Portal Blanket by Purl Soho

Portal Blanket

Knitting
January 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Double Seed Stitch, in the round
US 5 - 3.75 mm
885 - 2485 yards (809 - 2272 m)
Crib (Small Throw, Large Throw)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

For a Crib (Small Throw, Large Throw) size, you need 1 (2, 3) of Purl Soho’s Nine-Note Bundle(s). One bundle includes…

  • 9 skeins of 80% extra fine merino wool and 20% baby alpaca yarn. Each bundle of this light worsted/dk weight yarn is 900 yards/ 450 grams; approximately 885 (1745, 2485) total yards required. We used Pomelo and Bluegrass bundles for our samples.

You will also need…

NOTE: If you want to use Magic Loop at the beginning of this project, you won’t need the 16-inch circular or double pointed needles listed above… Just stick with the 32- and 60-inch ones!

GAUGE
18 stitches and 36 rounds = 4 inches in Double Seed Stitch (see Stitch Patterns in the Notes section below)

Note: We designed these blankets to use as much of the skeins as possible, so achieving this gauge is critical. To avoid running out of yarn, check your gauge, be sparing with your tails, swatch using the darkest color (Color 1), and reuse your swatch yarn, if necessary. If gauge is a new concept for you, our All About Gauge tutorial is a helpful primer!

SIZES
Crib (Small Throw, Large Throw)

Finished Dimensions: 28½ (40½, 51½) inches wide x 31 (43, 54¼) inches long

Samples: The Pomelo blanket is the Small Throw size, and the Bluegrass blanket is the Large Throw size.

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!