9 Square Knitted Preemie Blanket Pattern
By: Lyanna Anderson www.bluestripedroom.wordpress.com
This blanket measures about 18 inches square. Materials: -Aran weight yarn, I used 2 skeins of Adriafil Fluo which is 220 yards -Size7needles
Pattern:
-Cast on 87 stitches. Knit 6 rows. (The photo only shows 4 rows knit, but 6 looks/works much better) -Rows 7: knit 30 stitches, purl 27 stitches, knit 30 stitches. -Rows 8: knit 3 stitches, purl 27 stitches, knit 30 stitches, purl 27 stitches, knit 3 stitches. -Repeat last 2 rows until you get to row 42. -Row 43: same as row 7. -Row 44: same as row 8. -Repeat rows 7 and 8 again until row 77. -Row 78: same as row 7. -Row 79: same as row 8. -Repeat rows 7 and 8 again until row 112. -Knit 4 rows. Weave in ends. Now you have a wonderful preemie sized blanket! If you are looking for a wonderful group to donate these to you can look on the Giving Artfully, Greyson's Gift, and Project Linus websites. Feel free to email me with any more charities that accept donated preemie sized blankets, I will be more than happy to add them to my charities page! Edited to add: I would LoVE to see any blocks/projects you create with this pattern! Feel free to join & share in my Flickr group: Inspired By Blue Striped Room.
