Catalina Comet is the third blanket of my Exmoor Stars series, which celebrates our very dark night skies
It is inspired by the Catalina Comet that passed over the earth (& the moor) during the winter months of 2015/2016

YARN

Catalina Comet is made with 1500 x gms of 4 ply/fingering weight Yarn (360/400 metre’s per 100 gms)
Catalina Comet is a scrap blanket; you will need assortments of very similar colours in colour collections.
Yarns used in the sample blanket include …
Stars
Skein Queen - Selkino, Lustrous, Luminosity, Oasis Grande
The Little Grey Sheep – Stein 4 ply, Gotland 4 ply. Fyberspates - Vivacious 4 ply, Scrumptious 4 ply
Background
The essential ingredient is at least 1 skein of John Arbon Textiles Exmoor Sock (Midnight), John’s Exmoor sock is made with Exmoor Blueface sheep which live on the moor.
I’ve also used Fyberspates - Scrumptious 4 ply ((Dandelion & Burdock & Midnight). Cascade 220 fingering (In the Navy). Drops Alpaca (Blue/Turquoise mix). Artesano 4 ply pure alpaca (Signal Blue). King Cole Merino Blend 4 ply (French Navy),

This pattern contains the following…..
Detailed colour and yarn recommendations
Written and charted Motif instructions in US and UK terms.
Step by step construction charts
Full coloured layout chart.