Oddball Preemie Blankets - Our Blankets were DELIVERED!

[Shandeh]

Here is the blog for the Preemie Blanket KAL
http://preemieoddballkal.blogspot.com/

One of our knitters (kellyh57) for the Oddball Baby Blankets has suggested that it would be nice if we made some smaller size baby blankets, using sportweight baby yarn, and size 5 or 6 knitting needles.

We like this idea, so we're gonna do it! If you want to join, just reply to this thread, or send a private message to Shandeh.

The blankets will be given to a children's hospital in North Carolina.

All the blankets will be made with 100% acrylic, soft sportweight (DK) yarn (washable).

The blankets are started by casting on 80 - 100 stitches with a size US 5 or 6 knitting needle. The first knitter will knit 3 to 6 rows, then continue knitting with the design of their choice for 4 inches (keeping 3 knit stitches at the beginning and end of each row). Then the project will be mailed to the next knitter. There will be 5 knitters for each blanket, so the blanket should measure about 20 inches long when complete.

(Detailed instructions for starting an Oddball Preemie Blanket are posted here: http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=79558)

Let's stick to basic stitch designs for this project, with no holes in the blankets. We don't want tiny fingers to get stuck in the blankets! So, just knit and purl stitches. No yarn-overs, slipped stitches or cables.

Here are some good stitch designs to use for the blankets:
(Remember to knit the first 3 rows of the blanket, and knit 3 stitches at the beginning and end of each row. Each blanket will end with 3 rows of knit stitches as well.)
Basketweave - cast on 99 stitches
Basketweave II - cast on 96 stitches
Box Stitch - cast on 100 stitches
Checks and Ridges - cast on 100 stitches
Chevron - cast on 103 stitches
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