Concentric Squares Baby Blanket by Fiber Fiend Difficulty: Beginner FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Width: 35 inches Length: 33 inches
MATERIALS
Lion Brand Homespun $98\%$ acrylic, $2\%$ polyester, 185 yd. per 6 oz. skein]; 3 skeins Shown in Williamsburg 1 US: $\#10.5\;24^{\prime\prime}$ circular needle Stitch Markers (Optional) Tapestry needle GAUGE 12 sts/22 rows $=4$ inches in stockinette stitch ABBREVIATIONS P-purl K － knit Rep - repeat St - stitch (Sts - stitches)
DIRECTIONS
Cast on 105 sts. K 18 rounds. K 10, place marker, K 85, place marker, K 10. Markers are optional, but make it easier. Each time you get to a marker on the wrong side, you change from K to ${\mathsf{P}},$ or vice versa. For this blanket you always K all sts on the right side. K 10 (marker here), P 85 (marker here), K 10. K 1 row. Repeat previous 2 rows 8 more times. K 10, P 10, place marker, K 65, place marker, P 10, K 10. K 1 row. K 10, P 10, K 65, P 10, K 10. Rep previous 2 rows 7 times more. K 30, place marker, K 45, place marker, K 30. K 10, P 10, K 10, P 45, K 10, P 10, K 10. K 1 row. Rep previous 2 rows 8 more times. K i0, P 10, K 10, P 10, place marker, K 25, place marker, P 10, K 10, P 10, K 10. K 1 row. K 10, P 10, K 10, P 10, K25, P 10, K 10, P 10, K 10. Rep previous 2 rows 7 more times. K 50, place marker, K 5, place marker, K 50. K 10, P 10, K 10, P 10, K 10, P 5, K10, P 10, K 10, P 10, K 10. K 1 row. Rep previous 2 rows 8 more times. (You're more than haifway done!) K 10, P 10, K 10, P 10, K 10, remove marker, K 5, remove marker, K 10, P 10, K 10, P 10, K 10. K 1 row. K 10, P 10, K 10, P 10, K25, P 10, K 10, P 10, K 10. Rep previous 2 rows 7 more times. K 40, remove marker, K 25, remove marker, K 40. K 10, P 10, K 10, P 45, K 10, P 10, K 10. K 1 row.
Rep previous 2 rows 8 more times. K i0, P 10, K 10, remove marker, K 45, remove marker, K 10, P 10, K 10. K 1 row. K 10, P 10, K 65, P 10, K 10. Rep previous 2 rows 7 times more. K 20, remove marker, K 65, remove marker, K 20. K 10, P 85, K 10. K 1 row. Rep previous 2 rows 8 more times. K 10, remove marker, K 85, remove marker, K 10. K 16 more rows. Bind off. FINISHING Weave in ends. ABOUTTHEDESIGNER Fiber Fiend lives in the SF Bay Area with her husband and two dogs. Half-time engineer, halftime knitwear designer and fiber/yarn entrepreneur,Fiber Fiend, chronicles her progress in dyeing, spinning, knitting, and the social politics of pack life at http://fiberfiend.com/blog. Join the Raveiry Fiber Fiends group (http://www.ravelry.com/groups/fiber-fiends) for the latest updates, to share your projects, and to chat! If you have any problems with or questions about the pattern, email thefiend@fiberfiend.com.
