How to Knit the “Felix” Baby Blanket [Free Video Tutorial & Written Pattern!]

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Meet Felix, the latest addition to my ever growing library of baby blanket patterns. I just can’t seem to stop knitting them!

The Felix baby blanket knitting pattern is a nice, short, 8 row repeat that combines the clean texture of stockinette stitch with stripes of seed stitch that gives the blanket a tactile texture that little hands will just love.

I’ve chosen a soft green toned yarn for my sample blanket, but I think this blanket will work in any colour, from brighter shades to a classic white or cream.

Once again, I’ve chosen my favourite Garter Stitch border for this blanket, although I toyed with the idea of a Seed Stitch border for this one.

I know garter stitch isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but the clean lines it gives makes it the perfect frame for almost any baby blanket pattern.

I’ve included a link to the free video tutorial at the bottom of this pattern to guide you through the the blanket step by step.

Perfect if you’re a visual learner or just like having a bit of extra guidance alongside the written instructions.

Is this pattern reversible?

I get a lot of people asking if my blankets are reversible, so I thought it might be useful to include a little snapshot of what the back looks like.

As with a lot of my blankets, Felix is not a reversible design, the back is a lot plainer than the front. That being said, the reverse isn’t ugly or messy in any way, it just doesn’t match the texture of the front.

Wrong Side

Right Side

yarn and sizing tips & tricks

The Felix baby blanket pattern is knitted all in one piece, from bottom to top. In order to accommodate all your stitches, I recommend using a set of circular needles (at least 100cm long) as straight needles just won’t be long enough to fit your stitches on comfortably.

I’ve chosen DK (aka Double Knitting, Light Worsted, 3 Weight) yarn for this project, but don’t let that stop you from knitting it in your own preferred weight of yarn.

My instructions produce a baby blanket approximately 60cm x 80cm, perfect for using as a cot, pram or travel blanket. But don’t let that stop you from knitting this blanket in any size you want! I think it would look great scaled up as a Sofa Throw, Quilt or Bedspread!

I’ve deliberately designed this knitting pattern to be super easy for you to adjust the size of your blanket to whatever size you want/need.

To make the blanket longer, you’ll need to work more repeats of the Middle Section (the top and bottom border are worked the same regardless of the size of blanket you knit).

To adjust the width of your blanket you’ll need to cast on more (or indeed less) stitches, it can easily be done by casting on an ODD number of stitches for the middle textured panel, and then adding an additional 18 stitches (9 for each side) for the garter stitch edging.

The super simple pattern repeat makes the Felix baby blanket knitting pattern ideal for when you really don’t want to have to sit and work out how many stitches you need to achieve the perfect size.

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Materials Needed

• 4mm Circular Needles (to recreate this blanket 100cm is a perfect length)
• 400g of DK Yarn – I used Stylecraft Bambino in the shade Key Lime
• Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends
• 2 Stitch Markers

written pattern

Stitches Used

• k – knit
• p – purl
• sl1pwyf – slip one purlwise with yarn in front.
• Pm – place marker
• Sm – slip marker
• WS – Wrong Side
• RS – Right Side

Bottom Edge

Foundation Row: Cast on 137 stitches. (I like to use the Long-Tail method)

Knit 15 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf

Main Pattern Repeat

Row 1 (RS): k9, pm, k until 9 stitches remain, pm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Row 2 (WS): k9, sm, p until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf

Row 3: k9, sm, k until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf

Row 4: k9, sm, p until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf

Row 5: k9, sm, k until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf

Row 6: k9, sm, p4, *k1,p1* repeat from *to* until 3 stitches before next marker, p3, sm, k8, sl1pwyf

Row 7: k9, sm, k5, *p1,k1* repeat from *to* until 4 stitches before next marker, k4, sm, k8, sl1pwyf

Row 8: k9, sm, p4, *k1,p1* repeat from *to* until 3 stitches before next marker, p3, sm, k8, sl1pwyf

Repeat Rows 1 – 8 30 times in total (slipping markers on Row 1 instead of placing them), and then work Rows 1-5 once more before moving on to top border.

Top Edge

Knit 15 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf.

Final row (Row 16): Cast off knit wise with right side facing.

I hope you love Felix just as much as I do! If you’re looking for more knitted baby blanket inspiration then why not take a look at Harvey, Taylor or Noah.

video tutorial

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