HEART BLANKIE By Sue Falcone Finished Size: Approx.

32 x 41 MATERIALS: Sport Weight Yarn (although I have used Worsted Weight as well) 1225 yards 24 circular needles: size 7 or 8 for Sport Weight (8 or 9 for Worsted Weight) GAUGE: not really necessary. Cast on 163 stitches loosely. Rows 1 7: K1, (P1, K1) across (Seed Stitch) Row 8: (Right side): (K1, P1) 3 times, K21, * P1, (K1, P1) twice, K21; repeat from * across to last 6 sts. (P1, K1) 3 times. Row 9: K1, (P1, K1) twice, P23 * K1, P1, K1, P23; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, K1, (P1, K1) twice. Row 10-13: Repeat Rows 8 and 9 twice. Row 14: (K1, P1) 3 times, K8, K2 tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K8, * P1, (K1, P1) twice, K8, K2 tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K8; repeat from * across to last 6 sts, (P1, K10 3 times. Row 15: K1, (P1, K1) twice, P23 * K1, P1, K1, P23; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, K1, (P1, K1) twice. Row 16: (K1, P1) 3 times, K7, K2 tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K7, * P1, (K1, P1) twice, K7, K2 tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K7, * repeat from * across to last 6 sts, (P1, K1) 3 times. Row 17: K1, (P1, K1) twice, P23 * K1, P1, K1, P23; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, K1, (P1, K1) twice. Row 18: (K1, P1) 3 times, K6, K2 tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K6, * P1, (K1, P1) twice, K6, K2 tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K6, * repeat from * across to last 6 sts, (P1, K1) 3 times. Row 19: K1, (P1, K1) twice, P23 * K1, P1, K1, P23; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, K1, (P1, K1) twice. Row 20: (K1, P1) 3 times, K5, K2 tog, YO, K7, YO, SSK, K5, * P1, (K1, P1) twice, K5, K2 tog, YO, K7, YO, SSK, K5, * repeat from * across to last 6 sts, (P1, K1) 3 times. Row 21: K1, (P1, K1) twice, P23 * K1, P1, K1, P23; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, K1, (P1, K1) twice. Row 22: (K1, P1) 3 times, K4, K2 tog, YO, K9, YO, SSK, K4, * P1, (K1, P1) twice, K4, K2 tog, YO, K9, YO, SSK, K4, * repeat from * across to last 6 sts, (P1, K1) 3 times. Row 23: K1, (P1, K1) twice, P23 * K1, P1, K1, P23; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, K1, (P1, K1) twice. Row 24: (K1, P1) 3 times, K5, YO, SSK, K3, YO, K1, YO, K3, K2 tog, YO, K5 * P1, (K1, P1) twice, K5, YO, SSK, K3, YO, K1, YO, K3, K2 tog, YO, K5; repeat from * across to last 6 sts, (P1, K1) 3 times. (175 sts) Row 25: K1, (P1, K1) twice, P25 * K1, P1, K1, P25; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, K1, (P1, K1) twice. Row 26: (K1, P1) 3 times, K6, YO, slip 2 sts as if to knit, K2 tog, P2SSO, YO, K3, YO, slip 2 sts as if to knit, K2 tog, P2SSO, YO, K6, K2 * P1, (K1, P1) twice, K6, YO, slip 2 sts as if to knit, K2 tog, P2SSO, YO,K3, YO, slip 2 sts as if to knit, K2 tog, P2SSO, YO, K6,; repeat from * across to last 6 sts, (P1, K1) 3 times. (163 sts) Row 27: K1, (P1, K1) twice, P23 * K1, P1, K1, P23; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, K1, (P1, K1) twice. Row 28 33: Repeat Rows 8 and 9, 3 times. Row 34 39: K1, (P1, K1) across (Seed Stitch).

Repeat Rows 8 39 for pattern until blankie measures approx 40 from cast-on edge, ending by working Pattern Row 39. Bind off all sts loosely in pattern.