Endless Summer Hydrangea

This pattern is written as a square or rectangular baby blanket from bottom to top border in one piece with picked up side edges.

Rectangular version shown in pictures.

This summer on Nantucket Island, we saw some of the most abundant and sizable Hydrangeas I have seen in my 28 years of going to the island. The shapes and sizes were endless, in the most interesting hues of pinks, blues and purples. When researching the varieties of this stunning flower, I found one named, Endless Summer, the inspiration behind this pattern. The borders are reminiscent of hydrangea petals.

Skill Level: Beginner
Skills Used
• BO – Bind Off
• Beg – Beginning
• CO – Cast On
• k – Knit
• p – Purl
• rem – Remaining
• rs – Right Side
• sl – Slip
• St st – Stockinette Stitch
• sts – Stitches
• ws – Wrong Side
• yb – Yarn Back. Bring the yarn from the front of the
needles to the back through the middle of your needles.
• yf – Yarn Forward. Bring the yarn from the back of
the needles to the front through the middle of your
needles.

Knitted Measurements
Rectangular Version – 40 x 28 inches (after blocking)
Square Version – 40 x 40 inches (after blocking)
Materials
C1 – Malabrigo, Rios – Color - Blue Jean, 580 Yards (3
skeins)
C2 – Malabrigo, Rios – Color English Rose - 280 Yards (2
skeins)
One Size 7, 32 inch circular needle

Gauge
18 stitches and 26 rows = 4-inch square in Stockinette stitch,
AFTER BLOCKING
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE!