This has been done for...a while. I've been frustrated in my efforts to get a decent picture. It took less than a week to knit and was really fun.Pattern: Come Sail Away baby blanket (my design)
Yarn: Knit Picks Swish Worsted (superwash wool) in Delft Heather. About 7.5 balls.
Needles: Size 7 Knit Picks Options circulars
Gauge: 18 sts. x 24 rows to 4 inches after washing
Finished Size: about 28" x 32" (but this yarn really, really grows when it hits water; it was smaller before washing.)
FREE PATTERN:
Cast on 120 stitches. Work in garter stitch until piece measures two inches, ending with RS row.
Boat pattern:
Next row (WS) and all WS rows: k10, p30, k5, p30, k5, p30, k10
Row 1: k16, p18, k17, p18, k17, p18, k16
Row 3: k15, p20, k15, p20, k15, p20, k15
Row 5: k14, p22, k13, p22, k13, p22, k14
Row 7: k13, p24, k11, p24, k11, p24, k13
Row 9: k12, p26, k9, p26, k9, p26, k12
Row 11: knit all stitches
Row 13: k12, p14, k1, p4, k16, p14, k1, p4, k16, p14, k1, p4, k19
Row 15: k13, p13, k1, p5, k16, p13, k1, p5, k16, p13, k1, p5, k18
Row 17: k14, p12, k1, p6, k16, p12, k1, p6, k16, p12, k1, p6, k17
Row 19: k15, p11, k1, p7, k16, p11, k1, p7, k16, p11, k1, p7, k16
Row 21: k16, p10, k1, p8, k16, p10, k1, p8, k16, p10, k1, p8, k15
Row 23: k17, p9, k1, p9, k16, p9, k1, p9, k16, p9, k1, p9, k14
Row 25: k18, p8, k1, p9, k17, p8, k1, p9, k17, p8, k1, p9, k14
Row 27: k19, p7, k1, p9, k18, p7, k1, p9, k18, p7, k1, p9, k14
Row 29: k20, p6, k1, p9, k19, p6, k1, p9, k19, p6, k1, p9, k14
Row 31: k21, p5, k1, p9, k20, p5, k1, p9, k20, p5, k1, p9, k14
Row 33: k22, p4, k1, p8, k22, p4, k1, p8, k22, p4, k1, p8, k15
Row 35: k23, p3, k1, p7, k24, p3, k1, p7, k24, p3, k1, p7, k16
Row 37: k24, p2, k1, p6, k26, p2, k1, p6, k26, p2, k1, p6, k17
Row 39: k25, p1, k1, p5, k28, p1, k1, p5, k28, p1, k1, p5, k18
Row 41: k25, p1, k1, p4, k29, p1, k1, p4, k29, p1, k1, p4, k19
Row 43: k25, p1, k1, p3, k30, p1, k1, p3, k30, p1, k1, p3, k20
Row 45: k25, p1, k1, p1, k32, p1, k1, p1, k32, p1, k1, p1, k22
Row 47: k25, p1, k1, p4, k29, p1, k1, p4, k29, p1, k1, p4, k19
Row 49: k25, p1, k1, p3, k30, p1, k1, p3, k30, p1, k1, p3, k20
Row 51: k25, p1, k1, p1, k32, p1, k1, p1, k32, p1, k1, p1, k22
Row 52: work as WS row
End of boat pattern
Knit all stitches next 9 rows (ending with RS row).
Repeat boat pattern (beginning with WS row).
Knit all stitches next 9 rows (ending with RS row).
Repeat boat pattern (beginning with WS row).
Work two inches in garter stitch and bind off.
