Rippling Rainbow Knit Baby Blanket
If you just know your baby girl is going to have a radiant personality, you should knit her a blanket that reflects that. This Rippling Rainbow Knit Baby Blanket challenges the color stereotypes of knit baby blankets. Why knit pink or blue when you can knit a rainbow? The best part is that you absolutely won't find knit afghan patterns for babies that are this cool-looking while still being ridiculously easy. Any beginner can pull this blanket off after learning just a couple of knitting techniques.
Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge1 stitches, 2 rows, 3 inches. stockinette stitch
Materials:
- Bernat Baby Sport Pyjama Party (24313) - 2 balls
- Size 4 mm (U.S. 6) circular knitting needle 32" [81.5 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
Measurements: Approx 36" x 48" [91.5 x 122 cm].
Abbreviations:
Approx = Approximate(ly)
Beg = Begin(ing)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
Ssk = Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together.
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Yo = Yarn over
Instructions
Cast on 189 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:
1st to 6th rows: Knit.
7th row: K5. *(K2tog) twice. (yo. K1) 3 times. yo. (ssk) twice. K1. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K4.
8th row: K4. Purl to last 4 sts. K4.
9th to 14th rows: Rep 7th and 8th rows 3 times more.
15th and 16th rows: Knit.
Rep 1st to 16th rows to form Ripple Pat until Blanket from beg measures approx 47½" [120.5 cm], ending with 16th row of pat.
Knit 4 rows. Cast off.
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Lisa
May 29, 2017
Seems like an excessive amount of yarn for a baby blanket. The balls are 1,256 yards each and the pattern calls for 2. I wonder if this yarn amount is correct, I'm going to check it on the bernat site before I start.
schiebet
Mar 29, 2017
This stitch is really interesting. It looks kind of like a ripple but I like how it changes from garter to the lacy stitch. It looks like a pattern that would be really easy to remember which I love best so I can knit and watch TV without too much thinking involved!
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