Gift of Love Knit Baby Blanket

Materials

• Caron Jumbo (12 oz/340 g; 595 yds/544 m)
• Forget Me Not Var. (09014): 2 balls
• Knitting Needle: Size U.S. 9 (5.5 mm) circular knitting needle, 36" [91.5 cm] long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Skill Level: Beginner

Abbreviations

• Approx = Approximate(ly)
• Beg = Begin(ning)
• Cont = Continue
• K = Knit
• P = Purl
• Pat = Pattern
• Rep = Repeat
• RS = Right side
• St(s) = Stitch(es)
• WS = Wrong side

Measurements

Approx 36 x 42" [91.5 x 106.5 cm].

Gauge

15 sts and 19 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.

Instructions

Cast on 131 stitches (sts). Do not join.

Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:

Knit 5 rows noting 1st row is Wrong Side (WS).

Basketweave Pattern

Proceed in Basketweave Pattern (pat) as follows:

1. 1st row: [Right side (RS)]. Knit.
2. 2nd row: Knit 8 (K8). *Purl 3 (P3). K5. Repeat (rep) from * to last 3 sts. K3.
3. 3rd row: K3. P5. *K3. P5. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.
4. 4th row: As 2nd row.
5. 5th row: Knit.
6. 6th row: K4. P3. *K5. P3. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K4.
7. 7th row: K3. P1. K3. *P5. K3. Rep from * to last 4 sts. P1. K3.
8. 8th row: As 6th row.

These 8 rows form Basketweave Pat.

Continue (cont) in pat until work from beginning (beg) measures approximately (approx) 41" [104 cm], ending on a 1st or 5th row of pat.

Knit 4 rows.

Cast off (WS).