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Monday, January 10, 2011

Newborn blanket...I did it again!!



This time with a skein of Malabrigo worsted in a light pink (17 Pink Frost ).






PATTERN

Cast on 67 st, with US9 or 10.5 (depending on how tight you are knitting)

Knit in garter (all knit) for 8 rows

right side, knit all stitches
then on wrong side, knit 6, (purl 5 knit 5) 5 times, purl 5, knit 6
on right side, knit 6, (knit 5, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1) 5 times, knit 5, knit 6
following wrong side, knit 6, (purl 5, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1) 5 times, purl 5, knit 6

repeat these 4 rows 21 times

then 1 row all knit and 1 row on wrong side, knit 6, purl 55, knit 6

finish with 8 rows of garter st and bind off.

My little tip
Make sure you do 2 extra border rows of go and back garter every 10 rows for the side border. It means only on these 6 stitches on each side of the border, you do 2 extra rows.
Hope it is clearer now ☺
It will even with the stockinette stitch, otherwise, the border will looks squizzed.

Also, blocking will make your blanket even and bigger, even a more professional look.

I have added the pattern in a PDF file to download, just click on the image and print/save on your desktop, tablet or smartphone.



Feel free to leave a comment, it is always fun
Pour la version francaise c'est part ICI

Enjoy!! Part 3 is coming soon...



Edit from 1/10/2011
Thanks to the great people on Ravelry, I realized that there was a typo in my pattern. It is now all good. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions

17 comments:

  1. Superbe, cette couverture ! Le point est vraiment très joli et le coloris, splendide !

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  2. Superbe point et une couleur toute douce! En plus cette laine est une merveille!

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  3. Très belle couverture!
    Merci pour les explications!

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  4. Ton blog est tjs 1 plaisir à lire! Cette couverture est très belle dans ce joli rose! Merci pour ton passage sur mon blog! A bientôt!!!

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  5. Anonymous5/11/2011

    i don't really understand what you mean in the "my little tip" section...i'm hoping to start this asap, so any help anyone could give would be awesome! thanks!

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  6. Anonymous12/15/2013

    great pattern. i;m not sure what you mean in the "little tip" section. any help would be great!

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  7. I'm a bit confused; after the instruction "Repeat these 4 rows 21 times" the pattern says to "Then 1 row all knit and 1 row on wrong side, knit 6, purl 55, knit 6" … will there be two rows of knit … the last row, row 4 of the repeating pattern, and this new knitted row before knit 6, purl 55, knit 6? Thank you.

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    1. hi, there are 4 different rows,
      Row 1 right side, knit all stitches
      Row 2 then on wrong side, knit 6, (purl 5 knit 5) 5 times, purl 5, knit 6
      Row 3 on right side, knit 6, (knit 5, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1) 5 times, knit 5, knit 6
      Row 4 following wrong side, knit 6, (purl 5, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1) 5 times, purl 5, knit 6

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  8. This pattern is gorgeous. My question is.....can this blanket be made bigger? If so, what is the multiple of stitches used to increase size?? Thank you. I would love to make this blanket for a queen-sized bed. Your help is greatly appreciated.

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    1. Anonymous7/06/2018

      Yes to make it bigger use multiples of 10 + 12

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  9. Good artcile. but it would be better if in future you can share more about this subject. Keep posting.
    My newborn baby

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  10. Anonymous1/27/2021

    Could I knit this in DK
    Thank you for your time

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  12. Make sure you do 2 extra border rows of go and back garter every 10 rows for the side border. It means only on these 6 stitches on each side of the border, you do 2 extra rows.

    Why is this necessary if the beginning and end of each row calls for 6 knitted stitches. Very confusing!

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    1. because garter stitch rows are not as 'tall' as other stitches and so the border will not sit straight and the resulting blanket will have curved side borders and the body of the blanket will look 'pouchy' instead of flat .

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  13. Anonymous4/14/2023

    Why can't I print this pattern if it's free?

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