I continue to knit for the soon-to-be-born-babies of my co-workers.
This little car seat blankie/wrap was made with Bernat Cottontots yarn from my yarn stash. It's been perfect to knit and crochet with during the recent heat wave. It is a very soft yarn that becomes even softer once it's washed and dried on low. The blanket/wrap is not too big, so it will be easy for Mom to handle. Later it could be a little doll blanket!
I have amassed a nice stash of cotton yarn over the years. It's a great feeling to be able to make something from that yarn stash of mine! Most of the Cottontots was purchased on sale or with coupons from Michael's and Hobby Lobby. When the price of cotton began to increase I saved a lot of money buying a little of this, a little of that, a little here, a little there...
Do you like my rationalization?
The stitch pattern is worked across the row 4 times and there is a 4 stitch Garter Stitch border on each side. I suggest using a stitch marker on each side to denote the borders.
FEATHER AND FAN BABY CAR SEAT WRAP
Length: 29 inches
Width: 19 inches
Yarn: Bernat Cottontots/colors: (A)Grape Berry, (B) Lovely Lilac, (C)Very Berry, (D) Wonder White. One ball in each color. Choose the colors that work best for your baby!
Needle size: #8 circular-24 inch length
Stitch Markers: 2
With Color A, C/O 80 stitches and knit 4 rows.
(RS) Row 1: K4, Place Marker, knit to last 4 stitches, Place Marker, K4.
(WS)Row 2: K 4, pass marker, purl across to last 4 stitches, pass marker, K4
(RS) Row 3: K4, PM, *(K2TOG x 3) (YO, K1 x 6)(K2TOG x3)** repeat from * to**, until marker, PM, K4
(WS) Row 4: K4, pm, k across, pm, k4.
Continue working with Color A until you reach end of the ball. For me, that worked out to be about 9 wavey ridges facing the Right Side. Attach Color B, and continue in pattern, repeating 4 Row pattern until you have finished Colors B, C, and in the case of Color D, worked Row 4, followed by 3 rows Garter Stitch and Binding Off. Let me know if there are any errors or the pattern is unclear.
what a great pattern ! I love the look of feather and fan ! Just the right size for car seat !
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pattern. It's a great idea making something for care-seat. Thanks for sharing the pattern.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this sweet little blankie pattern.
ReplyDeleteI will be knitting up several of these for newborns.
Dorothy
Do you have a hole in the blanket for the seat belts to be put through?
ReplyDeleteMaking them a while a you would need nd would never dream of putting slits in them because you would have to keep open the buckles if you needed to cool them down or wanted to give them something like a lolly you open the buckle again so they don't get it dirty.also if you want to use it on a moses basket no ugly holes spoiling it
DeleteI'm just a beginner but want to try this. Understand all the instructions but PM. What is PM?
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Place marker
DeletePM is abbreviated for "Pass Marker". Move the marker to the other needle as done before. Give it a try and have fun! Would love to see what you make!
ReplyDeleteIt´s a lovely pattern, thanks for it.
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ReplyDeleteWhy so many markers? It seems like only 2 should be needed but there are instructions to place 6, not sure why?
ReplyDeleteThere are only 2 markers used in this pattern, as indicated in the beginning materials list. You might be mistakenly thinking of the pattern repeat (x 6) :-)
ReplyDeleteThere are 6 "pm" instructions in the pattern, every single knitting abbreviation reference on the internet states this means "place marker" so it looks like we need 6 markers. I'm wondering if some of the "pm's" should in fact be "sm" which is the acknowledged and accepted abbreviation for "slip marker"? I found no reference to "pass marker" anywhere, makes a lovely pattern's instructions very confusing.
ReplyDeleteOk I feel really stupid. When I was working on row 3, I was only able to k2tog twice and had one stitch left before the marker.... Has anyone else had this issue? Or is it just me lol
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to make this in dk weight, on size 5 or 6 needles. How many stitches are in one pattern repeat? Not sure how many more to cast on. Thanks!
This pattern uses 16oz of yarn total. I have 3 skeins which are 6oz each, so 18oz total. Could I add 4 stitches to each row and come out right?
ReplyDeleteIs the yo,k1 supposed to be x6 or just the k1 x6?
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ReplyDeleteI love the pattern but would like to make it larger. What is the number of multiples to cast on?
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