Junior Woodchuck Baby Blanket - Knitting Looms Markman Farms

Junior Woodchuck Baby Blanket
By Becca English
© 2009
When my cousin, an avid hunter, was expecting his second baby, I decided to make a
camouflage print baby blanket for them. I had noticed several times before that my
favorite baby blanket yarn, Sensations Rainbow Classic, knits up into a “camo-esque”
pattern, so I purchased the Green / Grey color and crossed my fingers. The name comes
from a cartoon I used to watch (Duck Tales); some of the characters were “Junior
Woodchucks”, which was like Cub Scouts. It’s always sounded woodsy and outdoorsy
to me, so I chose to name this blanket after it!
Materials:
~840 yards worsted weight camouflage yarn (I used Sensations Rainbow Classic
in Green / Grey)
Notes:
~100 yards worsted weight mohair yarn (I used Sensations Angel Hair in Light
Green)
~18 inch Markman Farm ADR, set for double knitting (using included plastic
washers for spacing)
~See the stitch tutorial on the simple stitch if you’re unsure on how to do it
~Getting an I-cord exactly the right length is a little tricky, so I usually estimate
how long it’ll need to be by measuring around the outside of the blanket, and then
adding about a foot to that figure. When the I –cord reaches that length, I take it
off the loom onto a stitch holder, and begin stitching it on. When I get to the last

Instructions:
few inches, I take the stitch holder off, frog the I-cord back to the correct length,
then bind it off and finish stitching it on. I do it this way because the first time I
did an I-cord edging, I ended up several inches short. I had to stretch the I-cord to
get it all the way around the blanket, and it made the blanket wrinkle. If the Icord
is too long, you can always just frog a little bit, and it still comes out perfect!
Make 2
~Using the camo yarn, cast on all 84 sets of pegs with the simple stitch. Lay
anchor yarn.
~Knit one over one for approximately _____ rows.
~Bind off
~Finish cast on edge, remove anchor yarn
~Using the mattress stitch and camo yarn, stitch the two panels together
Finishing
~Using the mohair yarn, create a 4 peg I-cord long enough to go around the entire
outer edge of the blanket (see my Note on creating I-cords, above)
~Stitch the I-cord to the blanket using the camo yarn, being careful not to twist
the I-cord as it is being stitched.
Done! Enjoy!