I designed this blanket for my grandson. The discerning young parents wanted a timeless, elegant, warm and easy-care blanket that would match all the colors in the nursery and the baby's clothes.

I opted for a high-quality pure merino yarn made from 100% virgin wool in the color white. It is a lovely warm white, which goes very well with everything. For me, the quality of merino wool is unsurpassed for babies. Merino wool warms the little ones in the most pleasant way, is temperature-regulating and breathable. It is very soft and caresses baby's delicate skin. And parents will be pleased to know that it can easily be washed cold in the washing machine.

As a pattern I have chosen an easy to knit structure pattern with a frame in a small pearl pattern. This is quite uncomplicated and easy to work even by knitting beginners. In the knitting instructions I show and explain everything to you very precisely and step by step.

My white blanket is about 90 x 90 cm (35 x 35inches), the smaller blue 60 x 60 cm (23.5 x 23.5 inches). The blanket can easily be knitted in other sizes.

Materials

• For blanket size of approx. 90 x 90 cm (35 x 35inches):
  Up to 400 g (0.90lb) "Merino+" from Lang Yarns
  (100 % new wool Merino Superfine, yarn weight Aran (8 wpi), color as you like; for me: 152.0001) or other yarn with which the stitch test comes to the same result: 10 x 10 cm (3.9x3.9 inches) knitted in the small pearl pattern (explanation see below) result for me: approx. 20 stitches x 34 rows.

For my small blue blanket measuring about 60 x 60 cm (23.5x23.5 inches), I used 250 g (0.5lb) of the same yarn in the color no. 152.0178.

• Circular Needle size 4.5mm (US: 7, UK: 7), At least 80 cm (30 inches) long
  Since we need to knit a lot of stitches for the blanket, the choice of needle is very important. I prefer a metal needle, because the stitches slide down better here.
• Darning needle, scissors, tape measure, 2 stitch markers