How to Knit the "Hannah" Baby Blanket
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The "Hannah" Baby Blanket combines garter stitch, with a textured panel. This is one of my favourite ways of constructing a blanket as the strips of garter stitch that separate the textured panel give a really nice rhythmic feel to the knitting and the design always seems to fly off my needles that bit quicker.
This blanket design incorporates a textured panel that harks back to my In Fours Baby Blanket, and uses stripes of garter stitch as separation - a technique I've used in several other baby blankets (Harvey, Taylor and Toby are good examples of this). Although it's a 20 row repeat, its far from complex to master which makes it perfect for an advanced beginner to tackle.
yarn and sizing tips & tricks
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. You will just need to adjust your cast on and number of repeats you work to accommodate the change in weight of yarn.
My instructions produce a Blanket approximately 60cm x 80cm, but for those of you wanting to adjust this size, it can easily be done using the pattern multiple of 4+2 for the middle textured panel, and then an additional 18 stitches (9 for each side) for the garter stitch edging.
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Materials Needed
- 4mm Circular Needs (to recreate this blanket 120cm is a perfect length)
- 400g of DK Yarn - I used King Cole Cherished in Sunshine
- Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends
- 2 Stitch Markers
written pattern
Stiches & Abbreviations
- k - knit
- p - purl
- sl1pwyf - slip one purlwise with yarn in front.
- Pm - place marker
- Sm - slip marker
- RS - Right Side
- WS - Wrong Side
bottom garter border
Foundation Row: Cast on 136 Stitches. (I 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, sl1pwyif.
Row 2 (WS): k9, sm, p1, *k2, p2* repeat from *to* until 1 stitch before 2nd marker, p1, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 3: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 4: k9, sm, p2, *k2,p2* repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 5: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 6: k9, sm, k1, *p2,k2* repeat from *to* until 1 stitch before 2nd marker, p1, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 7: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 8: k9, sm, k2, *p2,k2* repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 9: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 10: k9, sm, p1, *k2, p2* repeat from *to* until 1 stitch before 2nd marker, p1, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 11: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 12: k9, sm, p2, *k2,p2* repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 13: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 14: k9, sm, p1, *p2,k2* repeat from *to* until 1 stitch before 2nd marker, p1, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Row 15-20: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.
Repeat Rows 1-20 a total of 12 times (or until project is 6cm shorter than desired length).
Before beginning top edging, work rows 1- 14 from the pattern repeat and then move on to top edge instructions.
top garter border
Knit 16 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf.
Final row (Row 17) Cast off knit wise with right side facing.
