Lepidoptera Baby Blanket by Alecia Hornfeldt

Lepidoptera Baby Blanket

Knitting
May 2021
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1140 yards (1042 m)
33” x 35” | 84cm x 89cm after blocking
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This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This snuggly baby blanket features large cabled butterfly motifs with a seed stitch border. All charts also have written instructions.

Size
33” x 35” | 84cm x 89cm after blocking

Yarn
6 skeins of Cascade 220 Superwash or
approximately 1140 yards | 1040 meters of comparable worsted-weight yarn (220 yards per 100g | 200 meters per 100g) with good stitch definition

This blanket looks it’s best when blocked, so take that into account when selecting your yarn.

Gauge
20 sts and 26 rows over 4” | 10cm in stockinette

Materials
-size US8 | 5mm needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
-a cable needle or spare DPN
-8 stitch markers
-yarn needle to weave in ends

Skills
knit, purl, cabling, increasing, decreasing