jen yu: blanket

blanket

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I knit this blanket for my niece when she was born. It is a nine block composite that I stitched together by hand - my first knit blanket.

I knit 18 rows (casting off on 19th) for all segments. With the first (red) square, I knit 10 stitches. Then I pick up 10 stitches with the yellow and knit 18 rows. Then I pick up 20 stitches across the red and yellow with the yellow and knit 18 rows. I continue the pattern until I have the completed square. The arrows show the direction I was knitting in.
Stitching the knit squares together with white yarn. The blanket is about 4 feet by 4 feet.
Yarn: Lion Brand Homespun
Colors: Carribean 351 (red), Inca 357 (yellow), Honolulu 352 (purple), Cyprus 358 (green), Delft 255 (blue)
Quantity: One skein is 185 yards. 1 Carribean, 1 Inca, 2 Honolulu, 3 Cyprus, 3 Delft
Needles: size 10, 14" single point
Pattern link: http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/afghans/log-cabin-square.htm

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