Bernat Baby Blanket Knit Moon Baby Pillow

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Bernat Baby Blanket Sparkle (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)
• Main Color (MC) Moonlight Sparkle (71001) or Baby Blue Green (04795), 1 ball or 98 yds/90 m
• Contrast A Rose Glow Sparkle (71002), 1 ball or 12 yds/11 m
• 10 1/2 (6.5 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• Polyester stuffing
• Yarn needle
• 1 yard [1 m] of chunky weight black yarn
• MEASUREMENT: Approx 18" [45.5 cm] tall x 15" [38 cm] wide.


• GAUGE: 9 sts and 14 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.

DIRECTIONS:
Pillow Front
With MC, cast on 7 sts.
Shape bottom of pillow: 1st row: (RS). Knit.
2nd row: Cast on 2 sts. Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1. 10 sts.
3rd row: Cast on 2 sts. Knit to last 2 sts. Kfb. K1. 13 sts.
4th and 5th rows: As 2nd and 3rd rows. 19 sts.
6th row: As 2nd row. 22 sts.
7th row: Kfb. Knit to last 2 sts. Kfb. K1. 24 sts.
8th row: Pfb. Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1. 26 sts.
9th row: Knit to last 2 sts. Kfb. K1. 27 sts.
10th row: Purl.
11th row: Knit.
12th row: Purl.
13th row: Cast off 4 sts. Knit to last 2 sts. Kfb. K1. 24 sts.
14th row: Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog. 23 sts.
15th row: Cast off 4 sts. Knit to end of row. 19 sts.
16th row: Pfb. Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog.
17th row: ssk. Knit to end of row. 18 sts.
18th row: Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog. 17 sts.
19th row: Knit.
20th row: Purl.
21st row: Knit to last 2 sts. Kfb. K1. 18 sts.
22nd row: As 18th row.

Beg on a knit row, work 14 rows stocking st, ending on a purl row.

Shape top of Pillow: 1st row: (RS). Kfb. Knit to end of row.
2nd row: Purl.
3rd row: Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog.
4th row: Purl.
5th row: Kfb. Knit to end of row.
6th row: Purl.
7th row: Kfb. Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog.
8th row: Purl.
9th row: As 7th row.
10th row: Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1.
11th row: Cast on 8 sts. Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog.
12th row: Purl.
13th row: Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog.
14th row: P2tog. Purl to end of row.
15th row: ssk. Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog.
16th row: Cast off 2 sts. Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog.
17th rows: Cast off 2 sts. Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog.
18th row: Cast off 2 sts. Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog. Cast off.

Back
With MC, cast on 7 sts.
Shape bottom of Pillow: 1st row: (WS). Purl.
2nd row: Cast on 2 sts. Knit to last 2 sts. Kfb. K1. 10 sts.
3rd row: Cast on 2 sts. Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1. 13 sts.
4th and 5th rows: As 2nd and 3rd rows. 19 sts.
6th row: As 2nd row. 22 sts.
7th row: Pfb. Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1. 24 sts.
8th row: Kfb. Knit to last 2 sts. Kfb. K1. 26 sts.
9th row: Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1. 27 sts.
10th row: Knit.
11th row: Purl.
12th row: Knit.
13th row: Cast off 4 sts. Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1. 24 sts.
14th row: Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog. 23 sts.
15th row: Cast off 4 sts. Purl to end of row. 19 sts.
16th row: Kfb. knit to last 2 sts. K2tog.
17th row: P2tog. Purl to end of row. 18 sts.
18th row: Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog. 17 sts.
19th row: Purl.
20th row: Knit.
21st row: Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1. 18 sts.
22nd row: As 18th row.

Beg on a purl row, work 14 rows stocking st, ending on a knit row.

Shape top of Pillow: 1st row: (WS). Pfb. Purl to end of row.
2nd row: Knit.
3rd row: Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog.
4th row: Knit.
5th row: Pfb. Purl to end of row.
6th row: Knit.
7th row: Pfb. Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog.
8th row: Knit.
9th row: As 7th row.
10th row: Knit to last 2 sts. Kfb. K1.
11th row: Cast on 8 sts. Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog.
12th row: Knit.
13th row: Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog.
14th row: K2tog. Knit to end of row.
15th row: P2tog. Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog.
16th row: Cast off 2 sts. Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog.
17th rows: Cast off 2 sts. Purl to last 2 sts. P2tog.
18th row: Cast off 2 sts. Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog. Cast off.

Sew Front and Back tog, leaving opening. Stuff pillow firmly. Sew opening closed.

Cheek (make 1 for Front only).
With A, cast on 3 sts.
1st row: (WS). (Kfb) twice. K1. 5 sts.
2nd row: Pfb. Purl to last 2 sts. Pfb. P1. 7 sts.
3rd row: Knit.
4th row: As 2nd row. 9 sts.

Beg on a knit row, work 6 rows stocking st.
Next row: (WS). ssk. Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog. 7 sts.
Next row: Purl.
Next row: ssk. Knit to last 2 sts. K2tog. 5 sts.
Next row: P2tog. P1. P2tog. Cast off.
Sew on Cheek as shown in picture.

With black yarn, embroider eyes as shown in picture.


ABBREVIATIONS:
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
Kfb = Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch
Ssk = Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together
P = Purl
P2tog = Purl next 2 stitches together
Pfb = Increase 1 stitch by purling into front and back of next stitch
RS = Right side
Tog = Together
WS = Wrong side