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Lucia
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How to knit baby blankets?

I do not know how to knit and I really want to learn now. My grandmother always tried to teach me and I used to find it boring. Now, that I am going to give birth to my own child, I feel like making her a baby blanket. Where can I learn to knit baby blankets? Is it a very hard task? How much time would it take a beginner to learn. Would it be easy for me to understand it from scratch and from videos? I understand when the item is already halfway done I just do not know how to begin.

7 months ago

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Arlene Aguilar | Oct 19 2011

For knitting your baby blankets you will have to follow these easy steps for yourself.

1. First of all choose yarn in soft pastel colors. At least 12 oz of light to medium weight acrylic yarn will work nicely.

2. You need to have size 10 and size 11 knitting needles on your hand. Knit one or two practice squares and see which size gives you the look you are looking for.

3. Have some knitting stitch markers on your hand as well.

4. Cast on about 120 stitches and knit 10 rows to make the border of the blanket.

5. Do the next rows 1 to 10 in similar manner. Taking K for knit and P for purl. Row 1- K7, then place a marker here to designate the side border, P to the last 7 stitches then place another marker, then K7 again. Row 2: K. Row 3: K7, P to marker. Thereafter place another marker, K7. Row 4: K. Row 5: Same as Row 3 (K7, P to marker, place another marker, K7). Rows 6 to 10- K.

6. Repeat Step 5 for a total of 14 times, but you will have to end with Row 5. Knit 10 rows as you did in your step-4 and then cast off your knitting. I am sure you will be able to knit some really nice shades for your kid!