SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND® OFF THE HOOK Made in Blue, 5 balls
About 30"x 35" (76 x 89 cm)
DIRECTIONS:
BLANKIE:
Set up
Pull out one end of yarn and count out 48 loops. You'll be working on just 46 loops to make the Blankie, the other 2 loops are the beginning yarn tail and will be secured later.
Lay this length of 48 loops onto a flat surface, with the end of the yarn on your left hand side.
Check to be sure that all loops are facing upwards and that loops aren't twisted.
Make your Blankie
To make the Blankie, you'll be working back and forth in rows across the loops.
Tip:
This yarn is designed so that the loops stay in place - you can set the Blankie down at any point and the loops won't come undone!
The yarn that's coming from the yarn ball is called the working yarn.
Hold the working yarn behind the base of 46 loops.
The Blankie is worked in 2 stitch patterns in sections that alternate over the length of the Blankie - 4 sections in Stockinette Stitch (knit every row) and 3 sections in Garter Stitch (purl 1 row, knit one row).
SECTION 1:
Stockinette Stitch:
Row 1: With your thumb and index finger, reach through the first loop (48th loop from the end) on the beginning of your Blankie and pull the next loop from the working yarn through the first loop.
Working across the length of loops from right to left, continue to pull the next loop of working yarn through the next loop on the Blankie until you've pulled up 46 loops. For these 46 loops, you've pulled the working yarn through from the back to the front.
Row 2: Work Row 2 from left to right, pulling the working yarn from the back to the front.
Row 3: Work Row 3 from right to left, pulling the working yarn from the back to the front.
Rows 4 and 5: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.
Tip
When you want to join a new ball of yarn, you'll need to join when you're at the end of a row. Pull out one end of the new yarn, leave 2-3 loops hanging, then continue to work back and forth in rows across the 46 loops of the Blankie with the new ball.
SECTION 2:
Garter Stitch:
Row 1 (Purl Row):
To work the next row, you'll pull the working yarn through from the front to the back. First bring the working yarn from behind the Blankie to the front of the Blankie. With your thumb and index finger, reach through from the back of the next loop and pull the next loop from the working yarn through. Working across the length of loops from left to right, continue to pull the next loop of the working yarn from the front to the back through the next loop on the Blankie until you've pulled up 46 loops.
Row 2: (Knit Row): Now, bring the working yarn from in front of the Blankie behind the Blankie. Working across the length of loops from right to left, continue to pull the next loop of working yarn from the back to the front through the next loop on the Blankie until you've pulled up 46 loops.
Rows 3-7: Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Repeat Sections 1 and 2 two more times, then Section 1 one more time.
Finish your Blankie
Now you'll need to finish off your loops. Drop the working yarn.
Working in the same direction as the last row you made, pull the second loop through the first; pull the third loop through the second; pull the fourth through the third - and so on across to the end of the row.
Now you're back at the side with the working yarn. Carefully snip the remaining loops from the working yarn. Pull the working yarn through the last loop and knot.
Carefully snip the remaining loops from each yarn tail. Just snip the loops off, don't cut through the yarn! Pull each of the trimmed tails through the loops of the Blankie to secure them.