A Blanket for Teddy

Here's a nice, quick pattern for a small blanket for your favorite teddy bear or doll. It works up quickly and can be ready for gift-giving in no time flat.

You will need:

*  straight knitting needles size 8

*  small amount of knitting yarn - I used Wool-Ease in the color "Fisherman"

Cast on 54 stitches.

Pattern set #1 is as follows:

row 1: (knit 6, purl 6) until there are 6 stitches remaining. Knit those 6 stitches.

row 2: (purl 6, knit 6) until there are 6 stitches remaining. Purl those 6 stitches.

Repeat those two rows three more times, for a total of 8 rows.

Pattern set #2 is as follows:

row 1: (purl 6, knit 6) until there are 6 stitches remaining. Purl those 6 stitches.

row 2: (knit 6, purl 6) until there are 6 stitches remaining. Knit those 6 stitches.

Repeat those two rows three more times, for a total of 8 rows.

Then go back to Pattern set #1, and repeat these two sets over and over until your blanket is as long as you like. I did four repeats of the two pattern sets, plus one additional repeat of Pattern set #1 so that my blanket was square.

These two pattern sets together give you rows of squares, rather like a quilt.

Block to size when you are finished.

My teddy's quilt is 10 1/4" inches square. If you'd like a larger or smaller blanket, simply change the number of stitches cast on. As long as you cast on a multiple of 12 stitches plus 6, the pattern will work.  (For example, 12 stitches x 4 = 48, plus 6 gives you the 54 stitches I worked this blanket on.) You could make it narrower and longer for a lovely scarf!