Knitting the Lionhearted
Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
Imagine a baby boy or girl sleeping peacefully in a jungle themed nursery with the warm colors of green,rust and gold. The Lionhearted Baby Blanket is a stroller and carseat sized blanket designed for the jungle and lion loving parents. It is a small little blanket that will wrap your little one in warmth and style with heart shaped lions guarding their sleep.
The Lionhearted Baby Blanket is a stroller and carseat sized blanket approximately 22″ x 26″.
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Yarn
Project shown with Hobby Lobby’s Aran Weight I Love This yarn in 4 colors:
- 100 yards Green Camo
- 125 yards Burnt Pumpkin
- 125 yards Light Sage Green
- 100 yards Sungold
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Needles
Knitpicks Nickel Options Circular Interchangeable Needles
Size 8 with a 24″ or 32″ cord with a gauge of 18 stitches per 4 inches
Knitpicks says it best: The Nickel Plated Interchangeable Knitting Needle Set is the ultimate in knitting versatility! Mix and match knitting needle tips with cables to easily create the circular needle that you need for your next project.
Featuring smooth joins, perfectly tapered tips and flexible cables, this set includes 9 of our bestselling needle tips and 2 sizes of purple cables – all of which are stored in a handy vinyl case. Two small cable keys are included, which allow you to tighten your needle tips to the cables. Working on multiple projects that call for the same needle size? Use the included endcaps to safely store your project as you start the next.
Our nickel-plated needles have a slick, glass-like surface which allows your stitches to move freely while the hollow brass tube is extremely lightweight for hours of comfortable knitting.
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I ordered these wonderful labels to include with my handknitted blanket. Especially these days it is important that children’s supplies at daycare are labelled and kept separate from others. These wash and dry and never fall off!
Pattern Notes
The Lionhearted Baby Blanket Pattern will teach you skills in knitting that will bring your knitting to the next level. The designs are made with knits and purls.
The leaf pattern is written out.
The lionheart is charted AND written out. The burnt pumpkin section is simply stockinette stitch and the outside and inside borders are garter stitch.
The blanket is knit all in one piece, simply adding a new color for each of the sections. The knit inside borders separate the sections.
Remember that there is a 5 stitch knit border at the beginning and end of every row. So for the Lionheart chart, for example, you would knit 5 stitches, slip the marker, knit the chart 4 times, then knit 5 stitches. The Right Side row is knits and purls while the Wrong Side row is purled for this chart section.
It is so much fun to see the lionheart face appear!
My Ravelry Project Page → Lionhearted Baby Blanket
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