Concentric Squares Baby Blanket by Fiber Fiend Difficulty: Beginner FINISHEDMEASUREMENTS 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" 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
Page 1 - Copyright 2007 Fiber Fiend 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 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 10, 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, K 10, P 10, K 10, P 10, K 10. K 1 row. Rep previous 2 rows 8 more times. (You're more than halfway 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 10, 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. About the designer: Fiber Fiend lives in sunny California with her husband and 3 dogs. While still working half-time in the world of engineering, she started her own business dyeing fiber and yarn and writing knitting patterns in the winter of 2006. Her blog can be found at http://fiberfiend.com/blog.
