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Knitting pattern for baby shawl/blanket

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Following the sucess of my chicken jumper I think I am ready for this!!!!

 

I am going to become a grandmother in September and want to knit a shawl/blanket for the new addition. I can find lots of patterns but they all have holes - not of the dropped stitch variety! I have been informed that I need to knit one without such holes as little tiny fingers get caught in them...

 

 

Anyone got any ideas?

We only have one knitting shop round here and it seems to be quite comprehensive, but I just don't have hours to spend looking through book after book of patterns.

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Thanks for your congrats and the web site. I found a patternon there that my mum knitted when I was a baby!! Needless to say we are using it!

One problem is that the needle size on the American patterns differs from the old British and metric sizings. Do you know where I could find a conversion chart??

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The easiest pattern I know for a holeless blanket / shawl is this simple

 

Use needles size shown on yarn ball band.

cast on two stiches

Row 1. YO knit to end of row

 

repeat row 1 till you have a triangle the size you want. If you want a square then go onto row 2

 

Row 2. k2tog, knit to end of row

Continue till 2 stitches remain k2tog.

 

it's not fancy, just garter stich, but with a varigated yarn or by changing yarns randomly you can create a nice effect.

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