Lil Squirt Baby Blanket
When I found out I was going to be an Auntie for the first time I decided my little nephew needed a blanket to call his own. While my sister was pregnant she called her son "i' squirt" .. thus creating the perfect name for this baby blanket. Enjoy! \~Samantha Roners
Materials
Patons Decor - Rich Grey Heather - 1 ball (MC) Patons Decor - Winter White - 1 ball (CC) 5mm 24" needles \*Note - You will be changing yarn colour on the wrong side (purl side) of your work by knitting all stitches.\* Instructions: Makes a 17" x 21" car seat blanket. Cast on 80 stitches with MC Knit 8 rows (4 garter ridges). Next Row (RS): Knit. Next Row (ws): k5, purl to last 5, k5. Repeat last two rows two more times (6 rows stockinette stitch). Next Row (RS): Knit. Switch to CC. Next Row (WS): Knit. Next Row (RS): Knit. Next Row (ws): K5, purl to last 5, k5. Repeat last two rows two more times (6 rows stockinette stitch). Next Row (RS): Knit. Switch to MC. Next Row (ws): Knit. Next Row (RS): Knit. Next Row (ws): K5, purl to last 5, k5. Repeat last two rows two more times (6 rows stockinette stitch). Next Row (RS): Knit. Repeat colour change pattern until blanket is approximately 2" shorter than desired length, ending with 6 rows stockinette stitch in CC. Switch to MC. Next: Continue in stockinette stitch for 6 rows. Next: Knit 8 rows (4 garter ridges) Bind off and weave in ends.
$\circledcirc$ Pattern designed by Samantha Rogers -- Wilderness Witch Knits, 2008. User may not copy and/or distribute pattern, for profit or otherwise.
