This organic cotton newborn blanket is for my soon-to-be-here son. I have listed the supplies and pattern below. You can make your own substitutions, but I highly recommend the Blue Sky Alpacas 100% Organic Cotton Yarn. It is so soft and is not died. The color choices are the actual color of the cotton. (They do suggest that you not machine wash the yarn, but I did on the gentle cycle and it came out fine.) This is the first pattern I have made, so feel free to ask questions or offer suggestions. My finished piece measured about 25in x 25in.

Supplies:

1. number 8 circular needle
2. 3 skeins Blue Sky Alpaca Organic Cotton Yarn
3. tapestry needle (to bind off)

Pattern:

• rows 1-8: knit
• row 9: knit
• row 10: k5, p5, *k1, p5* repeat from * until 5 st left, k5
• row 11: knit
• row 12: repeat row 10
• row 13: knit
• row 14: repeat row 10
• row 15: knit
• row 16: repeat row 10
• rows 17-18: knit
• repeat rows 9-18 until blanket measures about 1.5 inches less than desired length. I did a total of (14) total of rows 9-18.
• repeat rows 1-8
• bind off