CHECKMATE by Justyna Lorkowska

CHECKMATE

Knitting
March 2021
Aran (8 wpi) ?
US 9 - 5.5 mm
67 cm/26.5“wide x 86 cm/34“ long; adjustable
English
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A beautiful textured blanket for your Little One.
Or your Grandchild.
Or any child you wish to make it for. :)

Sizing
The pattern can be knit in any weight of yarn, and you may cast on a different number of repeats for a smaller or larger finished blanket.
Sample shown is a baby blanket in aran weight: 67 cm/26.5“wide x 86 cm/34“ long.

Yarn
8 skeins of DROPS Big Merino by Garnstudio (100% merino; 75m/82y per 50g). Shown in overdyed Forget Me Not.

Suggested Needles
5.5 mm/US #9 circular needle, or appropriate size to get gauge.
Adjust the length of circular needles to the size of your blanket.

Other
tapestry needle for weaving.

Recommended Gauge
One pattern repeat (20 sts x 28 rows) is 12.5 cm/5” wide and 12 cm/4.75” high worked flat with needle 5.5 mm/US #9, after wet blocking, unstretched.
The gauge isn’t crucial on this project, but differences will affect the finished size as well as the required yardage.