Knitting a Baby Blanket - Easy Pattern
Since I’m new at knitting, I needed an easy pattern for my first baby blanket. This pattern uses Lion Brand Cotton-Ease and size 7 circular needles - 24 inches.
Easy Baby blanket pattern
For this baby blanket, I needed 4 balls of Cotton-Ease, which makes a 30 inch x 30 inch baby blanket. I chose yellow since we don’t know whether our daughter is having a boy or a girl yet.
Gauge 16st=4 inches in garter stitch.
Blanket Pattern
Cast on 5 stitches
Row 1: Knit across
Row 2: K3, yo, k2
Row 3: K3, yo, k3
Row 4: K3, yo, knit to the end of the row
Repeat row 4 until there are 160 stitches on the needle.
To decrease:
K2, knit 2 together, yo, k2tog, knit to the end of the row.
Repeat this until there are 5 stitches left and bind off, then weave in the ends.
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This post has 4 comments
March 30th, 2010
This is a wonderful pattern and can be knit using soft fibers in any weight yarn from fingering to aran weight using the appropriate needle. Adding a lace edging dresses it up. Because it is knit on the diagonal (bias), it’s a great blanket for swaddling a newborn baby, providing you make it large enough and use a lighter weight yarn.
May 20th, 2010
Thanks for sharing! This is such a great pattern, I love it. I have never knit on a diagonal before and did not even know you could.
July 17th, 2010
Are these instructions correct? Row 2 would call for 6 stitches to have been cast on. As for the decrease, you add two and take away two, how would you ever decrease? Please help, I am a new knitter and may not understand the pattern
July 27th, 2010
Thanks for your question, Margie. I’ll email you further instructions to see if I can help.
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