Little Willow - Box Stitch Baby Blanket

Little Willow - Box Stitch Baby Blanket

Little Willow - Box Stitch Baby Blanket

Requirements ~

DK (8ply) yarn

4.5mm needles

Tension ~

20sts = 4” (10cm)

Measurements ~

Width:        16", 20”, 24” or 28”

Length:      adjustable ......... I usually make blankets a little longer than their width

For a blanket of 16”          ~        cast on 80sts

For a blanket of 20”          ~        cast on 100sts

For a blanket of 24”          ~        cast on 120sts

For a blanket of 28”          ~        cast on 140sts

Instructions ~

Cast on 80, 100, 120 or 140 stitches – see the size information above

Start with a garter stitch border - knit 8 rows

Pattern:

Row 1:          S1, k4, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 7sts, k7

Row 2:          S1, k4, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 3sts, k3

Row 3:          S1, k4, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 3sts, k3

Row 4:          S1, k4, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 7sts, k7

Repeat these 4 pattern rows until your blanket is as long as it is wide, or until you are happy with the length of your blanket

Repeat Row 1 and Row 2 once again

Finish with a garter stitch border – knit 9 rows

Cast off knitwise

Darn away ends

Little Willow - Box Stitch Baby Blanket

If you would like to make this baby blanket in a different size ~

then reduce or add in multiples of four stitches ... 80 +/- 4sts