Our Color Wash Blanket is like a window onto a glorious landscape, with Linen Quill’s lush world of color washing over you.
You knit this blanket in garter stitch, 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.
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!
Choose from 20 super-inspiring Color Wash Blanket Bundles, each with its own glorious 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... Rays of sun shining across a crystal pool? Sunset fading against a dark sky? Find your landscape and cast on for this blanket full of inspiration and beauty, with the promise of a truly rewarding knitting experience!
8 (16) skeins of Purl Soho’s Linen Quill, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca and 15% linen. Each skein 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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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