When I was pregnant I had an idea of knitting a baby blanket. After searching the Internet I was inspired by the simple yet very charming design of the Super Easy Baby Blanket by Purl bee. Here everything depends of color combination you use. Since the choice of yarn offered by Purl bee is not available in my region I bought Baby Wool by Gazzal (40 % Lana Merino, 20 % Cashmere Type Polyamide, 40 % Polyacryl).
I also decided to interchange the garter stich with different stitch patterns to make the knitting process more interesting. Also I didn’t want to stick to the certain measurements and decided to make each color line as long as the yarn lenght is. That is why you can see that the color lines are slightly uneven.
Materials:
- 7 Skeins of Gazzal Baby Wool ( 1 Skein = 50 gramms )
- US #8 circular needles (Metric Size 5 )
Blanket size 24″ x 35″ (60cm x 85cm)
Directions
Choose 7 colors for your blanket and assign their order.
Choose the size of your blanket and cast on the number of stitches with the yarn of the color #1, which correspond to your gauge ( In my case it were 114 stitches ).
I sketched a scheme of the patterns below. You can download this scheme by clicking the image:
Note: Each pattern is bordered by one row of purl stitches for decorative purposes.
As I have already mentioned, I intended to use all yarn without leaving any leftovers, that is why the pattern lines are all 5″ (12cm) long and the length of stockinette line slightly differs from color to color.
Here are all the stitch patterns used in my baby blanket.
Abbreviations:
K = Knit
P = Purl
WS = Wrong Size
PATTERN 1 | Broken Rib Stitch ( also called Mock Rib Stitch)
Row 1: *K 1, P 1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 2: (WS): K
Repeat Rows 1–2 to create the pattern
PATTERN 2 | Double Seed Stitch
Row 1: K1, *P1, K1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 2 and all even rows: (WS) Knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches.
Row 3: P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * to end of row
Repeat Rows 1–4 to create the pattern
PATTERN 3 | Diagonal Rib
Row 1: * K3, P3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 2 and all even rows: Knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches.
Row 3: P1, *K3, P3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 5: P2, *K3, P3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 7: P3, *K3, P3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 9: K1, *P3, K3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 11: K2, *P3, K3; repeat from * to end of row
Repeat Rows 1–12 to create the pattern
PATTERN 4 | Double Broken Rib
Row 1: *K 2, P 2; repeat from * to end of row
Row 2: (WS): K
Repeat Rows 1–2 to create the pattern
PATTERN 5 | Basketweave Stitch
Row 1: *K3, P3, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Row 2 and all even rows: Knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches.
Row 3: *K3, P3, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Row 5: *P3, K3, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Row 7: *P3, K3, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Repeat Rows 1–8 to create the pattern
PATTERN 6 | Garter Ridge Rib
Row 1: *K5, P2, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Row 2 (WS): *P5, K2, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Row 3: *K5, P2, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Row 4: *K, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Repeat Rows 1–4 to create the pattern
PATTERN 7 | Seed Stitch
Rows 1-2: *K1, P1, Repeat from * to the end of the row
Repeat Rows 1–4 to create the pattern
After you are done – weave at the ends.
My experiment turned out very well. I’m really happy with the color combination and how the blanket fits the nursery. It is rather lightweight and you can carry it along during your walks with the baby.
Here are few more images of my masterpiece
Happy knitting!
