Summer dress knitting pattern

shawl knitting tutorial

2 skeins – white Red Heart Soft Baby – 3 ply sport weight – 7 oz/198 g
2 skeins – “Twinkle” (light blue, light pink, light yellow or light green) Red Heart Soft Baby – 3 ply sport weight – 6 oz/170 g (or other variegated yarn)

Size 15 circular needles

Note: This baby blanket is made knitting two strands of yarn at the same time on a large size 15 needle.

DIRECTIONS
Cast on 8 stitches.

Row 1: Purl one row.
Row 2: K4, YO, knit to the end of the row.
Row 3: K4, YO, purl to the lst 4 sts. K4.

Repeat rows 2-3 until you have reached HALF the desired size for your baby blanket. End on a purl row. This pattern is very flexible. You can determine when to start the decreases based upon how big you want the finished product to be.