Hudson's Bay-Beg Blanket By Anne G.
As a proud Canadian, I have a special fondness for the iconic white blankets with stripes of green, red, yellow and indigo. They have been around since the late 1700's and can still be purchased at selected Hudson's Bay Company Stores. Here is my version of a worsted weight, stocking and seed stitch, baby-sized Bay blanket.
Materials
· 5mm (8 Us) needles (Il used 40" circular needles) Approx. 620 m (680 yards) of Red Heart Soft in white Approx. 50 m(55 yards) of Vanna's Choice Solids in Navy, Mustard, Cranberry and Kelly green. \* I used two different brands of yarn to get the colours I wanted with what was available at the store. As long as the weight is similar, it shouldn't be a problem.
Gauge
17sts and 23 rows = 10 cm (4") in Stocking Stitch
Finished Sizes
Abbreviations
co - cast on K - knit P-purl Sts - stitches \* - repeat instructions between ( and ) 90cm X 90cm / 35"X 35"
Directions
With white, Cast on 15l sts. Rows 1-8: K1, (Pl, Kl) across. Row 9: (K1, P1) 3 times, K across to last 6 sts, (P1, K1) 3 times. Rows 10: (K1, P1) 3 times, P across to last 6 sts, (P1, K1) 3 times. \*Repeat rows 9 and 10 until top border changing colour as indicated.\* Rows 11-24: Continue with white, 14 more rows. (16 rows total above border) Rows 25-30: with Navy, work 6 rows. Rows 31-36: With White, work 6 rows. Rows 37-42: with Mustard, work 6 rows. Rows 43-48: With White, work 6 rows. Rows 49-54: with Cranberry, work 6 rows. Rows 55-60: With White, work 6 rows. Rows 61-66: with Kelly Green, work 6 rows. Rows 67-132: With White, work 66 rows. Rows 133-138: With Kelly Green, work 6 rows. Rows 139-144: With White, work 6 rows. Rows 145-150: with Cranberry, work 6 rows. Rows 151-156: With white, work 6 rows. Rows 157-162: with Mustard, work 6 rows. Rows 163-168: With White, work 6 rows. Rows 169-174: with Navy, work 6 rows. Rows 175-190: With White, work 16 rows. Rows 191-198: K1, (Pl, K1) across. Cast-off loosely. Weave in ends. (This is the tedious part) Finished!
