I have finally finished new little babe’s blanket. Here it is. I love knitting. I really really do. So relaxing, yet still productive. I hope you enjoy this pattern and good luck to you.
Abbreviations:
K= knit
P= purl
pm= place marker
sm= slip marker
R= row
CO= cast on
Materials:
3 colors of worsted yarn, 2 balls each
Size 10.5 round needles ( I used 26 inch)
The Pattern:
With main color:
CO 138. K 8 rows.
With color 2: (do same for each color every 14 rows)
R1-
K14,pm, P10, pm, K10, pm, P10, pm, K10, P10, pm K10, pm, P10,pm, K10, pm, P10, pm, K10, pm, P10, pm, K14.
R2- Knit all sts
continue with R1 and R2, slipping markers, for a total of 14 rows.
R 15- change to color 3.
K4, P10, sm, K10, sm, P10, sm, K10, sm, P10, sm, K10, sm, P10, sm, K10, sm, P10, sm, K10, sm,P10, sm, K10, sm, P10, K4.
R16 Knit all sts
continue with R15 and R16, slipping markers for 14 rows, and alternating colors every 14 rows.
Repeat pattern (r1/r2 and r15/r16), alternating colors. Knit until desired length.
Finishing:
K 8 rows with Main color, Cast off, weavin in all loose ends.
Swaddle a sweet babe.
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Can you please tell me the dimensions of this blanket? I would like to make it more of a lap blanket or afghan and am trying to figure you yardage. Thanks much!
The blanket measures 36×40 relaxed and unblocked. If you want to increase the width do it by repeating the purled and garter stitch pattern. CO increases of 14 for each additional square. If you want in increase length, add more color strips.
Hope that helps!
Thank you kindly!
this is lovely and has so many colour possibilities.. thank you for posting this. perfect for a project for a knitter in the forests of ontario.
You are so welcome. Enjoy!
Hi, I found this pattern through Ravelry and I love it! It’s perfect for a friend’s soon-to-be baby boy. I have a question about the pattern, though. I’ve never encountered the stitch marker and place markers before, and I don’t really understand what you do with them. I’m not that advanced of a knitter, and I’ve just never encountered them before. Is there an easy way for you to explain, or do you happen to have a link that would explain it? A quick google search didn’t turn up anything that seemed useful.
Thanks! It’s really beautiful!
Actually, I did some more in-depth searching and realized that I was way overthinking this. I thought “slip marker” was a thing, not an action. :)
Haha. I’m glad you figured it out. Enjoy. I’ve done my share of over-thinking too:)
Absolutely love this pattern!! Thank you for sharing it!!
So glad you enjoyed it!
How many yards of each color do you need. You say 2 balls of each color, but sometimes I can get away with 1 and sometimes I need 3 depending on the yardage. It’s a super cute pattern, I can’t wait to get started.
Thanks!
On my ravelry page you should be able to look up the yardage on the yarn I used. To be honest, I don’t remember. Enjoy the pattern.
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I love this blanket, however, I think there is an error. I think it should be co 138 not 136. I started knitting this and after the eighth row I placed my markers, but when I got to the end of the row I only had twelve stitches left not fourteen. I will pull out my work and start over. Thank you for this pattern, it’s beautiful!
You are right…thanks for the input, it is now corrected.
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Looks great!