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Wild Indigo Blanket
By Annie's Annie's
Copyright © 2015 Annie's
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-57367-974-9
CHAPTER 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 EASY
Finished Measurements
Approx 44 inches in diameter (center without petals) or 60 inches in diameter with petals
Materials
4 MEDIUM
• Premier Yarns Ever Soft (worsted weight; 100% acrylic; 158 yds/85g per skein): 10 skeins purple
#28 (MC); 4 skeins lavender
#27 (A); 1 skein Celtic
#24 (B)
• Size 7 (4.5mm) set of double-point, 16-, 24-,40- and 60- inch circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• 5 stitch markers (1 in a different color)
Gauge
15 sts and 32 rows = 4 inches/10cm in garter st.
15 sts and 24 rnds = 4 inches/10cm in St st.
To save time, take time to check gauge.
Special Abbreviations
Make 1 (M1): Insert LH needle from front to back under horizontal strand between last st worked and next st on LH needle; knit through back of resulting loop.
Slip marker (sm): Slip marker from LH needle to RH needle.
Stripe Sequence
Note:] Beg stripe pat when joining petals to work in rnds. Twist yarns when changing colors to avoid holes.
24 rnds MC (25 rnds if including live sts on needles from each petal)
60 rnds A
18 rnds MC
18 rnds B
8 rnds A
Pattern Note
Five individual petals are worked flat. All petals are then placed on circular needle and joined to work in rounds for the rest of the blanket.
Petal
Make 5
With MC and using 60-inch circular needle, cast on 110 sts. Do not join; work back and forth in rows.
Knit 1 row.
Inc row (RS): K1, M1, knit to last st, M1, k1 — 112 sts.
Continuing in garter st, rep Inc row [every 4 rows] 4 times, then [every 8 rows] 5 times — 130 sts.
Knit 7 rows.
Cut yarn and place sts on waste yarn. When last petal is completed, keep sts on needle and do not cut yarn.
Flower Center
Note: Follow order given in Stripe Sequence. Change to shorter needles and then to dpn as needed. Join to work in rnds at end of Rnd 1, placing different-color marker for beg of rnd.
With RS of all petals facing, slide rem 4 petals onto needle with 5th petal, keeping 5th petal with working yarn at tip of LH needle — 650 sts.
Rnd 1: Knit to 1 st before end of first petal, k2tog joining first and 2nd petals, pm; continue in this fashion around, joining petals and working last k2tog to join last and first petals; pm for beg of rnd.
Rnd 2: *Knit to 2 sts before marker, k2tog; rep from * around — 640 sts.
Rep Rnd 2 until 10 sts rem. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail.
Finishing
Using tapestry needle, thread tail through rem sts twice and pull tight. Weave in ends.
Wash blanket according to yarn label.
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