Diamond motif baby blanket by Valerie Lenton

Diamond motif baby blanket

Knitting
March 2017
Acrylic DK Baby yarn
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
435 - 450 yards (398 - 411 m)
one size - easily adjustable
English
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Materials: Single colour version: 150g DK baby yarn
2 Colour version: 90g Colour A + 65g Colour B
1 pair size 5.00 Needles
Stitch marker optional – can be used to mark the centre stitch

Tension: 10 sts x 20 rows = 5 cm2 2 ins2 measured over garter stitch

Size: 56 cms 22” long x 41cm 16” measured at narrowest point
56 cms 22” long x 54cm 21” measured at widest point

Abbreviations used:
Garter stitch knit every row
K knit
K2tog knit 2 sts together
K3tog knit 3 sts together
No. number
Sts stitches

This blanket is worked in 7 panels of garter stitch motifs, which are joined together as you work. It can easily be made larger by simply adding more panels and adding additional connecting motifs in each panel.