First, thank you for all of your wonderful comments on my baby blankets. It means so much to me that so many of you think so highly of my designs. And second, here is the pattern for the Knitted and Quilted Entrelac Baby Blanket! A forewarning: I am no pattern writer! I do my best to use the appropriate symbols and make my instructions as clear as possible, but as always, feel free to ask questions and if anyone spots a mistake, please don’t hesitate to let me know!
Enjoy,
Nikki, In Stitches
Materials:
4 balls Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo Yarn #145 Happy (Yellow)
4 balls Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo Yarn #148 Coo (Pink)
4 balls Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo Yarn #146 Nestle (Blue)
1 ball Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo Yarn #133 Willow (Green)
*Size 6 (4 mm) needles
Tapestry needle
*I recommend for this project that you use circular needles. Not only is this blanket large, and a traditional needle will probably not be long enough, but also, this blanket gets heavy. The weight of the blanket is easier to manage on circular needles, and the repeated turning of your work will be less cumbersome.
Cast on 110 stitches.
Starting Row: (Triangle Row A)
*P2, turn, K2, turn, P3, turn, K3, turn, P4, turn, K4, turn, P5, turn, K5, turn, P6, turn, K6, turn, P7, turn, K7, turn, P8, turn, K8, turn, P9, turn, K9, turn, P10, do not turn. (One triangle made.) Repeat from * 10 times more. Break yarn.
Row A:
K2, turn, P2, turn, Kfb, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P3, turn, Kfb, K1, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P4, turn, Kfb, K2, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P5, turn, Kfb, K3, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P6, turn, Kfb, K4, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P7, turn, Kfb, K5, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P8, turn, Kfb, K6, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P9, turn, Kfb, K7, sl 1, K1, psso, do not turn. *Pick up and knit 10 stitches down the side edge of the next triangle. (Turn, P10, turn, K9, sl 1, K1, psso) 10 times. Do not turn. Repeat from * 9 times more. Pick up and knit 10 stitches down the side edge of the last triangle. Turn, P2tog, P8, turn, K9, turn, P2tog, P7, turn, K8, turn, P2tog, P6, turn, K7, turn, P2tog, P5, turn, K6, turn, P2tog, P4, turn, K5, turn, P2tog, P3, turn, K4, turn, P2tog, P2, turn, K3, turn, P2tog, P1, turn, K2, turn, P2tog. Do not turn. Break yarn.
Row B:
Pick up and purl 9 stitches down the side edge of the first triangle. (Turn, K10, turn, P9, P2tog) 10 times. Do not turn. *Pick up and purl 10 stitches down side edge of next triangle. (Turn, K10, turn, P9, P2tog) 10 times. Repeat from * 9 times more. Turn. Break yarn.
Repeat Rows A and B until desired width of blanket is achieved. End with Row A.
Finishing Row: (Triangle Row B)
*Pick up and purl 9 stitches down the side of the next triangle. Turn, K8, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P8, P2tog, turn, K7, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P7, P2tog, turn, K6, Sl1, K1, psso, turn, P6, P2tog, turn , K5, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P5, P2tog, turn, K4, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P4, P2tog, turn, K3, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P3, P2tog, turn, K2, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P2, P2tog, turn, K1, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P1, P2tog, turn, sl 1, K1, psso, turn, P3tog. Do not turn. Repeat from * 10 times more. Break yarn.
Block.
Weave in all loose ends.
*Note: Using this method, you can make your blanket in any color combination (a minimum of 2 colors is necessary to highlight the Entrelac pattern) and to any size. The following is the exact color placement for the blanket shown.
Row 1: Triangle Row A using yellow
Row 2: Row A using blue
Row 3: Row B using yellow
Row 4: Row A using pink
Row 5: Row B using blue
Row 6: Row A using yellow
Row 7: Row B using pink
Row 8: Row A using blue
Row 9: Row B using pink
Row 10: Row A using green
Row 11: Row B using yellow
Row 12: Row A using pink
Row 13: Row B using blue
Row 14: Row A using yellow
Row 15: Row B using blue
Row 16: Row A using pink
Row 17: Row B using yellow
Row 18: Row A using green
Row 19: Row B using pink
Row 20: Row A using blue
Row 21: Row B using pink
Row 22: Row A using yellow
Row 23: Row B using blue
Row 24: Row A using pink
Row 25: Row B using yellow
Row 26: Row A using blue
Row 27: Triangle Row B using yellow
Directions for backing and binding your blanket can be found in the following post: A Knitted and Quilted Baby Blanket??
Abbreviations
st(s)…stitch
sl…slip
K…knit stitch
P…purl stitch
Kfb…knit through the front and back of the same stitch
psso…pass slipped stitch over
tog…together
Added Later: If you’re interested in the crochet blanket shown in the Knitted and Quilted Baby Blanket post, please see my Crocheted “Quilt.”
I can’t wait to get started! I’ve convinced a friend to try the project with me so we can do it together. Thanks for posting!
I was so hoping you’d post a pattern – this blanket is the only project I have been wanting to do for my baby due around Thanksgiving! How long did it take you approximately? Thank you again for taking them time to write this out and share it with us!
One last question – I love your taste and if you wanted to make this for a boy what color would you substitute the pink for?
I love the combined look. One question? What is the finished size.
Zoe,
The finished size of the knitted top is about 30″ by 35″, plus an additional 2″ around for the binding.
Nikki
Jenn,
I have made the blanket for a baby boy before. I used a few different shades of blue and a white. I did use a different brand of yarn….Butterfly Super 10. I don’t like the feel as much as the Sirdar Snuggly, but they have a huge variety of colors. If you’re feeling adventurous, you could use more then four colors. You may just want to make a color chart beforehand, so you like where your colors fall on the blanket. Let me know if you give it a try. I’d love to see pics!
Nikki
I stumbled upon your blog while looking for patterns and I think your blanket is beautiful! I’m going to try making it for my sister (I’m gonna be an aunt!)
Hello. I love this blanket. I am a sort of new knitter – how would you rate the difficulty of this pattern? How long did it take you to do it?
Thanks, Cindy!
The blanket is not difficult, but you do need to know a few stitches more than just knitting and purling. For example, you’ll need to pick up and knit stitches, pick up and purl them, purl 2 together, and a few others. Don’t worry, though. None of these are difficult! http://www.KnittingOnTheNet.com is a great resource. You can look all of these stitches up and it gives you step by step directions, with pictures, and always, you can ask me! I really only get to knit while my son is napping, so projects take me a little longer. I’d say from start to finish, this blanket should not take you more than two weeks. Let me know how it goes!
Nikki
So cute! I am sadly not a knitter, but I’ll have to pass this one along to my mom