Knitting Pure and Simple - Bulky Baby Blankets & Booties

A super easy trio of blankets done with bulky weight yarn, in 2 sizes. The gauge for the blanket is 3 stitches to the inch, and you can use 2 strands of a worsted instead of bulky to get this gauge.

A cute pair of booties to match at 4 stitches to the inch makes this a wonderful fast baby gift.

Sizes-
Blanket A- 28 x 36 (30 x 40) ins.
Blanket B- 28 x 28 (36 x 36) ins.
Blanket C- 30 x 36 (34 x 42) ins.
Booties- foot 4 ins long.
Directions for knitting the larger size blankets are given in parentheses.

Materials-
Bulky weight yarn:
For blanket A- approx. 512 (595) yds.
For blanket B- approx. 425 (650) yds.
For blanket C- approx. 550 (725) yds.
For booties- approx. 100 yds.
For blankets- 29 inch circular needle size 11 or size required to get the gauge.
For booties- size 9 double point needles or size required to get the gauge.
Stitch markers and safety pin.

Gauge-
For blanket- in stockinette stitch, 12 stitches equal 4 inches.
For booties- in garter stitch, 16 sts equal 4 inches.