Simple Knit Baby Blanket Pattern
In this free knitting pattern, I am excited to show you how to use our simple knit baby blanket pattern. In this free pattern, I will show you how to use a couple of simple stitches to make a lovely textured baby blanket. This is a great pattern to try if you are a beginner knitter, or have a little experience and are looking for a fun yet simple project to try.
I love this pattern because it looks impressive, like you really know what you are doing. But in reality it is pretty easy to make. I used two colors in this blanket, one for the border, and one for the main part of the blanket. This is not required, if you would rather make the entire blanket all one color, you absolutely can!
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Easy Knit Blanket Pattern
Knit baby blankets are really nice to use for your newborn baby. This is a great way to keep your baby nice and cozy without overwhelming them with a big and bulky blanket. My babies love knitted blankets because they are so soft, breathable, yet cozy at the same time.
You can make these for your own children, or grandchildren, sell them at your local craft market, gift them at a baby shower, or give them away as a lovely Christmas gift. No matter the occasion, you can’t go wrong with this beautiful knit baby blanket.
Another great thing about this simple knit baby blanket pattern, is that it only uses a couple of simple stitches to knit this blanket. The stitch pattern is made using the basic knit stitch (created as a garter stitch), and the purl stitch. If you know how to knit and purl, or even if you want to learn how to make the simple knit and purl stitch, you can easily make this beautiful baby blanket.
Let’s get started by jumping into the step-by-step tutorial to make our simple knit baby blanket pattern.
Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
Materials
Size 11 straight needles
Approximately 8 skeins of number 5 bulky weight yarn. I used Hobby Lobby’s Baby Bee Sweet Delight Chunky Yarn in (4 skeins) tan and (4 skeins) green
Scissors
Approximate baby blanket size: 36 inches by 36 inches
Recommended skill level: advanced beginner
Abbreviations
co – cast on
k – knit
p – purl
bf – bind off (or cast off)
st/sts – stitch/stitches
How To Make The Simple Knit Blanket
Step 1: Cast On
R1. With a really long tail of yarn, cast on 80 stitches using the border color of yarn.
Remember you may need to adjust the number of stitches you use depending on how wide you want your blanket to be and your stitching tension. You will want a total of 20 sts for the border and the remaining for the center of the blanket.
Step 2: Start the Boarder (using the boarder color)
R2. Turn, k in each st across
R3. Turn, k in each st across
R4. Turn, k in each st across
R5. Turn, k in each st across
R6. Turn, k in each st across
R7. Turn, k in each st across
R8. Turn, k in each st across
R9. Turn, k in each st across
R10. Turn, k in each st across
Step 3: Create the Main Blanket (using border color and main color)
R11. Turn, k in the first 10 sts using the border color (green), join the main blanket color (tan), and k in each st across, until you reach the last 10 sts, using the main blanket color (tan). Join another skein of the border color (green) and k in the last 10 sts using this color.
R12. Turn, k in the first 10 sts using the border color (green), twist the green yarn around the tan yarn, then using the tan yarn, p in the next 60 sts across, twist the other skein of green yarn with the tan yarn, then using the green yarn k in the last 10 sts.
R13. Turn, k in the first 10 sts using the border color (green), twist the green yarn around the tan yarn, then using the tan yarn, k in the next 60 sts across, twist the other skein of green yarn with the tan yarn, then using the green yarn k in the last 10 sts.
Repeat rows 12 and 13 until the blanket reaches your desired size, or until you run out of tan yarn.
Step 4: Finish with the Border (using only the border color)
R14. Turn, using only the border color of yarn (green), k in each st across.
R15. Turn, k in each st across
R16. Turn, k in each st across
R17. Turn, k in each st across
R18. Turn, k in each st across
R19. Turn, k in each st across
R20. Turn, k in each st across
R21. Turn, k in each st across
R22. Turn, k in each st across
R23. Turn, bo and weave in any loose ends of yarn.
Simple Knit Blanket Pattern Copyright
Please note that this pattern is intended for personal use only, and is not for commercial distribution. By copyright, unless otherwise noted, you are not authorized to copy or claim my content as your own. You are, however, more than welcome to sell your finished products made with my patterns. I always appreciate it when you link to my patterns so that others can find them too!
Tips and Tricks for the Simple Knit Baby Blanket
Do you need to use two colors for this baby blanket pattern?
Absolutely not! If you want to make it a lot easier on yourself, you can use just one color of yarn, or even variegated yarn to make this baby blanket. Then you don’t have to worry about switching colors, and twisting the two colors together. You can simply make the knit and purl stitches to create the pretty textured baby blanket.
Using Circular Needles
If you wanted to, you can absolutely use circular knitting needles for this baby blanket pattern. However, if you do, you may want to use a stitch marker at the end of your row, so that you can easily identify where to turn, so that your project doesn’t end up in a circle!
Determining the Number of Stitches
Keep in mind, you may need to adjust the number of stitches used to make this baby blanket if you want to make the baby blanket larger or smaller, or even if you have a different stitching tension. Feel free to adjust the total number of stitches as you wish, just remember to leave 10 stitches for the border on each side.
Using Bulky Yarns
It is definitely my preference to use chunky yarn when making a knitted blanket. That way the project works up so much faster. You can use other yarn weights if you prefer, but keep in mind you will need to adjust the number of stitches used to make up the difference.
Simple Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
This simple knit baby blanket is an easy baby blanket pattern that you can enjoy making, no matter what your knitting skill level. This is a great pattern if you are looking for something easy to make, that doesn’t require a lot of thinking, but still makes a beautiful afghan pattern. This baby blanket is ideal to give away as a baby shower gift, to sell at craft shows, or even to use for your own baby.
Thank you so much for stopping by to check out our simple knit baby blanket pattern! I hope that you will give it a try, and I hope you will enjoy making this baby blanket as much as I do!
Happy Knitting!
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