Soft, Easy Baby Throw
There's no better way to welcome a new family member than to show your love through a fuzzy, warm blanket. Beginner knitters will adore this Soft, Easy Baby Throw pattern. A basic garter stitch makes up the bulk of this baby blanket pattern, so the most difficult part is increasing and decreasing, but you'll pick that up in no time. Since the pattern is very basic, this is a great project for traveling. You wont need to keep track of charts or cable needles, just knit this cute blanket whenever you have time and you'll be done before you know it.
Knitting Needle Size10 or 6 mm
Yarn Weight(5) Bulky/Chunky (12-15 stitches for 4 inches)
Size:
About 30 x 30 in. (76 x 76 cm)
Materials:
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LION BRAND® TWEED STRIPES (Art. #753)
- #210 Lakeside 5 balls
- or color of your choice
- LION BRAND® circular knitting needle size 10.5 (6.5 mm), 29 in. (73.5 cm) long
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
Gauge:
14 sts = 4 in. (10 cm) in Garter st (k every row).
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
Note:
Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of stitches. Work back and forth in rows as if knitting on straight needles.
Throw:
Cast on 5 sts.
Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: K3, yo, k2 – 6 sts at the end of this row.
Row 3: K3, yo, k3 – 7 sts at the end of this row.
Row 4: K3, yo, k to end of row – 8 sts at the end of this row.
Rep last row until you have 154 sts.
Next Row (Decrease Row): K2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k to end of row – 153 sts at the end of this row.
Rep last row until 5 sts remain. Bind off.
Finishing:
Weave in ends.
Abbreviations:
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 together
rep = repeat
sts = stitches
yo = yarn over