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old shale baby blanket
a completely unoriginal pattern by mary ellen langieri
created for: Summit Yarn Studio in March 2010
Materials: 800-1000 yards of fingering to dk weight yarn (superwash
preferable)
US 5-6 32inch circular needles
Tapestry needle for burying ends
Gauge: six sts equals one inch
Abbreviations: K = knit
P = purl
K2tog ( / ) = knit two sts together
SSK ( \ ) = slip one stitch as if to knit, slip a second stitch as
if to knit, insert LH needle through these two sts
And knit the sts together
YO = yarn over (bring yarn to front of knitting between the
needles, over the RH needle and work next knitted st
As directed
chart for old
shale lace,
rows 1-4
Cast on 176 stitches and knit six (6) rows (garter stitch). Continue,
remembering to knit the first and last three (3) stitches of every row, and

work rows one through four of the Old Shale Lace pattern a total of fifty
times. The rows, written out are as follows:
1. K3, [(k2tog x 3), (yo, k1) x 5, yo, (ssk x 3)] X 10, k3
2. K3, purl to last three sts, K3
3. KNIT
4. KNIT
After completing 50 four-row pattern repeats, work six rows in garter stitch
(knit every row). Bind off using stretchy lace bind-off: * knit two stitches,
insert LH needle through them (like SSK) and knit them together, knit one
more stitch; repeat from * until all sts are bound off. Fasten off yarn and
bury ends with the tapestry needle. Block lightly with steam iron. Take
pictures of blanky with intended Baby!
Xox m.e.