WARNING I ran out of MOST COLORS before completely all the blocks, EVEN though I was p/u stitches to add blocks rather than using extra yarn to sew them together. Be prepared to rearrange color blocks, add a 6th color, or order more yarn :(

The pattern reads: “One 2 oz ball Debbie Bliss cashmerino aran in each color”….Ball band says “50g.” Conversion calculator says “50g = 1.7 oz”

Debbie Bliss, I am disappoint.

Update: I now suspect it is the yarn more than the pattern. It says 11 squares in 3 of the colors from one ball of yarn each. I was able to knit 10 squares from the wine, but not 11. The light blue yarn felt “thinner” and I was able to knit 12 squares from one ball of yarn. I was only able to knit 9 1/2 squares from the dark grey. The other colors I got 10 squares each before running out. I suspect the yarn is wound/twisted differently sometimes, thus creating a yardage difference when it knits up (IE: more or less stretch) It is too great a variance to be a “knitter’s gauge” issue.

IF YOU MAKE THIS BLANKET

I suggest getting only one ball of the Pale Blue and getting another ball of a 6th color. This way you will have more than enough of all 6 colors to complete the blanket.

Another option is to replace one square from the dk grey, lt grey, and teal with light blue.

Yet another (and more expensive) option is to order extra balls of the yarn -- which is great if you have another small project for the same colors. Finding this out at 95% complete for this project…not so fun.

Aside from this problem, the yarn is super soft and wonderful to knit with (aside from an occasional knot). I’m giving the pattern and yarn 3 stars each because of this inconsistency with the pattern/yarn gauge and yardage.
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I’m going to try picking up and knitting stitches along side edges of blocks where I can…mattress stitching the rest. It allows me to make the blocks in order with a little less seaming.

Not all the corners are perfect doing it this way, but acceptable. It does help motivation/perception by weaving in all the ends every so often. Also helps to manage the project as a whole while knitting directly onto it.

Knitting 50+ squares and then sewing them together seemed very tedious to me, so I’m enjoying doing it this way.

Because the squares are turned 90 degrees, the edges will not appear to be “even.” If this bothers you, add a crochet, knit or reverse crochet border. Personally, I think it was intentional and adds to the modern flair of the design.

3/3 -- All seamed and knit except last 2 1/2 squares. Waiting on more yarn to arrive from JBW!

3/14 -- Had this finished for a little over a week now. Just playing around with a border. Decided to block it first before attempting to put an “even” border on it. Going to do single crochet 2-4 rows of Teal followed by 2-4 rows of the dark grey and reverse crochet the final row for a knotted edge look. First time trying this and want to use it on the grey sweater, also…looking forward to the results! :)

3/15 -- blocking made the edges MUCH better. It looks like a much different blanket after being blocked. It could go without a border and look fabulous. HOWEVER, adding a border will give it more stability and wear-ability. If the border wears down, just take it off and redo it to make the blanket last even longer. So..going to try the border again.

3/24 -- finally got around to finishing the border. 4 rows single crochet (SC) in teal followed by 2 rows SC in dark grey with a reverse crochet edge/bind off.