Baby Blanket and Hat: Blanket by Louisa Harding

Baby Blanket and Hat: Blanket

Knitting
June 2006
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch using larger needles
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
450 yards (411 m)
18″ by 24″ (45.5 cm by 61 cm).
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $6.50.

Matching hat can be found here.

This easy-to-knit baby blanket and hat combination makes a great gift for a new baby. Both are useful and practical and, knitted in soft organic yarns, as delicate as the newborn wrapped within. The simple knit can easily be expanded as the newborn grows.

Finished Size: Hat 14 1/4″ (36 cm)circumference. Blanket 18″ by 24″ (45.5 cm by 61 cm).
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton (100% organic cotton).
Yarn Weight: 150 yd 137 m/100 g: #83 sage, hat, less than 1 ball; blanket, 3 balls; both, 3 balls.
Needles: Sizes 7 and 8 (4.5 and 5 mm): straight.
Gauge: 16 sts and 22 rows = 4″ (10cm) in St st on larger needles.
Notions: Tapestry Needle.
Originally Published: Natural Knits for Babies and Moms (Interweave, 2006).