DOTTIE Baby Blanket |
DOTTIE BABY BLANKET
Requires ~
DK yarn
~ around 70g for the preemie / doll size – around 350g for a 30” blanket
4mm needles
Tension / Gauge ~
22sts = 4” (10cm),
as worked over pattern
Dottie Baby Blanket
For a 16” small
preemie baby or doll blanket cast on 89sts
For a 19" preemie blanket cast on 105sts
For a 22” small newborn baby blanket cast on 121sts
For a 25” newborn baby blanket cast on 137sts
For a 30” baby blanket cast on 165sts
To make this
blanket bigger (or smaller) you will need to cast on in (multiples of 4) + 1
Instructions ~
Cast on 89sts ~ or the number you require for the size you wish to make, as advised above
Work a Border ~
Row 1: S1, *k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2sts, k2
Repeat this row
eleven times more
Main Pattern ~
Row 13: S1,
(k1, p1) 3 times, knit to last 7sts, (p1, k1) 3 times, k1
Row 14: S1,
(k1, p1) 3 times, purl to last 7sts, (p1, k1) 3 times, k1
Repeat the last 2
rows once more
Row 17: S1,
(k1, p1) 4 times, *k3, p1, repeat from * to last 8sts, k1, (p1, k1) 3 times, k1
Row 18:
S1, (k1, p1) 3 times, purl to last 7sts, (p1, k1) 3
times, k1
Row 19: S1,
(k1, p1) 3 times, knit to last 7sts, (p1, k1) 3 times, k1
Row 20: S1,
(k1, p1) 3 times, purl to last 7sts, (p1, k1) 3 times, k1
Repeat the last 2
rows once more
Row 23: S1,
(k1, p1) 3 times, *k3, p1, repeat from * to last 10sts, k3, (p1, k1) 3 times,
k1
Row 24:
S1, (k1, p1) 3 times, purl to last 7sts, (p1, k1) 3
times, k1
Repeat the pattern
rows (Rows 13 – 24) until your blanket is around the same length as it’s width,
finishing after completing a full pattern repeat (ie. after working a Row 24)
Then repeat Rows 13 – 16 once more
Work a border ~
Next Row: S1, *k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2sts, k2
Repeat this last
row ten times more
Cast off
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