Knitting the Runaway Bunny Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
Stroller Sized Bunny Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
Knitting a bunny baby blanket pattern is easy enough for an adventurous beginner but interesting and fun for more advanced knitters.
The bunnies are made with knits and purls. It’s like drawing a design with your knitting! The Runaway Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern is one of the Storybook Series of baby blankets that I have designed and posted on this site. This one is modeled after the wonderful book “The Runaway Bunny” by Margaret Wise Brown. Pair the blanket with the book for a wonderful and creative gift for the next baby in your life!
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Bunny Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
The Runaway Bunny Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern is free on this site. Read on!
Skill Level → Adventurous Beginner
Skills to know ↓
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Yarn
Project shown with Hobby Lobby’s Aran Weight I Love This yarn in 3 colors for a stroller sized blanket 26 x 30:
- 225 yards Ivory
- 225 yards Aqua
- 225 yards Periwinkle
How much yarn should I buy?
Assuming a gauge of 4.25 stitches to the inch: (yarn recommendations are approximate)
- Stroller: 225 yards each color for 26 x 30
- Small: 350 yards each color for 34 x 38
- Large: 525 yards each color 42 x 48
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Still have questions? Read this from Knitpicks about choosing the right yarn
Needles
Knitpicks: Mosaic Options Interchangeable Circular Needles
Size 9 with a 24″ or 32″ cord with a gauge of 18 stitches per 4 inches
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The Runaway Bunny Baby Blanket Pattern
Sometimes you will drop the yarn and pick up another color. Do not cut the yarn unless specified.
With Size 9 circular needles and Ivory Yarn:
Cast on 90
Knit 10 rows. On Row 10, place markers after the first 5 stitches and before the last 5 stitches to mark the border.
Cut Ivory
Change to Aqua
Right Side Rows (odd numbered rows): K5, knit the white square and purl the red squares, K5
Wrong Side Rows (even numbered rows): Knit 5, Purl to the last 5 stitches, Knit 5
Tip: Do not forget to knit the 5 stitches of the border at the beginning and end of every row.
Tip: Place markers between each bunny (after 27 stitches)
Note: The last bunny will have 26 stitches
Cut aqua and Change to Ivory
Begin textured inside border:
Row 1: K5, P1, K1 to the last 5 stitches, then K5
Row 2: Drop Ivory and add Periwinkle. K5, Purl to the last 5 stitches, K5
Row 3: Drop Periwinkle and add Aqua. Knit 1 row
Row 4: Drop Aqua and add Ivory. K5, Purl to the last 5 stitches, K5
Repeat these 4 rows three more times.
Cut Ivory and Aqua and pick up Periwinkle. Knit every row for 4 (6, 8) inches
Repeat Textured Rows 1-4
Cut Aqua and Periwinkle and with Ivory, knit every row for 4 inches
Repeat Textured Rows 1-4
Cut Periwinkle and Ivory and with Aqua, knit every row for 4 inches
Cut aqua and with Ivory, knit 10 rows.
Bind off.
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