A is for apple, b is for ball…

A cosy baby blanket with bright colours and traditional pictures. Make it really special by adding the baby’s name and birthdate.

The borders are knitted in moss (seed) stitch and the main panel in stocking stitch using intarsia and stranded techniques. The pattern includes letter and number charts and blank pattern charts with instructions for adding a name and birthdate in place of the alphabet at the bottom of the blanket.

The blanket is knitted in DK on 4mm needles and measures about 64cm (25 inches) wide and 84cm (33 inches) long. The size could easily be altered by using different needles and/ or yarn.

Materials:
DK yarn (100g balls):
3 balls main colour (cream)
1 ball contrast colour (purple)
small balls red, light blue, medium blue, green, light brown, beige
oddments grey and medium brown

It’s also helpful to have a couple of stitch markers.