Leaflet - Debra Kinsey - Noughts + Crosses

Leaflet - Debra Kinsey - Noughts + Crosses

The Noughts + Crosses Blanket is a wonderfully textured blanket with a unique
construction and quirky design detail. It is an eye-catching gift knit for that
special baby. It is designed with the knitter in mind, with great attention to
small details and simple and tidy finishing.
Four separate wedges, beginning with the outer contrasting edging, are worked
backwards and forwards in rows. The sides of the wedges are joined using
mattress stitch, then the centre is completed over six rounds.
The edging of‘noughts’ is a modified feather and fan stitch pattern with
stitches cast off and cast on to create large holes. The textured pattern of
simple crosses is worked into the shaping sequence and is easily memorised. The
fashioned decreasing worked along the sides creates an easy sewing edge,
perfect for mattress stitch.
The blanket can be worked in two or five colours: with the contrast edging in a
single colour or each side edging in a different colour.

Noughts + Crosses requires intermediate knitting skills.

Five-colour blanket
approx 750 metres/818 yards of main colour (M)
approx 100 metres/109 yards each of four contrasting colours (C1, C2, C3 and C4)

Two-colour blanket
approx 750 metres/818 yards of main colour (M)
approx 400 metres/436 yards of contrasting colour (C)

It measures approx 84
-89cm/33
-35in square

Needles and notions:

• 4mm/US 6 circular needle, 80-100cm/32-40ins long

• 15 stitch markers

• set of five 4mm/US 6 double-pointed needles

• yarn needle

Tension

The tension required is 22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm/4ins over stocking st using 4mm needles.