BABY BLANKET

Make a splash in the nursery with a beautifully tactile blanket with a hint of the sea. By Hannah Cross.

Master the wedged picot stitch to create a breezy centrepiece for any nursery. The beautiful stitchwork combined with these dreamy shades is so foamily pretty, you may well want to cuddle up with it yourself.

NOTES

The pattern is worked over a multiple of 6 plus 2 stitches.

BLANKET

Using Under the Sea, ch122.

Row 1 (WS) Htr in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. [121 htr]

Row 2 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), htr in BL only of each st across, turn, fasten off.

Row 3 (WS) Join Tooth Fairy in first st, ch1, dc in first st, *WP, skip 5 sts, htr in next st 2 rows below; repeat from * to last 6 sts, WP, skip 5 sts, dc in last st, turn, fasten off. Row 4 (RS) Join Tin Man in first st, ch5 (counts as ttr), *dc in ch-1 sp at top of WP, working into opposite side of ch-6 of WP, dc in next ch, htr in next ch, tr in next ch, dtr in next ch, ttr in next ch, skip next htr; repeat from * across to last WP, dc in ch-1 sp at top of WP, working into opposite side of ch-6 of WP, dc in next ch, htr in next ch, tr in next ch, dtr in next ch, ttr2tog over The pattern is repeated eight times in the blanket – use the picture below as a guide. next ch and last dc, turn, fasten off. Row 5 (WS) Join Under the Sea in first st, ch1, htr in each st across, turn [121 htr]

Row 6 (RS) Ch1, htr in BL only of each st across, turn, fasten off.

Row 7 Join Tin Man in first st, repeat Row 3.

Row 8 Join Tooth Fairy in first st, repeat Row 4.

Row 9 Join Under the Sea in first st, repeat Row 5.

Row 10 Repeat Row 6.

Rows 3-10 set the pattern.

Rows 11-66 Repeat Rows 3-10 seven more times.

Fasten off and weave in ends.