01-10-2022

Double knit is taking 8.8sec/stitch
Double knit gauge is 4.25 stitches & 6 rows per inch
Long tail cast on with us8 needle then the rest is knit with us7 (us8 for cast-off, too)
I purled the last stitch set of every row then slipped the first stitch set of each row knitwise.

Blanket dimensions
~31.3” wide with 5 repeats of totoro
~24.2” high with 1 repeat of everything (A B S T L)
~24.5” high (A S T S A) (147 rows)
~30.5” HIGH (A B S T S B A) (183 rows)

COLORS:

• Background: (Dove)
• Totoro: 165 (Grey)
• Soot Sprites: (Grape)
• Bycicles: (Red)
• Acorns: (Green)

(T) Totoro line:

• 9st umbrella edge
• 23st totoro repeat
• with 5 repeats and edges on both sides = 133st
• ~31.3” wide
• 37st tall = 6.17” tall

(S) Soot Sprites:

• 17st tall = 2.83” tall
• 6st left edging
• 9st right edging
• 20st sprite repeat
• “6” repeats (at 133st, Sprites are 2 stitches short of 6 repeats. Come back later and decide where to make the cut)

(B) Bicycles:

• 14st tall = 2.33” tall
• 9st left edge
• 10st right edge
• 22st per repeat
• 5.23 repeats/ 5 repeats and 4st extra
• (add 2 stitches to each edge?)

(A) Acorns:

• 26st tall = 4.33” tall
• 9st left edge
• 10st right edge
• 14st per repeat
• 8.14 repeats/ 8 repeats and 2st extra -add 1 stitch to each edge

Section deviders:
- 4st tall = .67” tall

01-11-2022

Inspired by Skirtyfyde ‘s Totoro baby blanket

01-17-2022

1 skein = is 41 rows