Small Blocks Baby Blanket Pattern
This knitting pattern PDF is for the Small Blocks Baby Blanket - a colourful fun blanket for baby.
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The blanket centre features small blocks of purl fabric set into a stocking stitch background. Some of these blocks are worked in the main colour and some are worked using intarsia in one of four contrasting colours.
The blanket is mostly worked in one piece, beginning with the bottom garter stitch border. The side borders are picked up and worked once the main blanket piece is finished. The borders are mitred for a neat finish and feature a simple two-colour mosaic section.
The pattern includes detailed instructions on working the simple 5-stitch, 6-row intarsia blocks.
The Small Blocks Baby Blanket requires average to intermediate knitting skills.
Finished measurements
width approx 70cm/28ins
length approx 75cm/30ins
Yarn
8 ply/DK weight wool
approx 760 metres/828 yards of main colour (M) and 20 metres/22 yards each of four contrasting colours (C1, C2, C3 and C4).
Featured yarns
Cleckheaton Superfine Merino 8 ply
100% Australian superfine merino
65g (130 metres/142 yards)
Tarndwarncoort 8 ply/DK
Natural Polwarth & Homestead Garden Range
100% Australian Polwarth wool
50g (96 metres/104 yards)
or 100g (192 metres/209 yards)
Australian Organic Wool
WOOLganic 8 ply/DK
100% Australian merino (certified organic)
50g (104 metres/114 yards)
Needles and notions
3.75mm/US 5, 4mm/US 6 and 4.5mm/US 7 circular needles, all 80-100cm/32-40ins long
yarn needle
Tension
The tension required is 22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm/4ins over stocking st using 4mm needles.
Knitting techniques
garter stitch
mosaic knitting (slip stitch knitting)
intarsia colourwork
knitting up stitches (side borders)
mattress stitch and flat seam (for mitred borders)
