Rainfall is a beginner-friendly blanket that allows the knitter to focus on the meditative combinations of knits and purls while sharpening the ability to read the knitted fabric as you work—a great skill for any knitter to practice. Inspired by the backdrop of steady rainfall that accompanies life in Oregon, the vertical chains of stockinette diamonds descend a pebbly background of squishy moss stitch. Presented with four sizes, the design is easily customizable by adding or subtracting pattern repeats in easy-to-sub increments. Working with a soft and luxurious merino, you may find that you enjoy the soothing process of making this blanket as much as you’ll enjoy snuggling down beneath it when it’s complete.

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Please note: the stitch patterns used for this blanket include written as well as charted instructions.

Construction

Blanket is worked flat in one piece from the bottom up.

Finished Dimensions

Lap Blanket (Small Throw, Large Throw, Queen Bed)

• W: 35½″/90 cm × L: 47¾″/121.5 cm (W: 47½″/120.5 cm × L: 59¼″/150.5 cm, W: 59½″/151 cm × L: 72¾″/185 cm, W: 87½″/222.5 cm × L: 95¾″/243 cm

Yarn

• 1241 (2060, 3168, 6132) yards 1135 (1884, 2897, 5607) meters of worsted-weight wool yarn
• Large Throw size shown in Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Worsted (104 yards/50 g) in color Crepe

Gauge

20 stitches & 28 rows = 4″/10 cm in blocked Moss Stitch

Needles

One 32″/80 cm or longer circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge

• Suggested size: US 7/4.5 mm

One 32″/80 cm or longer circular needle two sizes smaller than main needle

• Suggested size: US 5/3.75 mm

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included:

• Italian Tubular Cast-On
• Reading Charts
• Italian Tubular Bind-Off
• Blocking

Skill Level

2 out of 5: Adventurous Beginner