At the beginning of the month I was told that the lady I had made the flowered cushion for – is expecting a baby. Whenever I hear about a new baby I tend to enquire about what I can knit for the little one. I decided to make a miniature version of the modular knitted throw which I am still working on. I am only half way through the large one. The small one is now finished.
It is intended as a baby blanket
for a couple who like bright colours. I
hope the baby likes it. All the yarn is acrylic
so it will be hard-wearing and easy to wash.
I hope it will be able to be used for a bit longer than the little coats
that I usually knit. I will knit one of
those as well though.
I was conscious when I was taking the photos – that it was not obvious that the throw was very small – so I have included a bit of the large one for contrast. Each small square starts with 33 sts whereas the large one has 61sts. I used double knitting yarn and 5.5mm needles so it is much lighter weight than it would have been if I had used the normal size of 4mm.
I am now working on a little red coat. I don’t know if the baby is a boy or a girl – so red seemed appropriate.
