DIAMOND BABY BLANKET Intermediate
MEASUREMENTS
Width (approx) 100 cm
Length (approx) 100 cm
MATERIALS
Willow Plain DK 100g x 6 balls
Willow Print DK 150g x 4 balls
NEEDLES AND EXTRAS
A 4mm circular needle (80cm long) or size that gives correct tension.
A yarn needle.
TENSION
21 sts to 10 cm in width over garter st, using 4mm needles.
BLANKET
Using 4mm circular needle, cast on 213 sts. Note - Work in rows not rounds.
Beg garter st border - 1st row (RS) – Knit. Cont in garter st (every row knit) until work measures 4.5 cm from beg, working last row on WS.
Beg patt – 1st row (RS) – K9, * K11, yfwd, K2tog, K1, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K12, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
2nd and foll alt rows – Knit.
3rd row – K9, * K10, yfwd, K2tog, K3, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K11, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
5th row – K9, * K9, yfwd, K2tog, K5, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K10, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
7th row – K9, * K8, yfwd, K2tog, K7, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K9, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
9th row – K9, * K7, yfwd, K2tog, K9, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K8, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
11th row – K9, * K6, yfwd, K2tog, K11, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K7, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
13th row – K9, * K5, yfwd, K2tog, K13, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K6, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
15th row – K9, * K4, yfwd, K2tog, K15, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K5, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
17th row – K9, * K3, yfwd, K2tog, K17, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K4, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
19th row – K9, * K2, yfwd, K2tog, K19, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K3, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
21st row – K9, * K1, yfwd, K2tog, K21, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K2, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
23rd row – K9, * yfwd, K2tog, K23, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K1, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
25th row – K9, * K1, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K21, yfwd, K2tog, K2, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
27th row – K9, * K2, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K19, yfwd, K2tog, K3, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
29th row – K9, * K3, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K17, yfwd, K2tog, K4, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
31st row – K9, * K4, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K15, yfwd, K2tog, K5, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
33rd row – K9, * K5, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K13, yfwd, K2tog, K6, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
35th row – K9, * K6, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K11, yfwd, K2tog, K7, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
37th row – K9, * K7, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K9, yfwd, K2tog, K8, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
39th row – K9, * K8, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K7, yfwd, K2tog, K9,
rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
41st row – K9, * K9, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K5, yfwd, K2tog, K10, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
43rd row – K9, * K10, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K3, yfwd, K2tog, K11, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
45th row – K9, * K11, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K1, yfwd, K2tog, K12, rep from * to last 8 sts, K8.
48th row – Knit.
Rows 1 to 48 incl form patt.
Cont in patt until work measures approx 95.5 cm from beg, ending with a 46th patt row.
Beg garter st border – Knit in garter st across all sts (work same amount of rows as other border) until work measures 100 cm from beg, working last row on WS.
FINISHING
DO NOT PRESS. Darn in ends neatly towards centre of blanket.