TIEMPO
Vintage Lace Baby Blanket
by Bonnie Dean This luxurious baby blanket is a modified vintage lace pattern that will surely please baby and mother. Knit in a soft worstedweight superwash yarn, it is easy to care for as well, leaving lots of time for that special baby in your life.
THE PATTERN
CO 124 sts with larger needles. Row 1 is WS. Work in Seed St for 1"/ 2.5 cm, ending on a RS row. For lace section: Switch to smaller needles. Cont to work first 4 sts and last 4 sts of each row in Seed St as est, working a total of 7 multiples of the Tiempo Lace Chart. The extra 4 sts on the right side of the chart are worked at the beginning of every RS row and the end of every WS row. PM between lace multiples. Cont. in pat working the Tiempo Lace Chart 36 times. Switch to larger needles. Work in seed st for 1"/ 2.5 cm. BO in pat.
Tiempo Lace Written Instructions
Row 1 and all odd rows (WS): \*Pm, p2tog, yo, p6, p2tog, yo, p6; rep from,\* to last 4 sts in lace section, pm, p2tog. yo, p2. Row 2 (RS): Ssk, yo, k2, \*sm, k2, k2tog, yo, ssk, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k2, ssk, yo, k2; rep from\* to end of lace section, sm. Row 4: Ssk, yo, k2, \*sm, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, ssk, yo, k2; rep from\* to end of lace section, sm. Row 6: Ssk, yo, k2, \*sm, k2tog, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k4, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k2; rep from\* to end of lace section, sm. Row 8: Ssk, yo, k1, sl 1 st, remove marker, replace sl st to left needle, k2tog, pm, \*yo, k3, ssk, yo, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, sl 1 st, remove marker, replace sl st to left needle, k2tog. pm; rep from\* to last 16 sts of lace section, yo, k3, ssk, yo, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k2. Technical note about YO purl side: bring yf then in front of needle and over the back of the needle to begin the next st.
Seed Stitch Instructions
Row 1 (WS): \*P1, k1; rep from\* to end. Row 2 (RS): \*K1, p1; rep from\* to end. Rep rows 1 and 2.
Finishing
Designer's note: Wet block by pinning the central lace section open into a rectangle with symmetric widths and lengths so that all the pattern repeats are open and uniform, then pin the seed stitch section. Blocking wires are very useful for this blanket. Weave in CO and BO tails.
THE CHARIS
Pattern may not be reproduced without permission of the author. Works made from copyrighted patterns may not be sold. Copyright 2015, Jennifer M. Popham, jpopham@gmail.com
Tiempo Lace
Abbreviations and Special Instructions
BO bind off sk2p slip, k2tog, psso CO cast on sl slip cont continue sm slip marker est established smk2 Sl 1, remove marker, sl st back to left needle, k2tog, pm; K, k knit EXCEPT LAST REPEAT, k1 k2tog knit 2 together Ssk slip, slip, knit: sl sts knitwise P, p purl one at a time to right needle, insert left hand needle in front pat pattern of these 2 sts and knit them p2tog purl 2 together together PM place marker st(s) stitch (es) psso pass slip st over WS wrong side rep repeat yf yarn forward RS right side YO yarn over
Yarn Over-4 Ways Video Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyoofmhaFIU
THE DETAILS
Experience
INTERMEDIATE
Skills required: simple lace, reading charts or equivalent written instructions, lace blocking technique
Finished Measurements
30" width by 40" length or 76 by 102 cm; newborn size
Materials
Approximately 780 yds/713 m of worsted-weight yarn Shown in ELLA RAE Lace Merino Worsted (100%o extra fine Merino; 100 g, 200 m/218 yds per skein) color #101 Lime Green - 4 skeins
Needles
Size US 7 (4.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge Size US 9 (5.5 mm) or two sizes larger than above needle
Gauge
16 stitches/30 rows = 4"/10 cm in Tiempo Lace with smaller needles, blocked (using the repeat section without extra sts)
Notions
Stitch markers: 8 (separates multiples of lace section) Yarn needle
Credits
Technical editing: Sashka Macievich Test Knitting: Andrea Van Doorn Layout: Carla Pera
Copyright and Usage Statement
This pattern was created and written by Bonnie Dean [Designer]. It is intended for personal use only [that is, you may use the finished items for yourself or for gifts]. The pattern is not to be distributed, for free or for money, in any format, without the permission of the Designer. Items created from this pattern are not to be sold or used for commercial gain without the permission of the Designer. If you are interested in working out an agreement to distribute this pattern or to sell products made from this pattern, please contact Bonnie Dean at chieflefthandknits@ gmail.com or Ravelry ID bonniedean.
Bonnie Dean
Bonnie Dean became a TKGA Master Knitter in April 2015. She lives in Billings, MT with her husband Edward. Their Boulder, CO son Gavin introduced Bonnie to the knowledge of Chief Left Hand, a Southern Arapaho Chief who lived in the mid1800's near Boulder. She launched her company Chief Left Hand Knits in February 2014, incorporating her love of hand knitting and her longstanding love of decorative and fine arts of Native American artists along with the beauty of the spaces around Boulder where Chief Left Hand wintered. Bonnie is enjoying applying her experience in fabric-based garment construction and design to a new medium. Her designs focus on modern embellishment, texture and cables.
