Nestling Baby Blanket designed by Erika Flory
SIZES One size SKILL LEVEL Advanced Beginner FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 28" wide x 30" long YARN 488 yds worsted weight yarn in MC for center panel 244 yds worsted weight yarn in CC for edging NEEDLES Size 7 (4.5mm) needles 40" circular needle, 0r size needed to obtain gauge
NOTIONS
8 stitch markers: 7 in color A; 1 in color B to marker beg of edging round
GAUGE
16 sts and 20 rows = 4" in pattern stitch Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
NOTES & TECHNIQUES
CO: cast on dec: decrease k2tog: knit 2 stitches together pm: place marker rep:repeat sm: slip marker ssk: slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches together yo: yarn over The center part of the blanket is worked flat, and the edging is picked up and worked in the round. The chart is for rows 1-lO in the instructions for the Center. The right side/odd numbered rows are read from left to right, and the wrong side/even numbered rows are read from right to left.
CENTER
With MC, cast on 1l2 sts. Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (ws): \*K4, p8, k4. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 3: \*P3, k2tog, k3, (y0) 2 times, k3, ssk, p3. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 4: \*K3, p4, p in front and back of double yo, p4, k3. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 5: \*P2, k2t0g, k3, yo, k2, yo, k3, ssk, p2. Rep fromto end of row. Row 6: \*K2, p12, k2. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 7: \*P1, k2tog, k3, yo, k4, yo, k3, ssk, pl. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 8: \*Kl, pl4, kl. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 9: \*K2tog, k3, yo, k6, yo, k3, ssk. Rep from \* to end ofrow. Row 10:Purl. Repeat these 10 rows 13 more times, ending with Row 10. BO all sts.
EDGING
With RS facing and CC,pick up knit 32O stitches as follows: 76 sts along bound off end, pm color A, 1 st for corner,pm color A, 82 sts along right side, pm color A, 1 st for corner, pm color A, 76 sts along cast on end, pm color A, 1 st for corner, pm color A, 82 sts along left side, pm color A, 1 st for corner, pm color B. Round 1: \*Purl to marker, sm, kl, sm. Rep from \* to end ofround. Round 2: \*yo, k to marker, yo, sm, kl, sm. Rep from \* to end of round. Repeat these 2 rounds 6 more times, then work round 1 once more.Bo.
FINISHING
Weave in loose ends. Block lightly.
Legend
k (knit) p (pur1) yo (yarnover) ssk (slip,slip knit) k2tog(knit two together) \* a (p in front of double yo) b (p in back of double yo)
