The Looks Like Plaid Baby Blanket Free Knitting Pattern
This faux plaid baby blanket is an easy beginner baby blanket pattern that is fun to knit and utilizes 2 basic stitches, knit and purl.
It’s a beginner level, quick and fun baby blanket that more advanced knitters love to knit as well!
If you choose a self striping yarn you will see the colors flow into each other like magic! Imagine making a beautiful baby blanket like this all by yourself? It’s easy!
This sample shown above is 22 x 26″ for a stroller baby blanket. Scroll down for more sizes and for the free pattern!
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Looks Like Plaid Baby Blanket Beginner Knitting Pattern
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Yarn
Project shown with approximately 600 yards of Hobby Lobby’s Aran Weight I Love This yarn in Light Peach, Soft Blue, Mist Gray, Buttercup, Periwinkle and Arctic Ice.
How much yarn should I buy?
Using worsted or aran weight yarn and assuming a gauge of 4.5 stitches to the inch:
This is just an estimate – quantities vary based on gauge and personal tension
Stroller: 600 yards for 22 x 28
Baby: 800 yards for 28 x 36
Small: 1200 yards for 38 x 42
Medium: 1700 yards for 48 x 60
Large: 2200 yards 60 x 80
Still have questions? Read this from Knitpicks about choosing the right yarn
Pattern
Here is a pdf copy of the pattern:
A note about gauge: Using size 8 needles gauge is usually 18 stitches for 4″. Gauge is not important in knitting a baby blanket. Depending on your tension, yarn used and needle sizes, this blanket may turn out larger or smaller.
With Size 8 needles:
For Stroller (Baby, Small, Medium, Large)
Cast on 92 (104, 116, 128, 140) stitches. Knit in garter stitch for 12 (12, 14, 16, 16, 18) rows.
Row 1: Knit across
Row 2: K6, P8, *K4, P8*, repeat * until 6 stitches remain. Knit 6.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until it is as long as you want.
Knit 12 rows in garter stitch and bind off using the stretchy method:
Stretchy Method of Binding Off
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