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Cotton Twirl
Squares Baby Blanket
Designed by Susan Druding
Description: This is an easy to knit, soft and cozy baby blanket. Simple 12 stitch wide blocks of stockinette & reverse St st are surrounded by a garter stitch border. The 10% elastic nylon content helps Cotton Twirl hold it's shape.
Level: Easy (k, p, CO, BO)
Size: ~32" x 32"
Yarn:
- 9 balls Crystal Palace Cotton Twirl (shown in #2235 "Beach Scene")
- Crystal Palace Bamboo 26" circular needles in US size 9, or size needed for gauge
- Tapesty needle
Gauge: 4 sts=1" over St st
Abbreviations: CO = cast on, k = knit, p = purl; rev St st- reverse stockinette stitch; RS- right side (front); St st = stockinette stitch; st(s) = stitch(es); WS- wrong side (back)
INSTRUCTIONS
CO 130 sts
Work 6 rows (3 ridges) in garter st (P every row)
First Set of Blocks:
Row 1: K5, *K12, P12* rep between * to last 5 sts, K5.
Repeat this row until a total of 18 rows are completed, ending with a WS row.
Second Set of Blocks:
Row 1: K5, *P12, K12* rep between * to last 5 sts, K5.
Repeat this row until a total of 18 rows are completed, ending with a WS row.
Continue alternating Sets of Blocks until a total of 10 sets are complete.
End by working 6 rows (3 ridges) of garter st to match beginning border.
Bind off loosely.
Note: When adding a new ball of yarn, I like to overlap yarn ends for at least 6-7 sts, holding the yarn double. A long overlap will give a firmer join.
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April 2013 (revised May 2016)