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| Spud's Blanket |
A blanket for Spud! This really fun, soft, cozy blanket will keep baby quite warm on the those fall/winter strolls around the block or at the farmer's market. I chose Spud and Chloe...well, because the colors remind me of the rhyme, "Little Boy Blue", wearing a "Flannel" shirt and "Bayou" jeans plays in the "SANDbox" in the big red "Sequoia" barn. The sheep is in the meadow "Hedge", and the cow is in the "CORNsilk".....so goes the story!
MATERIALS
6 skeins of Spud & Chloe's Outer, 65% superwash wool & 35% organic cotton
FLANNEL, BAYOU, SANDBOX, SEQUOIA, HEDGE, CORNSILK
24 inch, US # 13 circular needle
THE PATTERN
CO 53
Knit 4 RIDGES in each color twice!! Be careful to always start the new color on the right side!!!
Bind off....weave in the ends!!!
So cute!! Making one these for sure, to actually take to the beach this summer! =)
ReplyDeleteLove it. Finally have a baby to knit this for!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Mommies seem to love this blanket!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited to start making this, but I'm a *very* beginner knitter! :) How do you knit ridges? Is it like 2 knits 1 purl? Or some combo like that? Sorry if this is a really dumb question, but I would hate to get started and realize that I was doing it totally wrong! :) Thanks so much!!
ReplyDeleteJoanna,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to knitting!!!! You will never be the same.
No question is dumb!!! Remember this is a journey...ok
A knit ridge = 2 rows knitted....so when you have knitted row 1 and row 2...that is a ridge....
soooo.....enjoy!!! if you any more questions, please let me know....
Finished this a few weeks ago and just wanted to thank you for the help! It turned out wonderfully and my son loves it!! :) Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI, too, am a very beginner knitter. How do you knit in a new color? So far I have been working with just one color at a time. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to help!!! At the beginning of the row ( the working yarn on the left needle)...slide the right needle into the first stitch....now lay the new color working yarn around the needle leaving a 2-3 inch tail to the back of the needles....complete the stitch.....now cut the "old" color working yarn (2-3 inches)... Tie the old and new yarn tails together.... There are a number of ways to change colors....but this one has worked for me.... You will have to weave in tails later.... Really hope this works!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat ply/ weight was the yarn that you used, and what size needles. They stitches look pretty chunky. Can't wait to get started but will need to use different make wool, can't find this make here in New Zealand x
ReplyDeleteGood Evening,
ReplyDeleteI Love your Spud's Stroller Blanket. I would like to knit it in RED HEART REFLECTIVE YARN (BULKY). But, I am a very beginner and tight knitter. I just do not know how many stitches and size needles to use to make it like yours. How big is your blanket? Thank you for your help.
I'm expecting my first this summer and was looking for an easy blanket to put in the buggy... I'm an experienced knitter but quite lazy *sheepish grin* so this pattern is right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteI've found a bulky 100% wool yarn (Oeko-Tex certified) to use as the GBP £16/USD $23 per ball for the materials you've listed is a little bit rich for my budget.
I am also planning on adding a crochet edge to the blanket (in a seventh, complementary colour), just to give the edge a nicer finish.... not quite sure what the edge will be like, but since I'll likely just be finished the main body of the blanket by the time I go in for the gender scan (02/02/16), I'll be doing either a simple single crochet border along all four sides, if it's a boy, or a single crochet border around the sides and bottom and add a scalloped top edge, if it's a girl.
If I wanted to make this for my twin size bed....how do I know how many stitches to cast on?
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