Knitting Pattern 47 - Baby To Adult Blanket

Instructions to knit a pretty, two-colour blanket in multiple sizes.  The smallest size is suitable for memorial purposes, whilst the largest sizes make a lap blanket suitable for an adult who feels the chill on their legs on the cooler evenings.  The stitch pattern is waffle style, making the blanket lovely and warm.  The blanket is edged with a lacy edging knitted in the contrasting colour.  Some experience is needed to knit this blanket as it contains special abbreviations which are set out in full.

To knit this blanket you will need:

Memorial Size (Approx 12” x 12”)

100g main colour (A) dk, 100g contrast colour (B) dk, 1 x pr 4mm needles making a tension of 22sts and 30 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch

Premature Size (Approx 20” x 20”)

100g main colour (A) 4ply, 100g contrast colour (B) 4ply, 1 x pr 3.25mm needles making a tension of 28sts and 36 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch

Newborn Size (Approx 26“x 26“)

200g main colour (A) dk, 200g contrast colour (B) dk, 1 x pr 4mm needles making a tension of 22sts and 30 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch

Standard Size (Approx 29“x 29“)

200g main colour (A) aran, 200g contrast colour (B) aran, 1 x pr 5mm needles making a tension of 19sts and 27 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch

Large Size (Approx 40”x 40”)

300g main colour (A) chunky, 350g contrast colour (B) chunky, 1 x pr 6.5mm 40cm length needles making a tension of 14sts and 19 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch