KNITTED BABY PRINCESS BLANKET

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• 3 x 100g balls Bella Baby Baby Wonder
• Or 6 x 50g balls Moda Vera Merino
• 1 pair 3.25mm knitting needles or size needed for correct tension
• 3.00mm crochet hook
• Scissors, yarn needle, tape measure

INSTRUCTIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

foll = follows/ing,K = knit,K2tog = knit 2 sts together,P = purl,patt = pattern,psso = pass slipped stitch over,p2sso = pass 2 slipped
sts over,Rnd = Round,RS = right side,sl = slip,sl2tog = slip 2 sts together knitways,st/s = stitch/es,WS = wrong side,yfwd = yarn
forward,yon = yarn over needle.ch = chain,dc = double crochet,dtr = double treble,htr = half treble crochet,sl st = slip stitch,sp = space,tr = treble crochet.

BLANKET

Using 3.25mm needles cast on 199 sts and work 6 rows of stocking st.

Commence Lace patt as foll:

Row 1: (RS) K9, * yfwd, K2tog, K10, repeat from * to last 10 sts, yfwd, K2tog, K8.
Row 2 & all even rows: (WS) Purl.
Row 3: K8, *yfwd, sl2tog, K1, p2sso, yfwd, K9, repeat from* to last 11 sts, yfwd, sl2tog, K1, p2sso, yfwd, K8.
Row 5: K7, *yfwd, K2tog, K1, sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd, K7, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 7: K6, *yfwd, K2tog, yfwd, sl2tog, K1, p2sso, yfwd, sl1, K1, psso, yfwd, K5, repeat from * to last st, K1.
Row 9: K5, *(yfwd, K2tog) twice, K1, (sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd) twice, K3, repeat from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 11: K4, *(yfwd, K2tog) twice, yfwd, sl2tog, K1, p2sso, yfwd, (sl 1, K1, psso, yfwd) twice, K1, repeat from * to last 3 sts, K3.
Row 13: As Row 9.
Row 15: As Row 7.
Row 17: As Row 5.
Row 19: As Row 3.
Row 21: As Row 3.
Row 23: As Row 5.
Row 25: K6, *yfwd, K2tog, K3, sl1, K1, psso, yfwd, K5, repeat from * to last st, K1.
Row 27: K5, *yfwd, K2tog, K5, sl1, K1, psso, yfwd, K3, repeat from * to last st, to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 29: K4, *yfwd, K2tog, K7, sl1, K1, psso, yfwd, K1, repeat from * to last st, to last 3 sts, K3.
Row 31: As Row 29.
Row 33: As Row 29.
Row 35: As Row 29.
Row 37: As Row 29.
Row 39: As Row 29.
Row 41: As Row 27.
Row 43: As Row 25.
Row 45: As Row 5.
Row 47: As Row 3.
Row 49: As Row 3.
Row 51: As Row 5.
Row 53: As Row 1.
Row 54: As Row 2.
Rows 55-89: Repeat Rows 17 to 51.
Row 90: As Row 2.
Rows 91-103: Repeat Rows 7 to 19.
Row 104: As Row 2.
Row 105: As Row 1.Work 5 rows of stocking st, starting with a purl row.
Row 111: K1, (yfwd, K2tog) to end of row. Work in stocking st for 119 rows. Repeat Row 111.Work 5 rows of stocking st, starting with a purl row. Repeat Rows 1 to 105. Work 5 rows of stocking st. Cast off loosely knitways butDO NO CUT YARN.

CROCHET BORDER

Rnd 1: Using 3.00mm crochet hook and with blanket right side facing, draw up a loop in the last row and work 1ch, work dc along edge to the corner, working 3 dc for every 4 rows, 2ch, 1dc in first st on cast on edge, 1dc in each st to end of cast on edge, 2ch, work dc along edge working 3 dc for every 4 rows to the corner, 2ch, 1dc in first st on cast off edge, 1dc in each st to end of cast off edge, 2ch, sl st into first dc.
Rnd 2: 1ch, *1dc in each dc along the side edge, (1dc, 2ch, 1dc) in cnr 2-ch sp, 1 in each dc along base edge, (1dc, 2ch, 1dc) in cnr 2-ch sp, repeat from * along the side and top edge, sl st into first dc.

Note - Each scallop is worked over 8 dc. To ensure you finish along each side at a sl st, work 2 sts into 1 dc.

Rnd 3: *Sl st into next dc, 1dc in next dc, 1htr in next dc, 1tr in next dc, 1dtr in next dc, 1tr in next dc, 1htr in next dc, 1dc in next dc, repeatfrom * to end with a sl st into last dc of side, (1dc, 1htr, 1tr, 1dtr, 1tr, 1htr, 1dc) in cnr 2-ch sp, repeat from * around remaining 3 sides, sl st into first sl st. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Weave in loose ends. Cover with a cloth and press lightly with a cool iron.