It was a lot of fun and it gave me the opportunity to knit like there is no tomorrow for one of my very good friend.
So I started with a baby blanket.
All I had, was a skein of Malabrigo worsted in a light gray (606 Frost gray) that I knew my friend would love.
PATTERN
Cast on 71 st, with US9 or 10.5 (depending on how tight you are knitting)
Knit in garter (all knit) for 9 rows
then on wrong side, knit 6, (purl 4, knit 1) 11 times, purl 4, knit 6
on right side, all knit
repeat these 2 rows 40 times
finish with 8 rows of garter st and bind off.
★ My little tip, for tight knitters or people that want a better finish.
Do 2 extra short rows of garter every 10 rows for the side border. Garter stitch gauge is shorter that stockinette and like me if you knit tight, it creates a squeezed border
If you are knitting loose you don't need to do it.
Hope it is clearer now ☺
Also, blocking will make your blanket even and bigger, even a more professional look.
Hope it is clearer now ☺
Also, blocking will make your blanket even and bigger, even a more professional look.
Feel free to leave a comment, it is always fun, but make sure you leave an email for me to answer you.
Pour la version francaise c'est part ICI
Enjoy!! Part 2 is coming soon...☺
11 comments:
What exactly do you mean by 'go and back garter'?
Thanks!!!!
I was going to ask the same thing.
SassySean on Ravelry
elle est magnifique!!! et dans ma petite valise pour la mater... :) encore un grand merci pour ce beau cadeau!!!
Mmmmhh I love this kind of blanket, I think I am going to knit one for a baby ;-) Thank you for the tute :-)
hi hi hi ah on peut parler français ici oops, chuis nulle je sais :-)
I knitted this blanket using size 10.5 needles and it turned out a very small rectangular shape. Kind of odd...
For the "go and back garter" I think what she means is that every 10 rows, you do a short row of garter stitch on the border, on each side. In other words, knit across to the edge, then turn and knit the 6 edge stitches, turn and knit the 6 edge stitches to the end of the row, then turn and knit back cross the full width of the blanket as usual. The reason for this is that garter stitch has a different row gauge from stockinette; if you just knit back and forth, the border will be tighter and will be "squizzed" (i.e. squeezed).
I am still really confused, won't the blanket be a weird shape if you add 6 stitches on either side at every 10 rows? Sorry, not only am I a visual person who needs to see the product to figure it out, but I'm also a complete beginner at knitting.
I love this blanket but I too am confused, could you dumb it down for me?
What is the finished size. Is it crib size.
RD
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Are you sure it's 71 stitches?? I am working on this and it looks very narrow, even for a baby blanket...
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