How Do You Knit A Baby Blanket For Beginners?
Once you learn how to knit and purl, the basic stitches of knitting, you can knit most anything. However one of the simplest projects for beginners is a baby blanket. Although there are many different variations of the knit and purl stitches, a baby blanket knit with alternating rows of the knit and purl stitch produces a knitted fabric called the stockinette stitch, in which one side is flat and smooth (the knit side) while the other is bumpy (the purl side). Determine the size of the blanket. Many baby blankets are 32 inches wide by 36 inches long. Look at your yarn label to determine how many stitches to cast on. For example, if your label shows that a 4-by-4 inch swatch, knitted on size 8 needles, is 17 stitches, then you’ll need eight 4-by-4 inch swatches for a baby blanket that is 32 inches wide. Therefore, you’ll need to cast on 136 stitches (17 x 8 = 136). Cast 136 stitches onto your right-handed needle. Do a knit stitch (where the working yarn is in back of the needle) into ea
