Fabulous fair isle

Obviously I was a wild child, I tried making a pair of socks and it was boring, I couldn't do it
so I frogged them
and decided I know I'll make a lace weight fair isle on 1.75mm dpns in the round with Steeking.
it's turning out lovely, no really, all 12 rows of it so far, but it's so delicate that I'm terrified I'm going to ruin it
it's going to take an age
and there's not enough of it to take a photo yet, it's less than an inch long. I'm going to have to make Belle a white blouse and grey skirt to go with, or maybe grey pants, definitely grey
I'm using baby pink, rose and pale grey as the base. I'll show photos when there's more

Baby Blanket Free Yo-Sd sized pattern

This pattern is for a hooded blanket with pockets to keep your little one warm

It's an absolute beginner pattern, there is no fancy shaping or tricks, in fact if you can k2tog you've got this sorted




It is knit on 4mm needles with any fuzzy DK yarn. Baby wool is ideal. It has no guage but the trick is to get a yarn with no stitch definition. I used Sirdar Snuggly Bubbly.

Cast on 1 stitch
Rows 1- 6 knit into front and back of first st, k to end of row (7 st at end of row 6)
Row 7-39 k3 m1 k to end of row (40 stitches at end of row 39)
row 40-41 Cast on 12 stitches for pockets, k to end of row (64)
row 42-47 K
row 48-49 BO 12 stitches at beginning of row (40)
row 50-61 k2 k2tog k to end of row (28)

shape hood
this is a square hood
row 62 k2tog across row (14 st)
row 63 knit into front and back of each stitch giving 28 st in total
row 64, to make the hood dense k1 s1 to end
repeat until hood measures 4" long
Bind off.

Fold over hood and sew at sides

fold pockets along the side of the blanket (or if you prefer fold over to make paws on the blanket) and stitch in place

weave in ends!
embroider as desired.