Page 105 - Knit Now - Issue 112 (January 2020)

Baby knit
Designed by
Yarn used
Bernat Baby Blanket
5 balls in Baby Blue (03202) (MC)
1 ball in White (03005) (Contrast A)
Bernat Softee Chunky
1 ball in Black (28040) (Contrast B)
About the yarn
Bernat Baby Blanket
(super chunky; 65m per 100g ball;
100% polyester)
Bernat Softee Chunky (super
chunky; 99m per 100g ball;
100% acrylic)
Tension
8 sts and 13 rows = 10 cm
measured over St st
Needles used
8 mm circular, 80cm
Other supplies
embroidery needle
Sizing
Approx 91.5 x 101.5 cm
Abbreviations
See page 94 of Knit Now for all
abbreviations
Worked in stocking stitch, with a
garter-stitch edge. The nose is
created using the intarsia method
(charted). Ears are worked
separately and added afterwards,
and the eyes, nose and mouth
are duplicate-stitched at the end.
When working from chart, wind
small balls of the colours to be
used, one for each separate
area of colour in the design.
To change colours, wind the 2
colours around each where they
meet, on WS, to avoid a hole
Knit 4 rows (garter st).
Start kniting… Cast off knitwise (WS).
With MC, cast on 64 sts. Do not Finishing
join. Working back and forth across Following Chart II and using Contrast
needle in rows, proceed as follows: B, work duplicate st to embroider Eyes,
Knit 4 rows (garter st), noting that 1 st Nose, and Mouth.
row is WS.
Outer Ears (make 2).
Set-up row: K3. Kfb. (K7. Kfb) 7 times. With MC, cast on 24 sts.
K4. 72 sts. Work 12 rows in St st, noting fi rst row
is RS.
1st row: (RS). Knit. Begin shaping
2nd row: K4. Purl to last 4 sts. K4. 1st row: (RS). K2. ssk. K2tog. Knit to last
Rep these 2 rows until work from 6 sts. ssk. K2tog. K2. 20 sts.
beg measures 35.5cm, ending on 2nd row: Purl.
a WS row. Rep these 2 rows 3 times more. 8 sts.
Next row: K2. ssk. K2tog. K2. 6 sts,
Place chart Divide sts onto 2 needles. Graft 2 sets
1st row: (RS). K28. Knit 1st row of of 3 sts tog.
Chart I across next 16 sts, reading
row from right to left. Knit to end Inner Ears (make 2).
of row. With Contrast A, cast on 12 sts.
2nd row: K4. P24. Purl 2nd row of Work 8 rows in stocking st, noting fi rst
Chart I across next 16 sts, reading row is RS.
row from left to right. Purl to last 4 Begin shaping
sts. K4. 1st row: (RS). K1. Ssk. Knit to last 3 sts.
Cont with Chart I, as placed in K2tog. K1. 10 sts.
last 2 rows, work even until Chart I is 2nd row: P1. P2tog. Purl to last 3 sts.
complete. P2togtbl. K1. 8 sts.
Next row: (RS). Knit Rep these 2 rows once more. 4 sts.
Next row: K4. Purl to last 4 sts. Next row: Ssk. K2tog.
Rep these 2 rows until work from beg Cast off knitwise.
measures approx 98cm, ending on With RS facing, sew Inner Ear to
a WS row. Outer Ear. Sew Ears to Blanket as shown
Next row: (RS). K3. K2tog. (K7. K2tog) in picture.
7 times. K4. 64 sts. Weave in ends.
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