Color Explosion Throw by Cecelia Campochiaro

Color Explosion Throw

Knitting
September 2021
yarn held together
DK
+ DK
= Aran (8 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in Box-in-box pattern
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
4775 yards (4366 m)
One size
English
Errata available: moderndailyknitting.com

Knitted Measurements:

Each strip: Approx 13.5” wide x 56.6” long (34.5 x 143.5 cm)

Blanket: Approx 54” wide x 56.5” long (137 x 143.5 cm)

The Color Explosion Throw combines marling and a simple knit-purl pattern in such an irresistible way. You’ll make four strips, swapping out the eleven colors of Rowan Felted Tweed as you go for a never-ending surprise of 55 different marl combinations. The strips come together (using a neat version of the 3-needle bind-off) as a throw that you will treasure always.

This is one of the most spectacular knitting projects we’ve encountered in our decades of knitting.

While supplies last, we are offering a yarn bundle for the Color Explosion Throw at Modern Daily Knitting, at a great price: here you go.

Here are the Felted Tweed shades and quantities used for the photography sample:

3 balls each:

Barn Red
Barbara
Cumin

2 balls each:

Black
Rage
Stone
Peach
Treacle
Tawny
Cinnamon
Camel

Update: We’ve also put together a Cool colorway for the Color Explosion Throw, in greens and blues. Here are the shades and quantities:

3 balls-
Avocado
Alabaster
Fjord

2 balls-
Amethyst
Celadon
Delft
Electric Green
Maritime
Scree
Seasalter
Ultramarine