Blankets

Baby Blanket

I knitted this green baby blanket for the month of April.

A group of us women from church make blankets for all the babies

born at the local hospital.

Next month I'll go back to a weave-it baby blanket.

The yarn I used was Caron One Pound and the color is Kelly Green

and is Medium weight (4)

Size 10, 36 circular needle

Pattern called for bulky yarn number 5 but

I just used one strand of Medium weight.

There are 6 size blankets to knit.

Baby 27.75" x 35"

Small 31" x 39.5"

Medium 34.5" x 44"

Large 41.25" x 48.5"

XL 44.5" x 53" 

XXLL 51.5" x 62

Bulky Yarn amount for each size

Baby 550 - 580 yards

Small 690 - 730 yards

Medium 860 - 900 yards

Large 1150 -1200 yards

XL 1330 - 1400 yards

XLL 1850 - 1950 yards

I made the baby size blanket

DIRECTIONS

Cast on 84 stitches

BOTTOM BORDER & SET UP ROW

Knit first 12 rows

Set up row (WS) K4, *K1, P4; repeat from * total of 15 times, K1, K4

MIDDLE SECTION

Row 1 (RS) K4,* P1, K4; repeat from * total of 15 times, P1, K4

Row 2 (WS) K4, *K1, P4; repeat from * total of 15 times, K1, K4

Row 3 Same as Row 1

Row 4 Same as Row 2

Row 5 Same as Row 1

Row 6 (WS) K4, *K6, P4; repeat from * total of 7 times, K6, K4

Row 7 same as row 1

Row 8 same as row 6

Row 9 same as row 1

Row 10 same as row 6

Row 11 same as row 1

Row 12 same as row 2

Row 13 same as row 1

Row 14 same as row 2

Row 15 same as row 1

Row 16 (WS) K4, K1 *P4, K6; repeat from * total of 7 times, P4, K1, K4

Row 17 same as row 1

Row 18 same as row 16

Row 19 same as row 1

Row 20 same as row 16

Middle section is made up of rows 1 - 20.

Knit these 20 rows a total of 6 times.

Then repeat rows 1 - 10 one time.

TOP BORDER

Then repeat rows  1 - 7

Knit 10 rows

Bind off loosely 

If you would like a longer blanket just add another 1 - 20 rows in the middle.

Each additional 1 - 20 rows will add an additional 4.5" to end of blanket.