Frankie
Frankie
By Isabel McAlister Bell
About the Pattern:
Frankie is designed as a cot sized blanket, but works well when folded up and tucked over Baby's lap in the car seat or pram from birth onwards. You may even decide to knit the blanket for yourself as a lap blanket for the winter evenings. The blanket is worked length ways (side to side, rather than top down), and the nature of the stitch pattern means the blanket is beautifully stretchy. The dropped yarn overs trap air close to the body, keeping Baby (or your lap!), cozy and warm. Although the gauge is not crucial, the finished object needs to be blocked after completion in order to really show off the drop stitch effect. I recommend stretching and pinning out the blanket whilst it's blocking in order to get the quoted finished dimensions.
Size One size; approx 68cm/27" (width) x 117cm/46" (length) -(post blocking).
Gauge
19 sts and 28 rows = 4" / 10cm in st st (unblocked). 12 sts and 26 rows = 4" /10cm in st st (blocked).
This pattern is the property of the designer and cannot be reproduced. This pattern may only be used for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not distribute or sell electronic or paper copies of this pattern, nor may you sell any items produced using the directions in this pattern. 2011 Isabel McAlister Bell.
Frankie
Materials
Approx 690yd / 630m / 375g total 10ply/Aran weight yarn 5.5mm (Us 9) circular needle (40"/100cm or longer) or size needed to obtain gauge. Two stitch markers
Abbreviations and Glossary
k- knit p- purl st(s)- stitch(es) st st- stockinette / stocking stitch yo- yarn over sm- stitch marker pm- place stitch marker slm- slip marker moss st- moss stitch (also known as seed stitch). rep(s)- repeat(s) cast off-bind off second row, knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches. Repeat.
Useful Website Links
Jeny's Stretchy Slip Knot Cast On; http://curiousknitter.blogspot.com /2009/09/ieny-stretchy-slipknotcast-on.html Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy BindOff; http://www.knitty.com/IsSUEfall0 9/FEATjssbo.php Blocking; http://www.knitty.com/IssUEwint er02/FEATdiyknitter.html
Hints
When reading your moss stitch work, if you can see the stitch was last worked as a purl (you'll be able to see a purl 'bump'), then you knit it and alternate from there on. Moss stitch is created by alternating knit and purl stitches on one row. On the
This pattern is the property of the designer and cannot be reproduced. This pattern may only be used for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not distribute or sell electronic or paper copies of this pattern, nor may you sell any items produced using the directions in this pattern. 2011 Isabel McAlister Bell.
Frankie
The Knitting:
Cast on: 150 sts using Jeny's Stretchy Slip Knot Cast On (See “Useful Website Links") Row 1: Start working moss st, starting with \*k1, p1 repeat from \* to end Row 2: Continue working in moss st. Remember to start this row \*p1, k1 repeat from \* to end. Rows 3-20: Continue working moss st. Rows 21-24: Work moss st for the first 13 sts and pm. Work stockinette stitch for 110 sts and pm. Moss stitch last 13 sts. Row 25: Work moss st until sm, and slm. \*yo, k1 repeat from \* to sm. Work moss st to end. Row 26: Work moss st until sm, and slm. \*p1, drop yo worked on previous row repeat from \* to sm. Work moss st to end. Rows 27-146: Repeat rows 21-26, 21 times. (146 rows total from cast on) Rows 147-150: Repeat rows 21-24 once. (150 rows total) Rows 151-170: Work moss st, removing stitch markers in the process. Cast off: Using Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off (See “Useful Website Links")
This pattern is the property of the designer and cannot be reproduced. This pattern may only be used for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not distribute or sell electronic or paper copies of this pattern, nor may you sell any items produced using the directions in this pattern. 2011 Isabel McAlister Bell.
