Knit Baby Blanket

Learn how to make an cute baby blanket for your own child or for a friends baby shower! Finished product measures 30" x 36". No special knitting skills required - if you can knit and purl, then you can make this blanket!

Gauge: 4stitches/inch. 7rows/inch

Note: I created this pattern myself, so please excuse the wording! If anything is confusing, leave a comment and I will help you!

You will need:

US 10/6mm circular needles

3 skeins of worsted weight yarn (100g per skein)

Patience ;)

Step 1: Cast on and Top Border

Cast on 135 stitches

Row 1:
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the whole row.

Row 2:
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the whole row. For this row you will be knitting the purls, and purling the knits. This is what creates that honeycomb look.

Repeat until your top border is 28 rows long.

Step 2: Inside Border

Row 29:
Starting with a knit: knit one, purl one for 15 stitches.
Knit only for 105 stitches.
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the final 15 stitches.

Row 30:
Starting with a knit: knit one, purl one for 15 stitches.
Purl only for 105 stitches.
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the final 15 stitches.

Repeat for 7 rows

This continues the honeycomb border down the sides and adds in the "plain" inner border along the top.

Step 3: The Inside Pattern Pt1

Row 36:
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the first 15 stitches
Knit 7 stitches
(Purl 10 stitches, knit 10 stitches) repeat until 23 stitches remain
Knit 8 stitches *note there are 8 stitches here, not 7
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the last 15 stitches

Row 37:
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the first 15 stitches
Purl 8 stitches
(Knit 10 stitches, purl 10 stitches) repeat until 23 stitches remain
Purl 7 stitches
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the last 15 stitches

Repeat for 15 rows

This starts our inside square pattern while continuing the honeycomb and plain borders on the edges

Step 4: The Inside Pattern Pt2

Row 51:
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the first 15 stitches
Knit 7 stitches
(Knit 10 stitches, Purl 10 stitches) repeat until 23 stitches remain
Knit 8 stitches *note there are 8 stitches here, not 7
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the last 15 stitches

Row 52:
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the first 15 stitches
Purl 8 stitches
(Purl 10 stitches, Knit 10 stitches) repeat until 23 stitches remain
Purl 7 stitches
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the last 15 stitches

Repeat for 15 rows

This continues our inside square pattern while continuing the honeycomb and plain borders on the edges

Step 5: REPEAT!

Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have 7 'rows' of squares

Step 6: Finish the Borders Pt1

Row 141:
Starting with a knit: knit one, purl one for 15 stitches.
Knit only for 105 stitches.
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the final 15 stitches.

Row 142:
Starting with a knit: knit one, purl one for 15 stitches.
Purl only for 105 stitches.
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the final 15 stitches.

Repeat for 7 rows

This continues the honeycomb border down the sides and finishes the "plain" inner border along the bottom.

Step 7: Finish the Borders Pt2

Row 148:
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the whole row.

Row 149:
Starting with knit: knit one, purl one for the whole row. For this row you will be knitting the purls, and purling the knits.

Repeat until your bottom border is 28 rows long.

Cast off and you are done!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Comments

[FrancesNippalow1]

Hi at the end it says repeat for 15 rows. Am I repeating the whole section for 15 rows or just k1, p1 for 15 rows?

[Patgillis]

I'm a little confused and it looks like it has been a while since people have posted but here goes. For row 29 for example. It says to k1, p1 for 15 stitches. As a group it should be a multiple of 2. Do I stop on a knit stitch at 15? At the end it says the same thing, 15 stitches for the k1p1. I really love this pattern and am trying to write it down so I can check off things as I go. Please help, thank you.

[mcdowellcat]

Hi Patgillis. It's been a very long time since I made this blanket, but yes I do believe you stop at a knit stitch after 15 stitches (alternating k1, p1). Hope that helps!

[arf4hmarini]

Hi, i loveeee your pattern. thank you for sharing so friendly to a beginner like me.
However i am curious about something-
at row 50:
k1, p1 x 15 stitches
k7 , p10, k10 ........k8 for 105 stiches
k1, p1 x 15 stitches

at row 51: its the same thing also
k1, p1 x 15 stitches
k7 , p10, k10 ........k8 for 105 stiches
k1, p1 x 15 stitches

does it means i have 2 identical row in the middle of each pattern? or should i alternate them?

thank you in advance.

[e.m170269]

Hi
When you say repeat at the end of rows 1 and 2. Does that mean you repeat row 2 only or both rows. Would this mean the same in all repeat rows?
Thank you for your time.

[AlisonJ13]

Can I use 10 mm knitting needles as I don't have any circular needles

[WUVIE]

Very nice! I love the waffle weave of this blanket. Good luck in the contest!

[GRRchef]

I really hope she wins in the contest! So beautiful and soft!

[GRRchef]

I have a sewing machine and I sew baby items. If you make lots of those blankets, then you should donate to a Crisis Pregnancy Center near you!

[Cherzer]

So pretty. I love the basket weave.

[melmaria]

Love this! Gorgeous stitch pattern.

[mcdowellcat]

Thanks! :)

[Swansong]

This blanket is lovely! Do you have any progress photos from when you were making it?

[mcdowellcat]

Thank you! Only the one photo, I always forget to take WIP images!