Minus One Day by Ruth Brasch

Minus One Day

Knitting
May 2019
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
1 repeat
in 1 Square = approximately 8"/20 cm square
US 8 - 5.0 mm
880 - 10780 yards (805 - 9857 m)
Single Motif to King Size Bed (details below)
English
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“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
― Winnie - the - Pooh


This blanket is the one I designed for my daughter before she was born. She is the daughter I hoped and prayed for, but didn’t think i’d ever meet. I almost lost her three times - once during the pregnancy, once immediately after birth, and once a few weeks after.

She is feisty, sweet, and everything I ever hoped for. I treasure every moment we spend together - even the ones that involve crying.

So here’s a blanket for you to make for someone you love and want a tangible way to show it - a child, spouse, parent, whoever. A way to say I love you, and I never want to live without you.

This blanket is sized from a single motif all the way up to a king sized bed, and it would be a beautiful wedding gift for the favorite couple in your life.


Sizing:
Each motif is approximately 8”/20 cm square when worked to the recommended gauge.

  • Baby (16 squares laid out 4x4): 34 x 34” / 86.5 x 86.5 cm
  • Stroller (25 squares laid out 5x5): 40 x 40” / 102 x 102 cm
  • Toddler (42 squares laid out 6x7): 48 x 56” / 123 x 142 cm
  • Afghan/Throw (56 squares laid out 7x8): 56x 64” / 142 x 162.5 cm
  • Twin/Single Bed (77 squares laid out 7x11): 56 x 88” / 142 x 223.5 cm
  • Queen Bed (121 squares laid out 11x11): 88 x 88” / 223.5 x 223.5 cm
  • King Bed (196 squares laid out 14x14): 112 x 112” / 284.5 x 284.5 cm

Yardage:
•880 (1375, 2310, 3080, 4235, 6655, 10780) yds / 805 (1257, 2112, 2816, 3872, 6085,9857) m of light worsted weight. The sample used Knit Picks Swish Worsted in the “Honey” colorway. This yarn is 110 yds/50g ball.