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Color Block Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern

Designed by Barbara Breiter

Color Block Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern

This easy baby blanket is knit in three strips and then sewn together. Although it could be done in intarsia, this design avoids having to juggle the three bobbins of yarn that would be needed. Since it uses only one skein of each of the two colors, you would also need to equally divide the one skein to avoid buying more yarn than you need.

It also makes a wonderful doll blanket!

Size:
29½" wide x 29½" long

Gauge:
12 sts and 17 rows=4" in St st

Materials:
Size 10½ (6.5 mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Homespun by Lion Brand Yarn
1 ball 410 Herb Garden - Color A
1 ball 409 Bourbon - Color B
98% acrylic/2% polyester
6 ounces/170 grams
185 yards/169 meters

Instructions
Right Strip
With A, CO 20 sts.
Bottom Border
Rows 1, 3 and 5: K to last st, p1
Rows 2 and 4: Sl 1, k across
Body
Row 1 (RS): Sl 1, k across
Row 2: P to last 4 sts, k3, p1
Rep Rows 1 and 2 for 114 total rows, then Rep Row 1
Top Border
Rows 1, 3 and 5 (WS): K to last st, p1
Rows 2 and 4: Sl 1, k across
BO.

Middle Strip
With A, CO 54 sts.
K 5 rows.
Beg with a k row, work 6 rows in St st.
Change to B. Work 103 rows in St st.
Change to A. Work 6 rows in St st.
K 5 rows.
BO.

Left Strip
With A, CO 20 sts.
Bottom Border
Row 1: K
Rows 2 and 4: K to last st, p1
Rows 3 and 5: Sl 1, k across
Body
Row 1 (RS): K to last st, p1
Row 2: Sl 1, k3, p across
Rep Rows 1 and 2 for 114 total rows, then Rep Row 1
Top Border
Rows 1, 3 and 5 (WS): Sl 1, k across
Rows 2 and 4:K to last st, p1
BO.

Finishing
Seam strips together.
Weave in ends on WS.

©Barbara Breiter. This design may not be reproduced in any manner without the expressed written consent of the author.

See Abbreviations and the Glossary for help.


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