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Ha! End of September and I actually have the blanket off the needles. Such a blog helps to actually finish the projects, laugh. Even the threads are sewn without having to wait weeks for them now.
I used the yarns Cashcot and Nobile from Lana Grossa knitted with a 5 needle, in the colors dark blue, light blue and orange. Quite a nice pop. I would rather look for other yarns for the next blanket though (read my article on "Baby blanket - which yarn?"). I don't like the knit pattern of the Cashcot. And the Nobile is nice and airy (because it's a summer yarn), but I don't really like the cuddle factor.
But no matter what yarn, the blanket in the brioche pattern is great for beginners! It has a bit more feel and fullness than a plain or even curly knit blanket, but is still totally easy to knit! For a baby blanket you should choose approximately the dimensions 80x80cm.
Use a yarn for needle size 5mm, then you should get by with this number of stitches. Otherwise, knit a sample first and then calculate how many stitches you need for a width of 80cm. Here the number of stitches is X = 191. To follow the pattern below (X - 8) must be divisible by 3! Here (X-8) = 183 and 183/3 is 61, so it is evenly divisible, i.e. the pattern sequence is knitted 61 times in each row.
Pattern for a blanket in brioche pattern
So: cast on 191 stitches.
Then knit 4 rows of garter stitch, i.e. all stitches right side up. Then repeat the following pattern row until the blanket has reached the desired length. You can vary the color sequence as you like. For me it was: 2xdark blue, 2xlight blue, 1xorange, 2xlight blue, 2xdark blue.
Pattern row: 4re, * knit 2 stitches together, yo, cast off 1 st as for purl ** repeat from * to ** to last 4 stitches, 4 purl.
After the last pattern row, knit a row as follows: knit all stitches right side up, simply knit the wraps of the previous row interlocked right side up, i.e. knit in the back and knit off right side up.
Then knit another three rows of only garter stitch for a nice finishing edge.
Unchain and rejoice.
By the way, you can also find this tutorial as a PDF to print for free next to all my knitting tutorials.
About Marisa
I am Marisa, the founder behind Maschenfein. I made the first stitches with my grandma Lotti when I was about five years old. In 2014 I founded "Maschenfein". What started as a blog has now become exactly the online store for wool & knitting accessories that I always wanted. Together with my team I want to enrich the knitting world with inspiration, pattern, beautiful yarns and the best accessories.
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6 comments
Dear Maria, I would like to knit a baby blanket for grandchild. My TOCHTER would like to have it in 80×80 cm. How much wool do you need. Where can I get color swatches? Have seen it the first time and then can not find.
With kind regards from Barbara Kretschmann
Dear Barbara, you could knit the baby blanket from Sunday by Sandnes: https://www.maschenfein.com/produkt/sandnes-sunday-by-petite-knit/ You need a total of 10 balls. If you want to border the blanket with Icord, you need another 2 balls. Feel free to write us if you need help with the colors, the colleagues have the color charts (support@maschenfein.de). 🙂 Love, Sophia
My blanket in the brioche pattern is ready! Should I crochet around it with solid stitches?
Dear Ingrid, Marisa did not crochet around the blanket at the time. Since it is knitted in the brioche pattern, it still grows after washing. I would be rather careful with the crochet around - or if, only after washing. Best regards! Sophia
All beautiful! I have a question, how can I embroider rococo florets into a baby blanket. Do I need to make a paper or other fabric to go with it? Thanks for suggestions!
Dear Luisa, wow, you've got your work cut out for you! That will certainly be great! Unfortunately, we are beginners at embroidering knitwear ourselves. But a colleague recommends the Instagram account of Plystreknitwear. I don't know how extensive your roses should be (more abstract or very detailed). With us you can find beautiful embroidery thread from ITO, with it you could work very well shading. Look here: Iki and Nui. It might also be a good idea to embroider with the same wool you used to knit with. We would recommend to practice with a stitch test whether you need a paper or not (unfortunately we don't have such a paper in our store). I'm sorry that we can only help you in this point so superficially. But we wish you all the best with your project 🙂 .