Let’s Play Hopscotch Easy Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
The Lets Play Hopscotch Blanket was inspired by those long ago summers playing hopscotch in the neighborhood. The sidewalk was made up of squares which we would divide up with chalk. The lines in the blanket remind me of the lines in the sidewalks.
We played Hopscotch all day long!
This free and easy baby blanket knitting pattern shown above is 22 x 26″ for a stroller baby blanket. Scroll down for the pattern!
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Lets Play Hopscotch Easy Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
Skill Level → Beginner
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Yarn
Project shown is stroller sized with approximately 130 yards each of Hobby Lobby’s Aran Weight I Love This yarn in:
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How much yarn should I buy?
Using worsted or aran weight yarn and assuming a gauge of 4.5 stitches to the inch: (estimates are approximate)
- Stroller: 400 yards for 22 x 28
- Baby: 700 yards for 28 x 36
- Small: 1000 yards for 34 x 40
- Medium: 1300 yards for 36 x 46
- Large: 1600 yards 42 x 50
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Needles
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Size 8 with a 24″ or 32″ cord with a gauge of 18 stitches per 4 inches
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Lets Play Hopscotch Easy Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
Choose 3 colors which we will call Colors A, B and C.
In this project Color A is green, Color B is blue and Color C is aqua (arctic ice).
Border:
With Size 8 circular needles and Color A:
For stroller (baby, small, medium, large)
Cast on 92 (104, 128, 152, 176) stitches.
Knit 10 rows
Place stitch markers after the first 6 stitches and before the last 6 stitches in the row.
Section 1
With Color A:
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K6, P8 *K4, P8 until last 6 stitches, K6
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you have 10 (16, 22, 28, 34, 40) rows.
Pick up Color B. Do NOT drop Color A
Holding 2 strands together (1 Color A and 1 Color B), Knit 2 rows.
Cut Color A.
Section 2
With Color B only:
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K6, P8 *K4, P8 until last 6 stitches, K6
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you have 10 (16, 22, 28, 34, 40) rows.
Pick up Color C. Do NOT drop Color B.
Holding 2 strands together (1 Color C and 1 Color B), Knit 2 rows.
Cut Color B.
Section 3
With Color C:
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K6, P8 *K4, P8 until last 6 stitches, K6
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you have 10 (16, 22, 28, 34, 40) rows.
Pick up Color A. Do NOT drop Color C.
Holding 2 strands together (1 Color C and 1 Color A), Knit 2 rows.
Cut Color C.
Continue these 3 sections until blanket is as long as you like, ending on Section 3, before picking up color A and knitting the 2 colors together.
Outside Border
Knit 10 rows with Color A
Bind off with a stretchy bindoff
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