Baby animals blanket KAL
Decorate a freshly painted nursery with our pastel-coloured baby blanket from
FARMYARD BLANKET KAL ANIMAL PICTURE SQUARE (MAKE 1)
Note Begin at base. Foal is Swiss darned once square is knitted.
Cast on 45 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn B.
Rows 1 to 4 Knit.
Row 5 (RS) Knit.
Row 6 K3, P to last 3 sts, K3.
Rows 7 to 12 Repeat Rows 5 and 6 three times.
Join Yarn A.
Row 13 Using Yarn B K4, *using Yarn A K1, using Yarn B K2; rep from * to last 2 sts, using Yarn B K2.
Row 14 Using Yarn B K3, *using Yarn A P2, using Yarn B P1, using Yarn A P2, using Yarn B P2; rep from * to last 7 sts, using Yarn A P2, using Yarn B P1, using Yarn A P1, using Yarn B K3.
Row 15 Using Yarn B K2, *using Yarn A K3, using Yarn B K1, using Yarn A K2, using Yarn B K1; rep from * to last st, using Yarn B K1.
Row 16 Using Yarn B K2, bring Yarn B to front of work, using Yarn A K1, using Yarn A P5, *using Yarn B P1, using Yarn A P6; rep from * to last 9 sts, using Yarn B P1, using Yarn A P5, using Yarn A K1, bring Yarn A to front of work, using Yarn B K2.
Break Yarn B.
Row 17 Using Yarn A knit.
Row 18 Using Yarn A K3, P to last 3 sts, K3.
Rows 19 to 42 Repeat Rows 17 and 18 twelve more times. Break Yarn A and join Yarn C.
Row 43 Using Yarn C K9, rejoin Yarn A and K to end.
Row 44 Using Yarn A K3, using Yarn A P to last 10 sts, using Yarn C P7, using Yarn C K3.
Row 45 Using Yarn C K11, using Yarn A K to end.
Row 46 Using Yarn A K3, using Yarn A P to last 12 sts, using Yarn C P9, using Yarn C K3.
Row 47 Using Yarn C K12, using Yarn A K to end.
Row 48 Using Yarn A K3, using Yarn A P to last 13 sts, using Yarn C P10, using Yarn C K3.
Row 49 Using Yarn C K13, using Yarn A K to end.
Row 50 Using Yarn A K3, using Yarn A P to last 14 sts, using Yarn C P11, using Yarn C K3.
Row 51 Using Yarn C K14, using Yarn A K to end.
Row 52 Using Yarn A K3, using Yarn A P to last 14 sts, using Yarn C P11, using Yarn C K3.
Rows 53 and 54 Rep Rows 51 and 52.
Row 55 Using Yarn C K13, using Yarn A K to end.
Row 56 Using Yarn A K to last 13 sts, using Yarn C K13.
Rows 57 and 58 Rep Rows 55 and 56.
Cast off keeping colours correct except knit the last Yarn C st using Yarn A, then continue with Yarn A. This makes the colour change neater on the cast-off edge.
HOW TO USE OUR CHARTS
Start at the bottom right-hand corner. Read right side rows from right to left and wrong side rows from left to right. A row of squares represents a row of knitting.
FOAL SWISS DARNING
With RS facing and starting on the 14th stitch in from LH side (excluding the garter st edge sts) and the 11th row up from base (excluding the garter st edge sts), Swiss darn front leg of foal according to Chart (the grass blades will fill in the spaces that are omitted from the legs in the Chart). Swiss darn the rest of the animal.
SEED SQUARE (MAKE 2)
Begin at base.
Cast on 45 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn G.
Rows 1 to 3 Knit.
Row 4 (WS) *K8, kfb; rep from * to end. [50 sts]
Row 5 K3, *K1, P1; rep from * to last 3 sts, K3.
Row 6 Knit.
Rows 7 to 58 Rep Rows 5 and 6 twenty-six times.
Row 59 *K8, k2tog; rep from * to end. [45 sts]
Rows 60 to 62 Knit.
Cast off.
MINI MOO SQUARE (MAKE 1)
Begin at base.
Cast on 22 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn D.
Rows 1 to 4 Knit.
Row 5 (RS) Knit.
Row 6 K3, P to last 3 sts, K3.
Rows 7 to 26 Rep Rows 5 and 6 ten times.
Rows 27 to 30 Knit.
Cast off.
Follow the Chart to backstitch the text (Chart does not show the garter st edge sts).
MINI BAA SQUARE (MAKE 1)
Work as given for Moo mini square, but using the Baa chart.
COLOURED MINI SQUARES (MAKE 2)
Make 1 each in Yarn G and Yarn J. Work as given for Moo mini square, without adding any embroidery.