V-stitch Blanket

 

After making so many baby jackets and hats in the last couple of months,
I was left with loads of small amounts of lots of different colours.

 

So..... I decided to make a V-stitch blanket

 

Marianna's V-stitch Blanket

  

This stitch is much easier to DO than to explain !!

If you can make granny squares..... then...... you CAN make this blanket !

All you need to know is how to chain,
and how to make a treble crochet stitch (UK) or double crochet (US)
 

There are also many internet tutorials that might help you

 

 

Basically - make a foundation  or starting chain of the length you want, depending on your yarn thickness. Using DK (8ply) yarn and a 4mm crochet hook I made a chain of 105sts - this has given me a width of  28" (71cm)

 

First Row

Make a treble (UK) stitch in the 5th chain from the hook, make 1 chain, then another treble in the same stitch ............. this makes the first V

 

Miss the next chain, then, make (1 treble, 1 chain, 1 treble) in the next stitch

 

Continue this all across the row, ending with 1 treble in the last stitch

 

 Next Row

 

 Chain 3sts, turn

 

Make a V-stitch in every V-stitch of the previous row, and end with 1 treble in the last stitch

 

Repeat last row as many times as desired ............

 

That's all there is to it! Change colour every row if you want a stripey effect

 

 

 

 * * * * *

 

However ~ I call this my 'Seven Row, Stop and Sew Blanket'

 

I really can't bear to sew or darn away all the ends when the blanket is complete ........ so I make myself stop and do this after every seven rows.

 

Well ..... if I am really honest ..... sometimes after a few glasses of happy juice (vino) on a Saturday night I don't really manage to actually do this ........ the blanket grows so quickly ..........  but I catch up as soon as I can :)

 

 

 

 

 

JAY Baby Cardigan



Jay Baby Cardigan - Version 1  

Jay Baby Cardigan -  Version 2 

JAY Baby Cardigan Jacket         newborn         Version 1 


Size:

Width:         16"

Length:       9½ "

Tension: 

22sts = 4" (10cm)

Requires:

Around 48g of DK (8ply) yarn for the short sleeved version

3 buttons

Pattern:

Using DK yarn and 4mm needles ~

Cast on 63sts

Rows 1& 2    Knit
Row 3          K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row

Rows 4 & 5  Knit

Row 6          K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 7          K11, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k18, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k12           (71sts)

Row 8          K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 9          K12, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k20, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k13           (79sts)

Row 10        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 11        K13, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k22, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k14           (87sts)

Row 12        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 13        K14, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k24, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k15       (95sts)

Row 14        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 15        K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k26,  kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k16                         (103sts)

Row 16        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 17        K16, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k28, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k17       (111sts)

Row 18        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 19        K17, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k30, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k18       (119sts)

Row 20        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 21        K18, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k32, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k19       (127sts)

Row 22        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 23        K19, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k34, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k20      (135sts)

Row 24        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 25        K20, kfb, k1, kfb, k23, kfb, k1, kfb, k36, kfb, k1, kfb, k23, kfb, k1, kfb, k21       (143sts)

Row 26        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 27        K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k25, kfb, k1, kfb, k38, kfb, k1, kfb, k25, kfb, k1, kfb, k22                                 ( 151sts)

Row 28        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 29        K24, slip next 30sts onto a stitch holder, k43, slip next 30sts onto a stitch holder, k24            

Row 30        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4             (91sts) 

Row 31        S1, knit to end     

Row 32        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 33        K5, *yo, s1, k1, psso, repeat from * to last 4sts, k4

Row 34        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 35        S1, knit to end     

Row 36        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Repeat last 2 rows five times more

Row 47        K5, *yo, s1, k1, psso, repeat from * to last 4sts, k4

Row 48        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 49        S1, knit to end     

Row 50        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Repeat last 2 rows five times more

Row 61        K5, *yo, s1, k1, psso, repeat from * to last 4sts, k4

Row 62        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 63        S1, knit to end     

Row 64        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Short Sleeves ~ Both Alike

Put the 30sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle. Rejoin yarn.

