Friendly animals adorn this keepsake blanket for a baby or small child. To encourage play, the kangaroo has a pocket, the elephant, zebra and giraffe have swinging tails, the walrus has tusks, and the elephant has a swinging trunk.

The bodies of the animals are worked in intarsia and embellished with duplicate stitch and simple embroidery. Pinwheel decorations are embroidered.

The blanket can be worked in 3 strips or as one-piece. The Border is worked separately and sewn on. The sample shows 5 animals, but instructions are included for 6th animal, a zebra, that can replace any of the five other animals.

Materials needed are Cascade 200 Superwash worsted weight yarn. Yarn requirements specify a full skein of yarn for accent colors, but less than 100 yards is used of each, so consider using yarns from your stash.

7 balls of color Blue Horizon (medium blue -- 1540 yds, 1400 m)
1 ball of color In The Navy (navy blue -- 50 yds, 45 m)
1 ball Lemon (yellow -- 50 yds, 45 m)
1 ball Blaze (orange -- 100 yds, 90 m)
1 ball Dark Ginger (rust/burnt orange -- 140yds, 125 m)
1 ball Silver Gray (light gray -- 100 yds, 90 m)
1 ball Charcoal (medium, dark gray -- 100 yds, 90 m)
1 ball White (white -- a few yds, a few meters)