For generations, hand-crafted blankets have welcomed new babies into our families. This little blanket incorporates traditional knitting patterns to create a pattern reminiscent of quilt blocks. The blanket uses only knit and purl stitches, and is composed of alternating heart pattern motifs and blocks of seed stitch, all edged with seed stitch.

Materials
• Sport weight yarn, 14 ounces / 400 grams
• 32-inch 80 cm circular needle US 4 / 3.5 mm
• 12 stitch markers
• Row counter

Gauge: 5 sts = 1 inch 2.5 cm in seed st
The finished model is 40 by 30 inches / 100 x 75 cm (width by height) in sport-weight yarn using needles required to obtain gauge.

Check your gauge!
Gauge is not crucial in this blanket, but you may want an idea of how big your finished blanket will be.