For a blanket measuring one meter by one meter and twenty centimeters, you will need seven skeins of thread (700 grams), if the skein is 164 meters long. We use Red Heart Soft Baby Steps acrylic for knitting. A plain blanket for a child will be uninteresting, so let’s take three skeins of delicate pink, three lilac and one turquoise.
In 100 grams of acrylic, a thread 164 meters long will be voluminous. You can take needles No. 3.5, No. 4, or even No. 5, it will depend on the density of your knitting. If the loops turn out to be tight, it is better to take a five. I knit easily, so I choose No. 3.5 and the same hook for tying. Since the width of the product is large, we use circular knitting needles on a flagellum.During the process, in order not to tear off the thread and not to cover the edges when switching to crochet, you will need additional knitting needles or large crochet pins. I used knitting needles.
We cast on 120 loops, you can use one color for casting on, and in the first row we change the color every 40 loops. We knit rectangles in lilac and pink colors. Each rectangle is 40 stitches wide and 70 rows long. Let’s choose a neutral pattern for the overall canvas; “rice field” would work well, or some people call it “pearl”. Changing the front and back loops in a checkerboard pattern gives a truly “pearl” shimmer.
Just “empty” rectangles will look faded. Therefore, in the extreme ones we knit diamonds symmetrically using an elongated loop and transfers. And in the middle rectangle we will “weave” a braid, it is not difficult to knit it, also with the help of transferring loops. Thanks to the diamond pattern, there is no need to count rows while knitting. 70 rows include three diamonds, if their width is increased to nine loops, then one front row is also knitted nine, and only then begin to decrease.
Next we change the color of the threads, knitting a lilac one over the pink rectangle and vice versa. Let's make the drawing more interesting. We knit an owl in the two outer rectangles. The eagle owl is knitted in the same way as braids, you just need to look in which direction to throw the loops, and knit its “face” with knit stitches. The height of the squares remains the same, since in one we knit three diamonds.
Change the color of the threads again and come up with another design. We knit an octopus in the central square. We begin to throw over the elongated loops, bringing the legs of the octopus together, then we knit the head. It's not difficult at all.In the outer squares we continue to knit diamonds, and the height of the squares remains unchanged.
In the fourth line of squares we will again make weaves, but in such a way that we can then sew bows in the center. There are three diamonds in the pink square. We do not close the loops, leave them on the knitting needles, or put them on a knitting pin.
The next step will be a set of edge loops. If you make one free loop from each edge loop, the fabric will lie flat. We take out the thread from below, then the seam on the front side will not stand out. On the wrong side, a straight line of edge loops is obtained. We knit lilac and pink on all four sides, then continue crocheting with pink thread. We do not close the loops from the knitting needle, but immediately make half-columns from them so that the edges do not turn out to be pulled together.
We crochet in circles, making a rise at one of the corners. You can choose any pattern for the strapping. After a couple of circles, the pink threads will end and we switch to turquoise ones. We do the edging so that there is some thread left for decorating the blanket. In order not to leave extra threads, it is better to do decor before starting knitting with turquoise threads.
We knit a simple rope with air loops. To make it more voluminous, take a larger hook. Then we weave this rope into one of the braids and secure it on the left side. We will make bows from the same airy ropes.
To complete the appearance of the eagle owls, it is enough for them to tie and sew on black or dark blue eyes. The octopus will also need eyes. Lips can be easily crocheted by tying an amigurumi ring and pulling the inner loop tightly. You can leave the octopus, but it will be more interesting if you sew on the “hair”. Let's make a hairstyle for the octopus from the same turquoise ropes.All the ropes must be sewn carefully on the left side so that the baby does not pull them out.
For diamonds, you can knit flowers. We also sew them along the entire perimeter of the flower so that small fingers cannot be torn off.
Now let's look at the blanket on the left side. Since the color of the threads was changed, many “tails” and knots remained. We carefully hide them, dragging them with a crochet hook in the middle of the knitted fabric. Look again at the left side - everything turned out beautifully, and not a single knot is visible.
The blanket turned out to be a delicate color, but cheerful and interesting.
