Made with HOMBYS: Purple Gradient Blanket by @purlandprairie
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Purple Gradient Blanket by @purlandprairie
Deep purple, soft lavender, pale lilac, and white create a gentle color journey across this chunky blanket by @purlandprairie. A generous white textured border frames the changing shades and gives the finished piece a soft, rounded edge.
Draped across a chair, the blanket shows both its oversized stitches and the transition between darker and lighter bands. The pale edging ties the colors together without hiding the handmade texture.
The Maker’s Experience
In her original caption, the maker shared that HOMBYS had given her the opportunity to create with its yarn. She described the yarn as beautiful and easy to work with, and said she especially appreciated not encountering tied-together sections or messy ends during this project.
She thanked HOMBYS for the opportunity and expressed her enthusiasm for ordering more and making future projects. This is her experience with this particular make, rather than a guarantee about every skein.
Project Details
- Maker: @purlandprairie.
- Project: a chunky purple-gradient blanket.
- Visible palette: deep purple, lavender, pale lilac, and white.
- Finishing detail: a broad, soft white textured border.
Meet the Maker
Visit @purlandprairie for more handmade work and questions about the blanket. The accessible caption does not name a pattern or designer, so no pattern attribution or instructions have been added here.
GET THE COLOR STORY
Start with Purple Gradient & White
The HOMBYS Purple Gradient + White 8-skein pack is our suggested coordinated starting palette. The maker confirms HOMBYS yarn, but does not identify the exact colorway or pack in her caption. Use the product listing and your chosen pattern to check the shade arrangement before starting.
Planning Your Yarn Amount
The original post does not provide finished dimensions, gauge, or skein counts. The wide white border adds yarn usage beyond the main color bands, so additional white may be needed depending on your size and edging. Pure White is a suggested match, not a confirmed original shade.
The linked 8-skein packs are shopping options, not a statement that one pack will complete this blanket. Confirm the size, stitch pattern, and border requirements, then use a gauge swatch or pattern instructions to plan the amount of each color.
Featured in collaboration with HOMBYS. Original finished blanket and source photograph by @purlandprairie.
YARN PLANNING · REFERENCE ESTIMATE
How much yarn should I prepare?
Reference size: 50 × 60 in (127 × 152 cm). Scope: one finished item.
Whole-skein color budget: approximately 9–12 skeins in total, including one spare in the largest yarn group. Whole-skein rounding by color can exceed the estimated amount actually knitted.
Estimated fabric consumption before the spare: about 6.9–10.3 skein-equivalents across all colors. Small accents may use only part of a skein.
| Yarn / color group | Whole-skein planning budget |
|---|---|
| Purple Gradient + White | 7–10 whole skeins At 8 skeins / pack: 1–2 pack(s). Full packs may leave yarn over. |
| Pure White | 2 whole skeins At 8 skeins / pack: 1 pack(s). Full packs may leave yarn over. |
Planning assumptions: single-layer blanket. Area model uses 350 square inches per 27 yd skein as a working assumption, scaled to the listed skein length; ±20% allowance, plus one spare after rounding each color. Decorative / texture factor: 1. This is not a tested yield or the maker’s confirmed usage.
Color split: Purple Gradient + White 85%, Pure White 15%. These are illustrative planning shares, not measured original proportions. Mixed / gradient product rows are combined yarn groups; their full pack size is not a claim of project consumption. Check pack contents and top up individual colors as needed.
Before buying: swatch in the intended stitch, measure the finished swatch and yarn used, then scale to your chosen size. The reference size above is an assumption unless marked maker-reported. These figures do not establish the original finished size or actual yarn used.