Sunday, 25 July 2021

Miniature Version of the Modular Knitted Throw

 

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.

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