Eamon Baby Blanket

The Eamon Blanket uses a couple of easy knitting techniques to create a beautifully finished blanket. The blanket is knitted in eight strips and joined using mattress stitch. The strips consist of eight blocks of colour with an off-centre textured pattern adding an extra element of interest.

The strips begin with a provisional cast on and the stitches at the other end are left on a thread. The side borders are picked up and knitted out in garter stitch. The top and bottom borders are worked across the live stitches left at top and bottom after the strips are joined. The borders have mitred corners, which are flat-seamed to create a neat finish.

The samples pictured use Cleckheaton Superfine Merino 8 ply 65g balls (130m/142 yds)

Colour A: 5 x 65g balls or approx 650 m/710 yds Colour B: 2 x 65g balls or approx 260 m/284 yds Colour C: 2 x 65g balls or approx 260 m/284 yds Colour D: 2 x 65g balls or approx 260 m/284 yds