Before each of my children was born, I made them a baby blanket or two just because I think that babies should have something warm and cozy made especially for them. This baby blanket that I am going to show you today is not one that I made. It was knitted by my husband's Aunt Margaret and was given to us as a gift before my younger daughter was born. It's been used a lot and washed many times and is still as cozy as ever. And if you are looking for an easy baby blanket pattern, this one just couldn't be any easier. Take a look.
This is the blanket spread out flat so you could see the neat way the colors formed a sort of watercolor marble effect. The yarn used was Red Heart Baby Clouds which is a fluffy, airy, 100% acrylic super bulky weight yarn that calls for size 15 knitting needles. You can imagine that this would work up pretty quickly!
Here is a close-up picture of the surface of the blanket. You can see that it has rows of little bumps. This is because the blanket was made by simply knitting every row. The result is called Garter Stitch.
Here is one of the corners close-up. You can see the detail of the garter stitch. It's a great stitch to use for a baby blanket because it has some texture to it. Babies love soft cozy things with texture! Also notice that, even though this was knitted with large needles, there are no holes in the blanket because the yarn itself is quite thick. I like baby blankets that do not have holes for little fingers and toes to get stuck in.
I threw in this picture because I thought it was a fun shot of the blanket showing all the different colors and the texture of the garter stitch.
So if you're looking for a quick and easy baby blanket to knit, go buy yourself a few skeins of Red Heart Baby Clouds yarn and a pair of size 15 needles. Cast on however many stitches will make the width you want your blanket to be, and then start knitting! When it's as big as you want it, bind off, weave in the ends, and there you have it.
Enjoy!
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This is the blanket spread out flat so you could see the neat way the colors formed a sort of watercolor marble effect. The yarn used was Red Heart Baby Clouds which is a fluffy, airy, 100% acrylic super bulky weight yarn that calls for size 15 knitting needles. You can imagine that this would work up pretty quickly! 
Here is a close-up picture of the surface of the blanket. You can see that it has rows of little bumps. This is because the blanket was made by simply knitting every row. The result is called Garter Stitch.
Here is one of the corners close-up. You can see the detail of the garter stitch. It's a great stitch to use for a baby blanket because it has some texture to it. Babies love soft cozy things with texture! Also notice that, even though this was knitted with large needles, there are no holes in the blanket because the yarn itself is quite thick. I like baby blankets that do not have holes for little fingers and toes to get stuck in.
I threw in this picture because I thought it was a fun shot of the blanket showing all the different colors and the texture of the garter stitch. So if you're looking for a quick and easy baby blanket to knit, go buy yourself a few skeins of Red Heart Baby Clouds yarn and a pair of size 15 needles. Cast on however many stitches will make the width you want your blanket to be, and then start knitting! When it's as big as you want it, bind off, weave in the ends, and there you have it.
Enjoy!
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Labels: baby blanket, free patterns, knit pattern, knit pictures, Red Heart yarn
posted by Mary Grace McNamara on Thursday, August 7, 2008
4 Comments:
So pretty, I went right out and bought my supplies. I have my first Grandchild due in Feb and feel determined to finish a project :-) I casted on 128 stiches to the US size 15 knitting needle. The needle seems really full as I am working it, is this normal? Did I cast on too many stitches? Thank you for your beautiful baby blanket idea. I hope mine turns out.
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jeri, At
November 9, 2009 8:50 PM
Jeri, I hope you see this since your profile is set to no-reply and is not public so I can't email you back.
Anyway, unless you are using a very long circular needle, 128 stitches of bulky yarn on a 14 inch needle might be a bit full. I'd say work a few rows and see what you think. If it seems to be too much, either get circular needles, or cast on as many stitches as feels comfortable and knit that into a square or strip. Then either crochet a border around it to make it as big as you want it, or knit another one or three and stitch them together to make a blanket. I think my husband's aunt who made this one probably used a circular needle.
Good luck and let me know how it turns out!
MGM
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Mary Grace McNamara, At
November 9, 2009 9:07 PM
Hi MGM,
Thank you so much for your help. I ran out and purchased Velocity US 15 circular knitting needles. They are amazing and all my 128 stitches worked so well on the new needles! So well in fact I became a knitting machine. ( tee hee.) Over confident I somehow knitted my self into a circle, Whah! I tried to undo a few of the rows and now - kind of have a mess! Feeling a bit like an I love Lucy episode here. How do I knit on these without ending up attaching one end to the other? Thank you so much for you kind coaching :-) jeri
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jeri, At
November 14, 2009 11:56 AM
Hi Jeri! Good for you! I'm glad to hear that you got needles that work and you are knitting up a storm!
When you use circular needles for flat knitting, you should use them just as you would straight needles...knit from one needle to the other, then when you get to the end, turn your work and knit from one needle to the other. In your excitement, you apparently just kept right on knitting! If it helps, you could tie a contrasting scrap of yarn onto your needle between the first and last stitches so that when you get to it, it will be a visual cue to stop and turn your work. I could see Lucy knitting herself into a circle...or worse! I love those old shows!
Good luck!
MGM
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Mary Grace McNamara, At
November 17, 2009 11:33 AM
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