Woven Blocks Baby Blanket Free Pattern

Woven Blocks Baby Blanket – Free Pattern

The Woven Blocks Baby Blanket is a soft, squishable, textured baby blanket suitable for newborns and young children.

I prefer to make stroller sized blankets for newborns because they are small enough to wrap around the baby and also fit nicely over the baby in their carseat or stroller.

As children grow, these little blankets sometimes become the ‘lovie’ they cannot leave home without!

Instructions are included for larger sizes too!

Let’s take a look at how to make this darling blanket.

In this article you will find:

yarn suggestions
needle recommendations
knitting pattern

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Needles

Sunstruck Options Interchangeable Circular Set: Green Cables

Size 8 with a 24″ or 32″ cord with a gauge of 18 stitches per 4 inches

Knitpicks says it best: The Sunstruck Interchangeable Knitting Needle Set is the ultimate in knitting versatility! Mix and match knitting needle tips with cables to easily create the circular needle that you need for your next project.

Featuring smooth joins, perfectly tapered tips and flexible cables, this set includes 9 of our bestselling needle tips and 2 sizes of green cables – all of which are stored in a handy vinyl case. The smooth, burnished surface of Sunstruck needles is perfectly balanced with just the right amount of grip.

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Yarn Suggestions

1. Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn

For this project I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn. And oh how I love it! It is 100% acrylic it is great for young parents who enjoy throwing the blankets in and out of the washer and dryer without worry. It simply gets softer and softer with wash and wear.

For this project I used the colorway “linen”.

2. Bernat Baby Blanket Yarn.

A luxuriously soft, chenille-style yarn that’s perfect for baby blankets!

How much yarn should I buy?

Using worsted or aran weight yarn and assuming a gauge of 4.5 stitches to the inch:

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

Woven Blocks Baby Blanket Pattern

Using size 8 needles worsted weight yarn for these sizes:

stroller (baby, small, medium, large)

Cast on 96 (120, 144, 168, 192) stitches.

Border: Garter stitch (knit every row) for 12 rows

Body of Blanket:

Section 1

Row 1: (RS) Knit
Row 2: (WS): K6, P12, [K12, P12]* repeat * to last 6 stitches, K6

Continue these 2 rows 7 (9, 11, 13, 15) more times for a total of 16 (20, 24, 28, 32) rows to make squares.

Be sure to adjust your row count to make squares if your tension or gauge makes it obvious that you do not have squares. Every knitter is different!

Section 2

Row 1: (RS) Knit
Row 2: (WS) K6, [K12, P12, K12]* repeat * to last 6 stitches, K6

Continue these 2 rows 7 (9, 11, 13, 15) more times for a total of 16 (20, 24, 28, 32) rows to make squares.

Be sure to adjust your row count to match your row count in Section 1 if you changed it.

Repeat Sections 1 and 2 for 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) more times or for as long as you would like the blanket to be.

Then: Repeat Section 1.

Knit 12 rows and BO.[/vc_column_text]

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