Laura Strutt - 35 Knitted Baby Blankets: For the nursery, stroller, and playtime

knitted baby blankets knitted baby blankets for the nursery, stroller,
and playtime laura strutt To my wonderful tribe of nieces and nephews: George, Henry, Miles, Charlotte, Becky, Charlie, Ella, Harvey, Alice, Harry, James, Thomas, Henry, and Hannahmany of whom Ive been lucky enough to have knitted new baby gifts for! SLEEP SAFETY NOTE: Keep your babys head uncovered. Their blanket should be tucked in no higher than their shoulders. Dont let your baby get too hot or too cold. For further up-to-date advice on sleep safety, please talk to your healthcare provider. Neither the author nor the publisher can be held responsible for any claim arising out of the use or misuse of items or suggestions made in this book. Published in 2016 by CICO Books An imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd 2021 Jockeys Fields, London WC1R 4BW 341 E 116th St, New York, NY 10029 www.rylandpeters.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text Laura Strutt 2016 Design, illustration, and photography CICO Books 2016 The authors moral rights have been asserted.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress and the British Library. e-ISBN: 978 1 78249 617 5
ISBN: 978 1 78249 368 6 Editor: Rachel Atkinson Pattern checker: Jemima Bicknell Designer: Alison Fenton Photographer: Holly Jolliffe Stylist: Rob Merrett Art director: Sally Powell Production controller: Mai-Ling Collyer Publishing manager: Penny Craig Publisher: Cindy Richards contents Like many people, I first learnt to knit when I was a small child taught by my mother and grandmother, but the interest in creating things with yarn and needles never really stuck. It wasnt until we were waiting on the arrival of my very first nephew that I decided to take up the needles again. After all, there is really no warmer welcome for a new baby than a super soft, cozy, hand-knitted blanket! Working on baby knits is such a great way for beginners to build their confidence in knitting, allowing them to work on a wide range of different designs, using a selection of stitches and techniques, and the smaller scale of the projects makes them much more manageable.

Seasoned knitters will enjoy building their skills with the more complex makes and fresh ideas for babies and children. There is nothing more satisfying than knitting something for a new babyaside from snuggling a new baby, of coursewhether you are creating a gift to be treasured, something to welcome your own new addition, or even to donate to a local neo-natal hospital unit or charitythere are plenty of ideas and designs in this collection for newborns through to toddlers. It was such a great joy to design and create the projects in this book, mixing different stitches and techniques, working with both classic and more contemporary color and yarn combinations to create this collection of knitted baby blankets. I hope that you have just as much fun making them and wrapping the little ones in your life in a handmade hug! Happy knitting! Laura Note: Each project includes a star rating as a skill level guide and you will find the project includes the techniques listed below: * Suitable for new knitters using basic stitches with minimal shaping. ** Repetitive stitch patterns, simple color changes, and basic lace patterns with simple shaping and finishing. skill rating *** Show your love with a heart motif blanket. skill rating *** Show your love with a heart motif blanket.

This intarsia design worked in cream and red, makes a lovely gift for new babies. make it yours Try switching the main and contrast colors for a more striking finish, or use two tones of a single color for understated style. Materials Red Heart Soft worsted (aran) weight yarn (100% acrylic; 183yds/167m per 3oz/100g ball) 2 balls of shade 002 Cream (A) 1 ball of shade 004 Wine Red (B) US 8 (5mm) knitting needles 2 stitch markers Tapestry needle Finished Measurements 19in (48cm) x 25in (64cm) Gauge (Tension) 17 sts and 24 rows to measure 4in (10cm) over stockinette (stocking) stitch on US 8 (5mm) needles after blocking Abbreviations See . Special Stitch sl2, k1, p2sso: Slip 2 stitches together knitwise, knit the next stitch, then pass the 2 slipped stitches over this knitted stitch to decrease 2 stitches. heart motif chart For the Blanket Using Yarn A and US 8 (5mm) needles, cast on 83 sts placing a stitch marker between sts 3 and 4 and another between sts 80 and 81 to denote the border. Row 5 (WS): K3, sm, p to next marker, sm, k3. Row 6 (RS):