Ellen's Easiest Ever Baby Blanket (aka "The Mindless Blanket") YARN: About 12 oz cotton yarn NEEDLES: Size 8 circular needle Directions in parenthesis for dish cloth/baby wash cloth.) Cast on 200 (72/40) stitches. Place marker after stitch 100.(36/20) Row 1: Knit Row 2: Knit to within 2 stitches of marker. K2tog, slip marker, slip 1 p'wise, K 1, psso. Knit to end. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 2 stitches remain. Bind off . (Rows will get shorter and form a square as you go.)
