SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Caron Simply Soft O'Go, Harvest Red/Soft Pink (3)
- Caron Simply Soft O'Go, Berry Blue/Soft Blue (3)
- Caron Simply Soft O'Go, Cool Green/Lime Frost (3)
- U.S. Size 8 (5 mm) Circular Knitting Needle, 36" long (or size needed to obtain gauge)
- Yarn needle
- MEASUREMENTS: Approx 52" x 57 1/2"
- GAUGE: 18 sts and 24 rows = 4" in pattern.
DIRECTIONS:
STRIPE PATTERNWith A: 20 rows.
**With B: 18 rows.
With C: 18 rows.
With E: 18 rows.
With F: 18 rows.
With D: 18 rows.
With A: 18 rows.**
Rep from ** to ** twice more.
These 344 rows complete Stripe Pattern.
BLANKET
With A, cast on 235 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:
Knit 2 rows (garter st), noting 1st row is RS.
1st row: (RS). K3. *yo. K3. Sl1. K2tog. psso. K3. yo. K1. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K2.
2nd row: K2. Purl to last 2 sts. K2.
These 2 rows form Zig Zag Pat.
First 4 rows of Stripe Pat are complete.
Keeping cont of Stripe Pat, cont in Zig Zag Pat until 344 rows of Stripe Pat are complete.
With A, knit 2 rows (garter st).
Cast off.
TASSELS (make 4)
Cut a piece of cardboard 7" wide. Holding B, C, D, E and F tog, wind yarn around cardboard 30 times. Break yarn leaving a long end and thread end through needle. Slip needle through all loops and tie tightly. Remove cardboard and wind yarn tightly around loops 1" below fold. Fasten securely. Cut through rem loops and trim ends evenly. Sew a Tassel to each corner of Blanket.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Approx = Approximate(ly)
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
Pat = Pattern
Psso = Pass slipped stitch over
Rem = Remain(ing)
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sl = Slip
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together
Yo = Yarn over
WS = Wrong side