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Tiffany Lace Baby Blanket

This blanket is designed to coordinate with the tiffany lace hat of my Two Lace Baby Hats pattern. The blanket is knitted in the round, working from the outside in. Sizes: Extra Small 15.5 square Small 20 square Medium 24.5 square Large 29 square Extra Large 33.5 square Gauge: 22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches in stockinette Materials: 4.2 to 19.7 oz (240 to 1120 yards) of DK weight baby yarn 4 stitch markers, preferably 3 of one color and 1 of another Size 6 (4 mm) 40 circular needle (for magic loop) (Optional) Set of size 6 (4 mm) double pointed needles if magic loop method not used for center of blanket Yarn needle Abbreviations: k = knit p = purl k2tog = knit two together ssk = slip one knitwise, slip one knitwise, insert left needle into front of both slipped stitches and knit. sk2p = slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2 together; 2 stitches have been decreased Pattern:

After each set is cast on, place one of the three like colored stitch markers. Extra Small Cast on 4 sets of 87. Small Cast on 4 sets of 111. Medium - Cast on 4 sets of 135. Large - Cast on 4 sets of 159. Extra Large - Cast on 4 sets of 183. Join to knit in the round being very careful not to twist. Place the different colored stitch marker to mark the changing of rounds. The directions for each round are to be worked between corner markers for each of the four sides. Rnd 1: k2tog, k10, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 15 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k10, ssk Rnd 2: k2tog, k9, (k3, yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo) across to last 14 stitches before marker, k12, ssk Rnd 3: k10, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 13 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k10 Rnd 4: k2tog, k8, (k4, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k1) across to last 13 stitches before marker, k11, ssk Rnd 5: k2tog, k7, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 12 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k7, ssk Rnd 6: k2tog, k6, (k5, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2) across to last 11 stitches before marker, k9, ssk Rnd 7: k7, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 10 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k7 Rnd 8: k2tog, k5 (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 10 stitches before marker, k8, ssk Rnd 9: k2tog, k4, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 9 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k4, ssk Rnd 10: k2tog, k3, (k3, yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo) across to last 8 stitches before marker, k6, ssk Rnd 11: k4, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 7 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k4 Rnd 12: k2tog, k2, (k4, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k1) across to last 7 stitches before marker, k5, ssk Rnd 13: k2tog, k1, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 6 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k1, ssk Rnd 14: k2tog (k5, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2) across to last 5 stitches before marker, k3, ssk Rnd 15: k1, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 4 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k1 Rnd 16: k2tog, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k3, (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 4 stitches before marker, k2, ssk Rnd 17: k2tog, p1, k9, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 3 stitches before marker, p1, ssk Rnd 18: k2tog, k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k3, (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 2 stitches before marker, ssk Rnd 19: p1, k9, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last stitch before marker, p1 Rnd 20: k2tog, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k3, (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 13 stitches before marker, k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, ssk Rnd 21: k2tog, k7, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 12 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k7, ssk Rnd 22: k2tog, yo, sk2p, yo, k3, (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 11 stitches before marker, k6, yo, sk2p, yo, ssk Rnd 23: k7, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 10 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k7 Rnd 24: k2tog, ssk, yo, k3, (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 10 stitches before marker, k6, yo, ssk, ssk Rnd 25: k2tog, k4, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 9 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k4, ssk Rnd 26: k2tog, k3, (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 8 stitches before marker, k6, ssk Rnd 27: k4, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 7 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k4 Rnd 28: k2tog, k2, (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 7 stitches before marker, k5, ssk Rnd 29: k2tog, k1, (p1, k1, p1 k9) across to last 6 stitches before marker, p1, k1, p1, k1, ssk Rnd 30: k2tog, (k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k3) across to last 5 stitches before marker, k3, ssk Repeat rounds 15 through 30 until there are 17 stitches between each marker. Center: Rnd 1: k1, p1, k1, p1, k9, p1, k1, p1, k1 Rnd 2: k2tog, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k5, ssk Rnd 3: k2tog, p1, k9, p1, ssk Rnd 4: k2tog, k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k3, ssk Rnd 5: p1, k9, p1 Rnd 6: k2tog, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, ssk Rnd 7: k2tog, k5, ssk

Rnd 8: k2tog, yo, sk2p, yo, ssk Rnd 9: k5 Rnd 10: k2tog, k1, ssk Rnd 11: sk2p Cut the yarn with several inches to work with. With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops, secure and weave in end. Afghans, Baby, Knitted, My Patterns