BROOKLYN BABY BLANKET Intermediate Knit WILLOW DK
MEASUREMENTS
Size (approx) 100 cm x 100 cm
YARN
Willow DK 100g
5 balls Main Colour (M -cream)
2 balls each of 4 Contrast Colours (C1-peach dust), (C2-green mist), (C3 -pink smoke) and (C4 -dove grey).
NEEDLES AND EXTRAS
A 4mm Circular Needle (80cm), or size that gives correct tension. A yarn needle.
TENSION
21 sts to 10 cm in width over garter st, using 4mm needles.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATION
Bobble - Knit into front, back and front of next st, turn and K3, turn and P3, turn and K3, turn and sl 1, K2tog, psso.
BLANKET
Using 4mm circular needle and M, cast on 219 sts.
Note - Work in rows, not rounds. Knit 4 rows garter st (1st row is RS).
Beg Bobble Patt -
1st row (RS) - Knit.
2nd row - K4, purl to last 4 sts, K4.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows once more.
5th row - K9, * Bobble, K9, rep from * to end.
6th row - As 2nd row.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows twice.
11th row - K4, * Bobble, K9, rep from * to last 5 sts, Bobble, K4.
12th row - As 2nd row.
Rows 1 to 12 incl form patt. Rep these 12 rows twice more, then 1st and 2nd rows once =
38 rows bobble patt in total.
Beg Stripes - Using M, knit 4 rows garter st.
Using C1, knit 2 rows garter st.
Using M, knit 4 rows garter st. Using C2, knit 2 rows garter st. Using M, knit 4 rows garter st. Using C3, knit 2 rows garter st. Using M, knit 4 rows garter st. Using C4, knit 2 rows garter st. Last 24 rows form stripes. Cont in garter st stripes until work measures approx 72 cm from beg of stripes, ending with 4 rows of garter st in M .
Beg Bobble Patt
Work 38 rows bobble patt (as before).
Knit 4 rows garter st. Cast off loosely.
FINISHING
DO NOT PRESS. Darn in ends neatly towards centre of blanket, rather than along side edges for a neater finish.