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Diagonal Baby Blanket

Materials:  Approximately 645 yards of Worsted Weight yarn or 730 yards Sport Weight yarn.  

Needles:  Size 7 for Worsted Weight.  Size 4 for Sport Weight.  

Cast on 5 stitches.  Knit one row.  Next Row:  Knit (K) 3, Yarn Over (YO), K2.  Next Row:  K3, YO, k3  Next Rows: k3, yo, k to end.  Repeat until there are 170 stitches for Worsted Weight or 190 for Sport Weight.  Next Rows:  K2, K2together, YO, K2together, K to end.  Repeat until there are 7 stitches.  Next Row:  K2, K2together, k2together, k to end.  Bind off remaining 5 stitches.

Simple Seed Pattern Blanket

I used a worsted weight variegated yarn. but use what you prefer to work with.  

Cast on 99 stitches loosely (or any odd number in the width you prefer)  Row 1:  K1, P1 and repeat to end.  Rows 2 - End - Repeat Row 1 to desired length.     

Granny Square Baby Blanket 

Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form a ring.   Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, (3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times, sl st in top of ch-3.   Rnd 2: (Change Color if you wish) 21 Sl st in each ch in the ch-2, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch-2 sp) 3 times, sl st in top of ch-3.   Rnd 3: (Change Color if you wish) 1 sl st in each chain in the ch-2 corner, ch 3, 2 dc in same corner sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same sp (form corner), ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-2 sp, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch-1 sp] 3 times, sl st in top of ch-3.   Rnd 4: (Change Color if you wish) 1 sl st in each chain in corner, ch 3, 2 dc in same corner sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same corner sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1) in next corner ch-2 sp, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch-1 sp, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch-1 sp] 3 times, sl st in top of ch-3.   Rnds 5-??: Continue as established until blankie measures at least 32".   Final 2 Rnds: Work sc evenly spaced around outside edge of blankie, working 3 sc in each corner, join with sl st in beg ch. Fasten off.

Preemies/Infants 

One of our volunteers loves these patterns for knit preemie caps  http://www.kerriesplace.co.uk/newbornhats.html 

 ChemoCaps    Bernat has crochet and knit cap patterns available for free.    Testing is on-going and we hope to have patterns soon.