The five baby blanket designs in this booklet have a lot in common:
each uses 4 skeins of Manos del Uruguay Franca,
all are worked in garter stitch, and any will keep a little one cozy!
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The yarn is Manos del Uruguay Franca, a superbulky single-ply yarnmade of 100% washable merino wool.
It makes a plush, squishy fabric that knits up quickly on big needles.
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To keep the focus on the beautiful hand-dyed colors, we chose to knit the blanketswithout seaming or using more than one color at a time.
Exciting structures are worked with simple techniques: although all of the blankets are square in shape, none is knit plain from cast-on to bind-off.
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Some are worked on the bias, others involve picking up stitchesin modular knitting, while one explores a mitered construction.
We wanted to create a collection that has you return time and time again to explore another construction in Franca.
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We hope you enjoy knitting a bitty bulky baby blanket (or two!)in Manos del Uruguay Franca
Designer: Fairmount Fibers Design Team
Finished Size: 5 Blankets, ranging from 24" square to 28" square depending on the design
Gauge: 10 sts and 20 rows = 4” / 10cm in Garter Stitch
Needle Size: US13 / 9mm 36” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
or
US 15 / 10mm 32” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
depending on the design
Notions: Tapestry needle
Yarn Requirements: Each blanket is knit in Franca:
Kirby: Butterscotch, Post Box, Wellies, Starry Night / 1 skein each
Joey: Camelot, Velvet, Miel, Mumbai / 1 skein each
Rory: Violeta, Balloon, Duende, Esmeralda / 1 skein each
Emory: Miel, Koi, Deep Sea, Midas / 1 skein each
Emory, 2-color version: Azalea and Balloon / 2 skeins each
Toby: Tormenta, Menhir, Natural, Limon / 1 skein each
