Small knitted blanket

I have a couple skeins of Bernat Baby Velvet Stripes (Misty Forest) and wanted to knit a small blanket for my sister's dog or cat for Christmas.

Though I like the feel of this yarn, I find it hard to work with so I did something simple.

I cast on 139 stitches using a 5mm circular needle.

I knitted 8 rows in garter stitch.

First row:  knit

Second row:  knit 4, purl 131, knit 4

I kept repeating this pattern until I got to the beginning of the last stripe of dark green.

Then I did this four times:

First row:  knit

Second row:  knit 4, purl 131, knit 4

Then I knitted 8 rows in garter stitch and bound off and tucked in the ends.