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

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Tiny dots. That’s what the little purl bumps on this blanket made me think of as I was knitting it. Its amazing to think such a small change to a piece of knitting can create something so textured.

Single Purl bumps on a stockinette background is one of the simplest things you can knit. Sometimes simplicity really does make for the best kind of Baby Blanket.

At just 4 rows for the main repeat, the Tiny Dots Blanket is a super simple knit.

I chose to frame the main textured panel with a plain stockinette border just to give a bit of separation before the classic Garter Stitch Borders.

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, the Tiny Dots blanket 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.

right side

wrong side

yarn and sizing tips & tricks

The Tiny Dots 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 Tiny Dots 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 Needs (to recreate this blanket 100cm is a perfect length)
  • 400g of DK Yarn – I used King Cole Cherished in Baby Pink
  • Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends
  • 2 Stitch Markers

WRITTEN PATTERN

Stitches Used

  • k – knit
  • p – purl
  • sly1pwyf – slip one purlwise with yarn in front
  • pm – place marker
  • sm – slip marker
  • RS – Right Side
  • WS – Wrong Side

Bottom Edge

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

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

Setup Rows

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

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

Row 3: k9, sm, k until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 4: k9, sm, p until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 5: k9, sm, k until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Move onto the main pattern repeat.

Main pattern repeat

Row 1 (WS): k9, sm, p until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 2 (RS): k9, sm, k until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 3: k9, sm, p until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 4: k9, sm, k6, *p1, k1* repeat from *to* until 5 stitches before 2nd marker, k5, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Repeat rows 1-4 a total of 52 times and then move onto the finishing rows.

Finishing Rows

Row 1 (WS): k9, sm, p until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 2: k9, sm, k until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 3: k9, sm, p until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 4: k9, sm, k until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 5: k9, sm, p until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 6: k9, sm, k until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 7: k9, sm, p until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 8: k9, sm, k until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Move onto your top garter stitch edging

Top Edge

Knit 15 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf. (On your first row – remove your stitch markers)

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

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