I adore this blankie. its knitted in Sirdar Snowflake, alternative yarns suggest Peter Pan Darling, or other velvety chenille type dk yarn.
I used 1 50g ball of a rainbow mix, and 3 lilac. 1 set 4mm circular needles and 1 set spare straight needles. I am posting the original pattern. This will make a small car seat size blankie. I am donating my first one, the prototype pictured here to the local SCBU, as think it will go down well there, being so incredibly soft and snuggly. To make the larger cot size ... simply double all instructions! Simples :D
Cast on 100 stitches in rainbow colour.
Working garter stitch throughout, knit 40 rows.
Next row, knit 10, break yarn, leave these 10 stitches on a stitch holder. Continue in lilac yarn til last 10 stitches, slip last 10 stitches onto stitch holder (tip here, I use nappy/diaper or large safety pins rather than stitch holders, as they are smaller)
Working on centre 80 stitches, continue in garter stitch until this centre panel measures roughly as long as wide (approx 45cm square)
With spare set of 4mm needles, pick up 10 rainbow stitches on left side and knit up to match length of centre panel, joining into centre panel, by picking up stitch on panel and knitting that stitch and first stitch on side border together
When left border matches centre panel in length, slip 10 stitches onto stitch holder. Pick up 10 rainbow stitches on right side, and work as for left side. When complete, slip all stitches on to needle and knit 40 rows .
Cast off LOOSELY, beware of casting off to tightly as this will cause deformation of your finished piece.
Sew in any loose ends, wash according to yarn ball band instructions, dry and present to the new baby :D
Any problems please leave a message
ReplyDeleteMy husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease at 57.his symptoms were shuffling of feet,slurred speech, low volume speech, degradation of hand writing, horrible driving skills, right arm held at 45 degree angle, things were tough for me, but now he finally free from the disease with the help of total cure from ULTIMATE LIFE CLINIC, he now walks properly and all symptoms has reversed, he had trouble with balance especially at night, getting into the shower and exiting it is difficult,getting into bed is also another thing he finds impossible.we had to find a better solution for his condition which has really helped him a lot,the biggest helped we had was ultimate life clinic they walked us through the proper steps,am highly recommended this www.ultimatelifeclinic.com to anyone who needs help.