21-Aug-2021

I have lots of Cascade Ultra Pima left over from table runner project, should be enough to make a small blanket. I’m using the stitch pattern from Moogly’s Harvest Bandana Cowl, a modified C2C that is quite lovely.

I’ve just made a test swatch so I can calculate the size of my blanket. Here’s information about my swatch:

• 4.25 in × 4.25 in = 18.0625 sq inches
• .30 ounces

Now to weigh yarn (I’ve discarded labels so IDK yarn color numbers or names)

• Dark red 5.35 oz
• White 3.15 oz
• Medium purple 2.85 oz
• Black 3.20 oz
• Orange 2.30 oz
• Dark purple 3.25 oz
• Yellow 1.05 oz
• Bright green .70 oz
• Light blue 1.75 oz
• Teal 2.70 oz
• Peach 2.35 oz
• Sage 1.80 oz

Total: 30.45 oz
So my blanket can be approximately 1833 sq inches
(18.0625 / .30) × 30.45 = 1833.34375
The square root of 1833 is 42.81

I don’t want a square blanket so I’ll play around with other dimensions.
36 in × 48 in = 1728 sq in
That sounds good, should leave me with yarn for border

Color order:

• Bright green
• Light blue
• Orange
• Medium purple
• Black
• Dark red
• White
• Dark purple
• Teal
• Peach
• Sage
• Yellow

29-Aug-2021

I’m making fast progress on this and working up slightly larger than I expected. I stopped increasing width-wise after black yarn, approximately 37 or 38 inches.

I just finished one skein of dark red (have another partial skein that I’ll hokd till end) and blanket weighs 14.90 ounces. Not counting the partial skein of dark red, I have 14.45 ounces of yarn remaining. So I will continue increasing length-wise for a while longer, white yarn up next.

06-Sep-2021

Finished today! I did end up buying one more skein for the border, color #3756, which is aptly named Slate Grey.

I am pleased with result - and it was quite fun to make.