Noughts and Crosses Baby Blanket Pattern
This knitting pattern PDF is for the Noughts and Crosses Baby Blanket - a wonderfully textured blanket with a unique construction and quirky design detail.
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This blanket is a rewarding and eye-catching knit and is a perfect gift for that special baby.
It is designed with the knitter in mind, with great attention to small details and simple and tidy finishing.
Four separate wedges, beginning with the outer contrasting edging, are worked backwards and forwards in rows. The sides of the wedges are joined using mattress stitch, then the centre is completed over six rounds.
The edging of ‘noughts’ is a modified feather and fan stitch pattern with stitches cast off and cast on to create large holes. The textured pattern of simple crosses is worked into the shaping sequence and is easily memorised. The fashioned decreasing worked along the sides creates an easy sewing edge, perfect for mattress stitch.
The blanket can be worked in two or five colours: with the contrast edging in a single colour or each side edging in a different colour.
The Noughts and Crosses Blanket requires intermediate knitting skills.
This knitting pattern PDF is for the Noughts and Crosses Baby Blanket - a wonderfully textured blanket with a unique construction and quirky design detail.
When you purchase this knitting pattern you will automatically receive an email containing a link to download a PDF.
If you wish to have the pattern in your Ravelry library please purchase it from Ravelry instead.
This blanket is a rewarding and eye-catching knit and is a perfect gift for that special baby.
It is designed with the knitter in mind, with great attention to small details and simple and tidy finishing.
Four separate wedges, beginning with the outer contrasting edging, are worked backwards and forwards in rows. The sides of the wedges are joined using mattress stitch, then the centre is completed over six rounds.
The edging of ‘noughts’ is a modified feather and fan stitch pattern with stitches cast off and cast on to create large holes. The textured pattern of simple crosses is worked into the shaping sequence and is easily memorised. The fashioned decreasing worked along the sides creates an easy sewing edge, perfect for mattress stitch.
The blanket can be worked in two or five colours: with the contrast edging in a single colour or each side edging in a different colour.
The Noughts and Crosses Blanket requires intermediate knitting skills.
This knitting pattern PDF is for the Noughts and Crosses Baby Blanket - a wonderfully textured blanket with a unique construction and quirky design detail.
When you purchase this knitting pattern you will automatically receive an email containing a link to download a PDF.
If you wish to have the pattern in your Ravelry library please purchase it from Ravelry instead.
This blanket is a rewarding and eye-catching knit and is a perfect gift for that special baby.
It is designed with the knitter in mind, with great attention to small details and simple and tidy finishing.
Four separate wedges, beginning with the outer contrasting edging, are worked backwards and forwards in rows. The sides of the wedges are joined using mattress stitch, then the centre is completed over six rounds.
The edging of ‘noughts’ is a modified feather and fan stitch pattern with stitches cast off and cast on to create large holes. The textured pattern of simple crosses is worked into the shaping sequence and is easily memorised. The fashioned decreasing worked along the sides creates an easy sewing edge, perfect for mattress stitch.
The blanket can be worked in two or five colours: with the contrast edging in a single colour or each side edging in a different colour.
The Noughts and Crosses Blanket requires intermediate knitting skills.
Finished measurements
approx 84-89cm/33-35in square
Yarn
8 ply/DK weight wool or alpaca
Five-colour blanket
approx 750 metres/818 yards of main colour (M)
approx 100 metres/109 yards each of four contrasting colours (C1, C2, C3 and C4)
Two-colour blanket
approx 750 metres/818 yards of main colour (M)
approx 400 metres/436 yards of contrasting colour (C)
Featured yarns
Bellissimo 8
100% extra-fine merino
50g (125 metres/137 yards)
Australian Organic Wool
WOOLganic 8 ply/DK
100% Australian merino (certified organic)
50g (104 metres/114 yards)
Alpaca Yarns Indiecita DK
100% baby alpaca
50g (112 metres/123 yards)
Needles and notions
4mm/US 6 circular needle, 80-100cm/32-40ins long
15 stitch markers
set of five 4mm/US 6 double-pointed needles
yarn needle
Tension
The tension required is 22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm/4ins over stocking st using 4mm needles.
Knitting techniques
cable cast-on
modified garter feather and fan stitch
textured stitch (crosses) in rows
fashioned decreasing
knitting in rounds (small section at centre of blanket)
mattress stitch and flat seam (for edging)
