Materials: Any size yarn (I used Yarn Bee Luscious, a bulky weight - some of the most deliciously soft acrylic your fingers will ever feel!)
Circular Needles to match yarn size (I went with 8mm/US 11 circulars)
A cozy place to sit and enjoy!
Pattern:
Cast on as many stitches as you'd like for the length of your blanket. With my bulky yarn, I cast on between 100-150.
KNIT rows 1, 3, 5 and 6
PURL rows 2 and 4
KNIT rows 7, 9 and 11
PURL rows 8 and 10
KNIT rows 12 and 14
PURL row 13
Esentially,
K P K P K K
K P K P K
K P K
And repeat!
Keep going till you've got yourself a nice sized blanket. And really, I do suggest this yarn. The pattern gets a little lost since the yarn has some flyaways, but it is so so snuggly soft.
7 comments:
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I have it on the needles now and it's knitting up really well.
How many stitches would you suggest to cast on for a baby blanket?
Do the edges curl with this pattern?
Does anybody read these comments & questions? Maggie & I would like an answer.
I don't think anyone "official" is going to answer questions.......For casting on purposes, I would refer to the gauge for the yarn and suggested needle size and calculate from there (ie, 6 stitches to the inch for width....want a 30" wide blanket, then cast on 180 stitches.....just a rough outline of how I would approach that).
I found the cast on edge does curl; the side edges do not. So I decided to knit the first 3 rows then begin the pattern and this appears like "part of the pattern." I am making this with 2 strands of WW yarn held together, on size 13 needles, and I cast on 72 stitches.
Thank you Kristi Dykstra for your answer. I hate curly edges!
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