GAUGE

M1R:?Insert left needle, from back to front, under the horizontal strand which lies between the stitch just knit, and the following stitch; then knit into the front of this loop. 1 stitch increased.

M1L:?Insert left needle, from front to back, under the horizontal strand which lies between the stitch just knit, and the following stitch; then knit into the back of this loop. 1 stitch increased.

Setup row:?K3.

Setup round:?[K1, M1R] around. 12 sts.

Arrange sts onto DPNs or long circular for magic loop. If working on DPNs, put 3 sts on each needle; if working on magic loop method, place markers after every third stitch to divide up the quarters of the blanket, using a different color marker for the start of the round.

Start charts
Round 1:?Work row 1 of Chart 1 4 times around.

Continue as set until row 90 of Chart 1 is complete. As blanket gets bigger, change to larger circular needles, using markers to divide up the quarters.

When Chart 1 is complete, (372 sts) continue as follows:
Next round:?[Work Chart 2 row 1 across 47 sts, work Chart 3 row 1 across 46 sts] 4 times

Continue as set until row?38of Charts 2 & 3 is complete.524?sts.

Border
Change to smaller needle.?
Round 1:?[K1, yo, k to next marker, yo, slip marker] around. 8 sts increased,?532?sts.
Round 2:?P around.?
Round 3: [K1, yo, k to next marker, yo, slip marker] around. 8 sts increased,?540?sts.
Round 4: P around.?
Round 5:?[K1, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) to 1 st before marker, k1, yo] 4 times around. 8 sts increased,548?sts.
Round 6: P around.?
Round 7:?[K1, yo, k to next marker, yo, slip marker] around. 8 sts increased,?556?sts.
Bind off as follows:?P2, slip 2 sts back to left needle, p2tog; *slip st back to left needle, p2tog; rep from * until all sts have been bound off.

FINISHING
Weave in ends and wet block.