How to Knit a Lovely Sheep Blanket

Materials Needed

You'll need:

• 250g of 100% cotton yarn in yellow color (115m/50g);
• 100g of the same yarn in white color;
• 50g of the same yarn in black color;
• Knitting needles size 4.

Size

65 x 75 cm.

Used Patterns

• Garter stitch: all knit stitches;

• Stockinette stitch: in right-side rows - knit stitches, in wrong-side rows - purls.

Knit the sheep according to the scheme provided.

Stitch Control

Stitches control on stockinette stitch: 20 stitches = 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 144 stitches. Knit 3 cm with garter stitch and then switch to stockinette stitch, maintaining garter stitch on 5 edging stitches from both sides of the blanket. After completing 8 rows, begin the pattern.

Make the sheep according to the scheme using stockinette stitch. After knitting 5 rows of sheep, knit 8 rows of stockinette stitch without sheep. Then, add 3 rows of garter stitch. Finally, bind off the stitches.