Row 1          S1, knit to end     

Row 2          S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 3          K1, *yo, s1, k1, psso, repeat from * to last st, yo, k1                31sts

Row 4          S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 5          S1, knit to end     

Row 6          S1, purl to last st, k1

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Make the second sleeve in the same way

Sew up sleeve seams. Gather together underarms

Darn away ends

Sew on buttons

Long Sleeves ~ Both Alike

Put the 30sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle. Rejoin yarn.

With right side facing –

Row 1          Knit into front & back of first st,  knit to last st,  knit into front & back of last st

Row 2          S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 3          S1, knit to end of row

Row 4          S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat last two rows until 4” (10cm) have been worked from armhole, ending after completing a wrong side row

With right side facing –

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Make the second sleeve in the same way

Sew up sleeve seams. Gather together underarms

Darn away ends

Sew on buttons

JAY    Baby Hat            0 – 3 months          Version 1 

Size  –  13″ (33cm) circumference, 6½ “(16.5cm) high

Version with 3 eyelet hole rows

Using 4mm needles& DK yarn, cast on 64sts

1^st Row:       S1, knit to end of row

Repeat this row 3 times more

5^th Row:       S1, knit to end of row

6^th Row:       S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows once more

** 9^th Row:  S1, yo, *s1, k1, psso, yo, repeat from * to last 3sts, s1, k1, psso, k1

10^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, k1

11^th Row:     S1, knit to end of row

12^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows four times more **

Repeat from ** to ** once  more

33^rd Row:     S1, yo, *s1, k1, psso, yo, repeat from * to last 3sts, s1, k1, psso, k1

34^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, k1

35^th Row:     S1, knit to end of row

36^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, kfb                                           65sts

Shape the top ~
1^st Row:  (K6, k2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                                57sts
2^nd, 4^th ,6^th ,8^th, 10^th  Rows:  S1, purl to last st, k1
3^rd Row:  (K5, k2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                49sts

5^th Row:  (K4, k2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                41sts
7^th Row:  (K3, k2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                33sts

9^th Row:   (K2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                       17sts
11^th Row:  (K2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                       9sts

Cut yarn (leaving a long ‘tail’ to use for sewing up), draw the end through all stitches, pull up tightly.
Sew up the seam.  Darn away ends.

          * * * * *

  

JAY  Baby Cardigan Jacket             newborn          Version 2 

Variation ~ for a version with more eyelet rows ~

Follow the instructions for the Jacket above to row 30       
                 91sts

**Row 31    K5, *yo, s1, k1, psso, repeat from * to last 4sts, k4

Row 32        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 33        S1, knit to end     

Row 34        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Repeat the last 2 rows once more **

Repeat from ** to ** 4 times more

Row 61        K5, *yo, s1, k1, psso, repeat from * to last 4sts, k4

Row 62        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 63        S1, knit to end     

Row 64        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

JAY  Baby Hat              0 – 3 months               Version 2 

Size  –  13″ (33cm) circumference, 6½ “(16.5cm) high

Version with extra eyelet hole rows

Using 4mm needles& DK yarn, cast on 64sts

1^st Row:       S1, knit to end of row

Repeat this row 3 times more

5^th Row:       S1, knit to end of row

6^th Row:       S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows once more

9^th Row:       S1, yo, *s1, k1, psso, yo, repeat from * to last 3sts, s1, k1, psso, k1

10^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, k1

11^th Row:     S1, knit to end of row

12^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows once more

Repeat the last 6 rows three times more

33^rd Row:     S1, yo, *s1, k1, psso, yo, repeat from * to last 3sts, s1, k1, psso, k1

34^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, k1

35^th Row:     S1, knit to end of row

36^th Row:     S1, purl to last st, kfb                                  65sts

Shape the top ~
1^st Row:  (K6, k2 tog) repeat to last st, k1                       57sts
2^nd, 4^th ,6^th ,8^th, 10^th  Rows:  S1, purl to last st, k1

3^rd Row:  (K5, k2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                49sts

5^th Row:  (K4, k2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                41sts
7^th Row:  (K3, k2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                33sts

9^th Row:   (K2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                       17sts
11^th Row:  (K2tog) repeat to last st, k1                                       9sts

Cut yarn (leaving a long ‘tail’ to use for sewing up), draw the end through all stitches, pull up tightly.
Sew up the seam.  Darn away ends.

You will find smaller premature sizes of this design at ~

http://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/little-jay-premature-baby-cardigan.html

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