Description
This knitting pattern PDF is for the Minty Baby Blanket - a two-colour classic blanket for baby.
The garter stitch border pattern is textured with a feature knit stitch and the mitred corners provide a neat finish. The centre section pattern is a broken rib, consisting of 2 easy pattern rows: every right-side row is knit stitch, every wrong-side row is rib stitch.
It is knitted in one piece (except for the side borders).
The Minty Baby Blanket requires average to intermediate knitting skills.
width approx 65cm/25½ins
length approx 80cm/31½ins
Yarn Used: 8 ply/DK weight yarn
approx 470 metres/513 yards of main colour (M) and 320 metres/349 yards of contrast colour (C).
Needles and notions
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3.75mm/US 5 and 4.5mm/US 7 circular needles, both 80cm/32ins long
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yarn needle
Tension
The tension required is 20 sts and 30 rows to 10cm/4ins over centre section patt using 4.5mm needles.