Blue bricks knitted baby afghan

 

Beauty of this pattern is that it is reversible .It looks same from both sides.


Material required: 

A pair of  knitting needles     US   no 6,  UK  no 9

one chrochet hook of size 4mm

Blue knitting yarn  ( Bernat  Brand  3 balls)

white knitting yarn

Measurement  :  32"  by 42"

Cast on 150 stitches


This pattern consists of squares knitted by six stitches and six rows hence called bricks.

1st row:    *   Knit 6 and pearl 6  *  till end.Last six stitches will be knit

2nd row:    *  Pearl 6 and knit 6*  last 6 stitches will be pearl

3rd row :       like 1st row 

4th row :        like 2nd row

5th row          like1st row

6th row :       like    2nd row 

7th row:      * Pearl 6 and knit 6*    repeat till end

8th row:      * knit 6 and pearl 6*

  This way a pattern of knit and pearl blocks will form alternately   like in picture  2

                                                            picture   2

Each block is of 6 rows and six stitches

There will be 5 white lines of two rows of   knit only after 10,5, 5 ,5 and 5 blocks .

1st white row will be after 10 blocks

2nd  and 3rd and 4th and 5th   white row will be after 5 blocks each

In total 35 blocks have been knitted  with 5 lines of white in between.


Border:


With a chrochet hook and  blue yarn  start at the corner

 and make* half chrochet. three chain *  throughout the  four sides of the afghan.For making half chrochet once between the gap of two blocks and then in the middle of block..These chains and a haif chrochet will give a frilly look to the border

Baby Afghan (crochet)

Babies deserve softness ..They love cozy surrounding.So here is the soft and cozy blanket or afghan for your baby.This is very quick and easy to make even for the beginners.

Material required 

3 skeins of caron brand yarn 

crochet  hook of   4.0mm

Measurement

34"  by  40"
With the crochet hook make 120  chains

1st row
 from the hook one half crochet in 2nd  chain and 3 chains and half chrochet in third chain leaving two chains in between
2nd row
In the space of three chains * three double chrochet three chain and half chrochet *  Repeat this in each 3 chain space.
3rd row
In the space of 3 chain   * 3 double chrochet 3 chain and one half chrochet.

Repeat this  from * to *  till  60 rows

It will measure 40"
Tie the yarn through loop.

Border

Make the border by chrocheting along the border in following pattern..
Make three double chrochet and one half chrochet in each loop along the four sides of the afghan.

Boy's scarf

 Boy's scarf

                                                                        Picture  1

Material  required

Off white CARON BRAND yarn.
Crochet  4.00mm
Measurements
Width 8 inches
Length 60 inches


                Make 32 chains
               Turn around
  Line 1    * single crochet in first chain and leave 3 chains again single crochet in 5th chain leaving 3 chains in    
                   between**
              Repeat from *to** till last chain.
             Turn around

Line 2     *  In first space of 3chains make 3 treble and 3 chains then a single crochet.*
            Repeat from *to * till last space
           Turn aound and repeat from * to *
           There will be a pattern of  squares placed alternately  as in picture 2

                                                                     Picture 2


                              This way crochet for total 120 rows.That will make approx 60"

                             Break the yarn and pass through the loop and pull tightly.

                            It will be nice and cozy winter gift for a boy .

boy's gloves

Boy's gloves

    

    

From       6 to  8 yr old


Material required

A pair of needle size US 8

1 skien Caron brand knitting yarn   aqua blue

1 skien Caron brand offwhite

Cast on 35 stitches and make a border with 1 pearl .1 knit pattern till the border is 3 inches or 18 rows.

19th row   Knit all by  increasing one stitch at the beginning and one at the end of the row
Total 37 stitches
20th row all pearl

Take out all the stitches from the needle and fold the border exactly at the centre so as to divide the stitches in two.With help of a stitch holder put the stitches back in the needle picking up the 1 stitch alternately from both sides of the fold of border.
The trick for this is that with the help of a stitch holder catch all the stitches in the needle and afterwards the stitches can be arranged in a proper direction.

2   rows   With the light color yarn  (21st and 22nd row)
*1knit yarn in front 1 slip yarn at back 1 knit* continue for all the 19 stitches of one side and turn around with
same pattern i,e. one knit and 1 slip will be repeated  for remaining 18 stitches.Take care that the stitch which was slipped will be knitted this time. and slip the knitted one in previous row.

All the rows will be knitted this way.There will be no pearl.

two rows with light color yarn(23rd and 24th row)
 next two rows with dark color (25th and 26th row)
Thumb

At the beginning of 27th row knit and slip till total 9 stitches and turn around leaving remaining stitches on the needle .Keep on knitting these 9 stitches till 10 rows This will make thumb.Then pass the thread through the 9stitches .

Palm

Now tie the dark color yarn to the first stitch of remaining 28 stitches.Knit and slip two rows.

With light color knit and slip two rows and again with dark color.

In all 8 rows will be knitted alternately with  two dark and two light color each.

Fore finger

Now knit slip 7 stitches near the thumb end for fore finger.Leaving remaining stitches on the needle keep on knit and slip till 12 rows and then pull the yarn through stitches.This is the fore finger .

Middle finger

Knit slip 8 stitches leaving remainig 13  stitches on the needle.Knit slip 14 rows .Then cut the yarn pass through
the stitches and the middle finger is ready.

Knit slip 7 for the next finger and knit slip till 12 rows .

Pinky 


Remaining six stitches are for Pinky finger.Knit slip nine rows.

Sew the gloves at the border and the open spaces between the fingers .Make 2nd glove same way.

baby hat

Baby Hat

Material required
a pair of needles no 6 (us)  8(uk)
knitting yarn CARON brand light color
dark color yarn to make pompom and for pattern





Border

Cast on 74 stitches with light color
1st row     two pearl two knit continue till end .
2nd row    same

3rd row    as 1st
4th row    as 2nd
continue like this till 6th row

Now with darker color

7th and 8throw same as 1st and second

9th row again with light color  knit all

10th row  pearl all

11th row  knit all

12th row  pearl all

13th  row knit all

14th row pearl all

15th row   with dark color

  *1knit with dark 3knit with light* cotinue from * to *
16th row   * 1pearl with dark 1 pearl with light *    continue from * to * till end

17th row    *1knit with dark 1 knit with light *  contonue from * to * till end

18throw       pearl all

19th row      knit all

20th row     pearl all

21sr row    knit all with dark color

22nd row   pearl all with dark color

23rd row   as 15th row

24th row   as 16th  row

25th row  as 17th row

26th row  pearl all

27th row  decreasing round starts

k5 k2 tog

26th row  pearl all

27th row  k4 k2 tog

28throw   pearl all

29throw k3 k2 tog

30th row    pearl all

31st row       k2 k2 tog

32nd row   pearl all

33rd row   k1 k2 tog

34th row   pearl all

35th  row    k2 tog

36th           Leave a long end of  thread and pass it through  remaining stitches together by taking thread through

        them and fasten it securely.


       make a pompom  with dark color.