Baby Blanket Knit Pattern.
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Step 1. Make the gauge swatch.
This baby blanket pattern is based on a garter stitch which is identical on both sides. Each ridge of the pattern is equal two rows of knitting. It will make a baby blanket pretty thick and warm.
Here is a pattern to knit the hearts. Each heart is equal 19 stitches and 18 rows. The rows of hearts are separated by the 6-row wide horizontal strips. Vertical strips between the columns of hearts are 8-stitch wide. You can change distances between columns and rows if you wish.
When I made a swatch, here is what I've got: 16 stitches = 4.0 in, 28 rows = 4 in. Hence: my gauge is:
16 st / 4.0 in = 4.0 st/in
28 rows / 4 in = 7.0 rows/in
Step 2. Calculate number of stitches and rows you need to knit a 32" x 32" square.
To start a blanket you will need : 4.0 st/in x 32 in = 128 stitches.
To make your baby blanket 32 inches long you have to knit: 7.0 rows/in x 32 in = 224 rows.
Step 3. Check a layout for the chosen pattern.
So far so good. Our baby blanket knit pattern is multiple of 27 stitches. They include a heart itself plus an 8-stitch wide strip between the columns.
We need 128 stitches to make a 32 in wide blanket. Here is how we can distribute our baby blanket knit pattern horizontally: 128 st = (27 st. x 4 columns) + (8 stitches to make the pattern symmetrical) + (2 x 6 stitches to form borders).
Let's check vertical layout for pattern:
To make 1 row of hearts we need: 18 rows (heart) + 8-row wide distance between rows. Here is how we can distribute the pattern:
224 rows = (18 rows+ 8 rows) x 8 times + (8 rows to make the pattern symmetrical) + (2 x 4 rows to form borders).
Step 4. Good luck with your knitting for baby!
To make baby blanket knit pattern which we used in this example more attractive, locate small holes along the vertical and horizontal borders of the blanket.
Cast off loosely. Lightly steam the blanket. Please remember: Never ever let the iron touch the fabric!
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