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

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I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked to create a blanket pattern using hearts – and now I’ve finally managed to fulfill those wishes and create Poppy.

Even though Poppy has a much longer pattern multiple, and pattern repeat, I wanted to make sure that the overall design was still something achievable for an advanced beginner.

Rather than separating the heart designs with a complex stitch pattern, I’ve chosen garter stitch. Not only does this simplify the overall design, but the Garter Stitch sections provide the perfect contrast to allow the heart design to shine.

Although the actual design remains simple, the length of the repeats means I would advise that a beginner only tackles this pattern once they’re confident keeping track of both what row they are on, and where there are along a pattern repeat in a row.

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, Poppy 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.

yarn sizing tips and tricks

The Poppy 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 using the pattern multiple of 26+13 for the middle textured panel, and an additional 18 stitches (9 for each side) for the garter stitch edging.

Pin for later

Not ready to knit Poppy just yet? Why not pin this image to your Pinterest so you can find it easily when you’re ready to sit down and cast on!

Materials Needed:

• 4mm Circular Needles (to recreate this blanket 80-100cm is a perfect length)
• 400g of DK Yarn – I used King Cole Cherished in Lavender.
• 2 Stitch Markers
• Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends

Written Pattern:

Stiches Used

• k – knit
• p – purl
• sl1pwyf – slip one purlwise with yarn in front.
• Pm – place marker
• Sm – slip marker

Bottom Edge

Foundation Row: Cast on 135 stitches (I like to use the Long Tail cast-on)

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, p13, *k13, p13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 3: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 4: k9, sm, p6,k1,p6, *k13, p6,k1,p6* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Rows 5: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 6: k9, sm, p5,k3,p5, *k13, p5,k3,p5* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 7: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 8: k9, sm, p4,k5,p4, *k13, p4,k5,p4* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 9: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 10: k9, sm, p3,k7,p3, *k13, p3,k7,p3* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 11: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 12: k9, sm, p2,k9,p2, *k13, p2,k9,p2* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 13: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 14: k9, sm, p2,k9,p2, *k13, p2,k9,p2* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 15: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 16: k9, sm, p2,k4,p1,k4,p2, *k13, p2,k4,p1,k4,p2* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 17: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 18: k9, sm, p3,k2,p3,k2,p3, *k13, p3,k2,p3,k2,p3* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 19: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 20: k9, sm, p13, *k13, p13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 21: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 22: k9, sm, k13, *p13, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 23: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 24: k9, sm, k13, *p6, k1, p6* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 25: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 26: k9, sm, k13, *p5, k3, p5, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 27: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 28: k9, sm, k13, *p4, k5, p4, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 29: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 30: k9, sm, k13, *p3, k7, p3, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 31: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 32: k9, sm, k13, *p2, k9, p2, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 33: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 34: k9, sm, k13, *p2, k9, p2, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 35: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 36: k9, sm, k13, *p2, k4, p1, k4, p2, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 37: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 38: k9, sm, k13, *p3, k2, p3, k2, p3, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 39: k9, sm, k until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 40: k9, sm, k13, *p13, k13* repeat from *to* until next marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Repeat Rows 1-40 (I worked 6 repeats in total) until project is approx 10cm shorter than desired length (to allow for garter edging).

Before starting the top Garter Stitch edge work rows 1-21 once more.

Top Garter Edge

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

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

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