Product description
The vintage charm of an heirloom baby blanket will keep your little ones warm and snug for years to come. The Shale Baby Blanket nods to nursery knits of yesteryear with a four-row repeat of a variation on the Feather-and-Fan motif, teasing a pretty, undulating edge from the paired ridges of garter stitch at top and bottom. Knit with Shelter or Arbor, texture and color variations for this classic blanket are endless.
Designer: Jared Flood
Collection: Classics
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Shale Baby Blanket
Vintage Textural Blanket
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Product description
The vintage charm of an heirloom baby blanket will keep your little ones warm and snug for years to come. The Shale Baby Blanket nods to nursery knits of yesteryear with a four-row repeat of a variation on the Feather-and-Fan motif, teasing a pretty, undulating edge from the paired ridges of garter stitch at top and bottom. Knit with Shelter or Arbor, texture and color variations for this classic blanket are endless.
Designer: Jared Flood
Collection: Classics -
Pattern materials
YARN
Version 1:
- 6 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
- Photographed in color Sweatshirt
Version 2:
- 7 skeins Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (100% American Targhee Wool; 145 yards/50 grams)
- Photographed in color Treehouse
YARDAGE
Version 1:
- 804 total yards of worsted weight wool yarn
Version 2:
- 876 total yards of DK weight wool yarn
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Pattern specs
CONSTRUCTION
- This blanket is worked flat from end to end.
GAUGE
Version 1:
- 19 stitches & 24 rows = 4″ in Lace Pattern after blocking
Version 2:
- 21 stitches & 27 rows = 4″ in Lace Pattern after blocking
NEEDLES
Version 1:
- One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauges listed above
- Suggested needle size: 5½ mm (US 9)
Version 2:
- One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed above
- Suggested needle size: 4½ mm (US 7)
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Version 1:
- 32″ [81.5 cm] wide; 41″ [104 cm] long
Version 2:
- 28¼” [72 cm] wide; 37½” [95 cm] long
Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking.
Please note: the stitch patterns used for this garment include written as well as charted instructions.
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Techniques
Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
- Long-Tail Cast On
- Sewn Bind Off (Elizabeth Zimmermann’s method)
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Pattern Updates
30 June 2015: Version 2.0
The finished gauge measurement has been corrected to read:
19 stitches & 24 rows = 4″ in lace pattern after blocking
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