Exploding Flower Baby Blanket

Published by Shana | Filed under Free, Knitting, Patterns

I still had a mountain of the ugly orangy-pink yarn, so I decided to make a second version of the flower baby blanket pattern. This uses the same yarn, needle sizes, gauge, etc, just a variation on the theme. Despite making two blankets, I still have enough of this yarn to make a third. It’s like a terrible all-you-can-eat restaurant. Sure, there’s more, but do you really want it?

I might have found someone on Ravelry that’s interested in taking the rest off my hands, in exchange for a couple patterns that would bring far more joy into my life.

Red is so much nicer than horrid peach.

Exploding Flower Baby Blanket

Fair warning: Since this is free, it hasn’t been test knit. If you find issue, please drop me an email or leave a comment, and I’ll work through them with you.

Work the Lotus Baby Blanket pattern though the flower chart and one repeat of the petal chart, then do the following -

Work the following pattern between each marker.

Stockinette rounds – Alternate increase and even round for ten total rounds.

• Increase round: Ktbl, yo, k until marker, yo, slip marker.
• Even round: Knit

Then work a zig zag edge. This is slightly different from the petal round, in that two rounds differ, but isn’t any harder.

1. Ktbl, yo, k11, *yo, k2tog, k10* Repeat from * to * until marker, yo, slip marker.
2. Knit
3. Ktbl, *yo, k tbl, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog* Repeat from * to * until 1 st before marker, yo, k tbl, yo, slip marker.
4. Knit
5. Ktbl, *yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog* Repeat from * to * until 3 sts before marker, yo, k3, yo, slip marker.
6. Knit
7. Ktbl, *yo, k5, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog* Repeat from * to * until 5 sts before marker, yo, k5, yo, slip marker.
8. Knit
9. Ktbl, *yo, k7, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog* Repeat from * to * until 7 sts before marker, yo, k7, yo, slip marker.
10. Knit
11. Ktbl, *yo, k9, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso* Repeat from * to * until 9 sts before marker, yo, k9, yo, slip marker.
12. Knit
13. Ktbl, yo, k11, *yo, ssk, k10* Repeat from * to * until marker, yo, slip marker.
14. Knit

Repeat the above again, and then work one more set of stockinette rounds.

Work 4 rounds in seed stitch (I didn’t do increase on the corners this time), and bind off in pattern.

Well, this color isn’t quite right.

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