My Go-To Baby Blanket
Skill Level: Beginner Yarn: Knitpicks Brava Sport in Cream Needles: 36" US 4 circular 36" US 13 circular US 17 DPN (for bind off) Required Skills: knit, long tail cast on, bind off
Finished Size: 24"x 35"
This pattern is worked completely in garter stitch and, practically speaking, could be knit with any type of yarn and any size needles as long as there is a BIG difference in needle size -- the stripes knit on the small needles serve to draw in the knitting done on the larger needles, giving it a nice ruffled effect and scalloped edge with nearly no effort on your part. I get about 5.25 stitches to the inch on size 13s but gauge is not extremely important to this pattern. Cast on however many stitches you want, knit each stripe as many rows long as you want, and work as many repeats as you need to make the blanket your ideal length. I've knit it with many different yarns of varying weights; every version I've knit has been extremely soft and squishy, and surprisingly warm. The pattern below resulted in a finished size of 24" x 35". Step 1. On size 13 needles, C0 130 stitches as loosely as possible, then knit 8 rounds Step 2. Switch to size 4 needles; K 8 rounds Step 3. Switch to size 13 needles; K 8 rounds Repeat steps 2 and 3 until blanket is the desired length. I worked 14 sections on the larger needles and 13 sections on the smaller needles. Bind off LoOSELY -- I used a size 17 needle for thebind-off row. ①Mary Anna Yram, 2013. This pattern is for personal, non-commercial use. Don't sell this pattern or items made using this pattern. Making items from this pattern to donate to non-profits for fundraising purposes is ok, but please credit me if you use it. Do the right thing; keep the world nice. Thanks!
