Plaid Blanket for Babies

Let the baby cuddle up in this soft blanket with cheerful colors appropriate for a boy or girl. Yellow, blue and green create the soft plaid in this knitting baby blanket pattern from Bernat Yarns. Knit blankets made great gifts for baby showers.
 

Materials: 

• Yarn: Bernat® Baby Blanket (200 g / 7 oz) MC: Yellow - 3 balls, A: Blue - 2 balls, B: Green - 1 ball.
• Knitting needles: Size 5.5 mm (U.S. 9) or size needed to obtain gauge.

Measurement:
Approx 27 1/2" (70 cm) wide x 36 1/2" (92.5 cm) long.

Gauge: 13 sts and 24 rows = 4" (10 cm) in stocking st.
One square = 4 1/2" (11.5 cm).

Pattern:

Square (make 48).
With A, cast on 29 sts.
1st row: (WS). Knit.
2nd row: K13. Sl1. K2tog. psso. Knit to end of row. 27 sts.
3rd row: Knit. Break A.
4th row: (RS). With MC, K12. Sl1. K2tog. psso. Knit to end of row. 25 sts.
5th row: Knit.
6th row: K11. Sl1. K2tog. psso. Knit to end of row. 23 sts.
7th row: Knit. Do not break MC.
8th row: With B, K10. Sl1. K2tog. psso. Knit to end of row. 21 sts.
9th row: Knit. Break B.
With MC, cont dec 2 sts on next and every following alt row, as established, to 5 sts.
Next row: (RS). K1. Sl1. K2tog. psso. K1. 3 sts.
Next row: Sl1. K2tog. psso. Fasten off (upper left corner).

Finishing: Sew squares tog using flat seam to form blanket 6 squares wide by 8 squares long (see Diagram).

Upper edging: With RS of work facing and A, pick up and knit 14 sts across each square along top edge of Blanket. 84 sts.
Knit 3 rows. Cast off knitwise (WS).

Left side edging: With RS of work facing and A, starting at upper left corner, pick up and knit 3 sts along side of Upper Edging, 14 sts across each square down side of Blanket. 115 sts.
Knit 3 rows. Cast off knitwise (WS).

Embroider Plaid Lines: With B, embroider chain stitch to complete thin plaid lines (matching dotted lines in Diagram).