Sweater & Cap Baby Blanket 2 intermediate Baby Blanket (intermediate) MEASUREMENTS Width (approx) 50 cms/20 ins Length (approx) 80 cms/32 ins craftworks yarn baby Shiny PLAIN OR PRINT 5 x 50g balls Needles A pair 4.00mm (US 6), (UK 8) Knitting Needles or size that gives correct tension/gauge. Materials A Yarn Needle; A Cable Needle. TENSION/gauge 20 sts and 37 rows to 10 cm/4 ins over moss st, using 4.00mm (US 6), (UK 8) Knitting Needles. Note - Correct tension/gauge is essential for a successful handknit. Abbreviations St/s - stitch/es, K - Knit, P - Purl, WS - wrong side, RS - right side, garter st - every row knit, inc - increase, rep - repeat, beg - begin/ning, patt - pattern, cont - continue, sl - slip, K2tog - knit 2 sts together, psso - pass slipped st over. 3rd row - K1, (P1, K1) 3 times, * Cable, K1, (P1, K1) 3 times, rep from * to end. 4th row - As 2nd row. Rep 1st and 2nd rows once. Last 6 rows form patt. Cont in patt until work measures approx 77 cms/31 ins from beg, ending with a 4th patt row. Next row - Moss 7, * K1, sl 1, K2tog, psso, K2tog, K2, moss 7, rep from * to end = 91 sts. Knit 13 rows garter st. Cast/bind off loosely knitways. Side Edgings With RS facing and using 4.00mm needles, knit up 160 sts evenly along one side edge of Blanket. Knit 12 rows garter st. Cast/bind off loosely knitways. Rep along other side edge of Blanket. FINISHING DO NOT PRESS. Using yarn needle, darn in ends. SPECIAL ABBREVIATION Cable - slip next 4 sts onto cable needle and leave at front of work, K4, then K4 from cable needle. CREATE Blanket Using 4.00mm (US 6), (UK 8) Needles, cast on 91 sts. Knit 12 rows garter st (1st row is WS). 13th row - K7, * K1, inc once in each of next 3 sts, K8, rep from * to end = 112 sts. Beg patt - 1st row (RS) - K1, (P1, K1) 3 times, * K9, (P1, K1) 3 times, rep from * to end. 2nd row - K1, (P1, K1) 3 times, * P8, K1, (P1, K1) 3 times, rep from * to end. 2272