Heirloom Blanket

Fair Isle & Nordic Knits

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/heirloom-blanket • Posted by Ryland Peters & Small

This beautiful blanket is the perfect size to wrap your baby in, or to drape in a buggy or car seat to keep your little one cozy and warm. You’ll want to keep it forever. gauge (tension) 25 sts x 27 rows over 4 in. (10 cm) square working Fair Isle patt in st st using US size 3 (3.25 mm) needles. finished size 39 x 36 in. (97.5 x 90 cm) Notes Chart is read right to left on RS rows and left to right on WS rows. Follow Charts 1–12. Strand colors not in use loosely on WS of work.

You will need

Yarn Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino (55% merino wool/33% microfiber/12% Cashmere) light worsted (DK) yarn 7 x 13⁄4 oz (50 g) balls – approx. 959 yd (875 m) – of shade 012 Silver (pale gray) (MC) 2 x 13⁄4 oz (50 g) balls – approx. 274 yd (250 m) – each of sh US size 3 (3.25 mm) Knitting Needles

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Description

This beautiful blanket is the perfect size to wrap your baby in, or to drape in a buggy or car seat to keep your little one cozy and warm. You’ll want to keep it forever. gauge (tension) 25 sts x 27 rows over 4 in. (10 cm) square working Fair Isle patt in st st using US size 3 (3.25 mm) needles. finished size 39 x 36 in. (97.5 x 90 cm) Notes Chart is read right to left on RS rows and left to right on WS rows. Follow Charts 1–12. Strand colors not in use loosely on WS of work.

Instructions

1. Blanket Using MC, cast on 244 sts. Work in seed (moss) st for 14 rows. Cont to work seed (moss) st for 10 sts each side of 224 sts of chart, working chart in st st between, creating seed (moss) st border. Cont patt on charts 1–12 until work measures approx. 34 in. (86 cm). Work in seed (moss) st for 14 rows. Bind (cast) off.

2. Finishing Sew in ends. top tip Use a row counter on the end of your needle, to keep track of where you are in the pattern. If you don’t have a row counter, you can strike off the numbers down