Sienna; Color D: Baked Earth; Color E: Peony Pink; Color F: Honey Pink

THIRD ROW

Ocean Fog- Color A: Stonewall Gray; Color B: Reed Gray; Color C: True Turquoise; Color D: Vintage Celadon; Color E: Birds Egg Blue; Color F: Pale Oats

Sunfish- Color A: Twig Brown; Color B: Stonewall Gray; Color C: Vintage Celadon; Color D: Birds Egg Blue; Color E: Baked Earth; Color F: Butterscotch Yellow

Bronze Patina- Color A: Eggshell Blue; Color B: Birds Egg Blue; Color C: Raw Sienna; Color D: Butterscotch Yellow; Color E: Turmeric Yellow; Color F: Mustard Seed

FOURTH ROW

Morning Light- Color A: Rose Granite; Color B: Lavender Opal; Color C: Buttercup Yellow; Color D: Golden Wheat; Color E: Honey Pink; Color F: Pale Oats

Golden Fig- Color A: Raw Sienna; Color B: Turmeric Yellow; Color C: Magnolia Blossom; Color D: Crocus Bud; Color E: Honey Pink; Color F: Golden Wheat

Old Photo- Color A: Turmeric Yellow; Color B: Butterscotch Yellow; Color C: Twig Brown; Color D: Stonewall Gray; Color E: Pale Mushroom; Color F: Wheat Flour

FIFTH ROW

Silver Lupine- Color A: Rose Granite; Color B: Pale Mushroom; Color C: Magnolia Blossom; Color D: Crocus Bud; Color E: Purple Smoke; Color F: Lavender Opal

Wildflower- Color A: Crocus Bud; Color B: Purple Smoke; Color C: Red Poppy; Color D: Sweet Potato; Color E: Baked Earth; Color F: Peony Pink

Flamingo- Color A: Pink Pop; Color B: Magnolia Blossom; Color C: Bright Flamingo; Color D: Peachy Pink; Color E: Peony Pink; Color F: Baked Earth

BOTTOM ROW

Birthday Party- Color A: Cobalt Blue; Color B: Mountain Bluebird; Color C: Magnolia Blossom; Color D: Pink Pop; Color E: Peachy Pink; Color F: Bright Flamingo

Sundown- Color A: Dark Denim; Color B: Stillwater Blue; Color C: Lychee Pink; Color D: Super Orange; Color E: Peachy Pink; Color F: Oatmeal Gray

Nightfall- Color A: Kettle Black; Color B: Dark Denim; Color C: High Tide; Color D: Mountain Bluebird; Color E: Gray Denim; Color F: Salt + Pepper

NOT PICTURED

Lapis- Color A: Dark Denim; Color B: Stillwater Blue; Color C: Blue Pansy; Color D: Blue Blue; Color E: Cobalt Blue; Color F: Mountain Bluebird

Radish- Color A: Wheat Flour; Color B: Pale Mushroom; Color C: Rhubarb Pink; Color D: Pink Pop; Color E: Bright Flamingo; Color F: Kiln Red

You will also need…

GAUGE

19 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch, with yarn doubled

NOTE: The Small Throw uses just about the entire skeins of Colors D and E, and the Large Throw uses almost the entire skein of Color F. To be sure you have enough, we recommend swatching in other colors and checking your gauge, or consider ordering an extra skein. If you don’t end up needing it, you can return unwound yarn for a refund within 30 days of purchase, or within 6 months for store credit. Our Return Policy has all the details!

SIZES

Small (Large) Throw

Finished Dimensions: 32 inches wide x 39 inches long (48 inches wide x 58½ inches long)

Samples: All of our blankets are the Small Throw size.

NOTES

DOUBLE THE YARN

Throughout this pattern, you will pull two different-color strands together.

TURN + SLIDE

When you work the Two-Color Garter Stitch Pattern, you either “slide” or “turn” the work at the end of each row. This video shows you how!

 

For more help on this technique, visit our Turn + Slide Tutorial!

OLD COLORS + NEW COLORS

In this pattern, “Old Colors” are the two different-color strands of yarn you have been knitting with, and “New Colors” are the two different-color strands you’re going to knit with.

TWO-COLOR GARTER STITCH PATTERN

Set-Up Row (right side): With Old Colors, knit to end of row. Measure off 15 (25) yards of Old Colors, cut yarns and wind into a ball. Slide work (see Turn + Slide, above).

NOTE: The reason you make a ball of Old Colors is because you need to knit two more rows with them, but a ball of one of the colors needs to be available to use for the New Colors. This will be clear when you’re actually doing it!

Row 1 (right side): With New Colors, purl to end of row. Turn work (see Turn + Slide, above).

Row 2 (wrong side): With little ball of Old Colors, purl to end of row. Slide work.

Row 3 (wrong side): With New Colors, knit to end of row. Turn work.

Row 4: (right side): With little ball of Old Colors, knit to end of row. Slide work.

Repeat Rows 1–4.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2.

Cut Old Colors.

PATTERN

CENTER PANEL

BOTTOM BORDER

With one strand of Color A and one strand of Color B (see Notes, Double The Yarn), cast on 114 (172) stitches.

With Colors A and B, knit every row until piece measures 9 (13½) inches from cast-on edge, ending with a wrong-side row.

Cut Colors A and B.

COLOR WASH SECTION

With Colors C and D and starting with a right-side row, knit every row for 5 (7½) inches, ending with a wrong-side row.

Using Colors C and D as Old Colors and Colors D and E as New Colors, work Two-Color Garter Stitch Pattern (see Notes).

Continuing with Colors D and E, knit every row for 9 (13½) inches, ending with a wrong-side row.

Using Colors D and E as Old Colors and Colors D and F as New Colors, work Two-Color Garter Stitch Pattern.

Continuing with Colors D and F, knit every row for 1¼ (1¾) inches, ending with a wrong-side row.

Using Colors D and F as Old Colors and Colors E and F as New Colors, work Two-Color Garter Stitch Pattern.

Continuing with Colors E and F, knit every row until Color Wash Section measures 24 (36) inches, ending with a wrong-side row.

Cut Colors E and F.

TOP BORDER

With Colors A and B and starting with a right-side row, knit every row for 6 (9) inches, ending with a wrong-side row.

With right side facing you, bind off knitwise to finish Center Panel. Do not cut yarns.

LEFT SIDE PANEL

With right side facing you and bind-off edge at top, rotate blanket 90 degrees clockwise. With Colors A and B, pick up and knit one stitch between each garter ridge along selvage now at top. Be sure to pick up and knit first stitch between Center Panel bind off and first garter ridge and also last stitch between last garter ridge and Center Panel cast on.

NOTE: For assistance, please see our Picking Up Stitches Tutorial and scroll down to the section titled Along A Vertical Edge: Garter Stitch, Between Ridges.

Continuing with Colors A and B, knit every row for 4 (6) inches, ending with a wrong-side row.

With right side facing you, bind off knitwise. Cut Colors A and B.

RIGHT SIDE PANEL

With right side facing you and Center Panel bind off-edge at top, rotate blanket 90 degrees counter-clockwise. Joining Colors A and B, pick up and knit one stitch between each garter ridge along selvage now at top, starting at Center Panel cast-on edge corner. Be sure to pick up and knit first stitch between Center Panel cast on and first garter ridge and also last stitch between last garter ridge and Center Panel bind off.

Continuing with Colors A and B, knit every row for 4 (6) inches, ending with a wrong-side row.

With right side facing you, bind off knitwise.

Weave in ends and block as desired!

Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho
Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho
Color Wash Blanket in New Colors | Purl Soho

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