I recently finished two of these blankets. One for my niece and one for my friends who were expecting their first child.
I like that this blanket has a very charming pattern, but also that the pattern does not have any holes. Although some of the knitting and crocheting patterns for baby blankets have adorable lace or flowery embellishments, I get concerned that the little one the blanket is intended for will get his or her finger caught in one of the tiny holes. Although that may or may not lead to a traumatic episode of sorts, I feel it is better to be safe than sorry so I pick patterns that have texture without holes.
For the first blanket I knitted, I used Bernat Softee Baby and needed 3 balls. For the second blanket I used Caron Simply Soft and only needed 2. The Caron turned out a blanket that was equally soft and only slightly stiffer than the one made from the Bernat brand. I try and use the Caron when I can because it does not have a dye lot, meaning that when I have extra yarn left over, I can add it on to another project without worrying about whether or not it will blend with the new skein.
The original pattern left out a minor set of instructions about completing the rows of hearts. The following is my reorganized version of the same pattern, plus the missing set of instructions.
Materials:
Size 6 US circular needles, 29" or longer
ca. 700 yards of baby weight yarn
[BORDER] ( {HEART BLOCK} [BOR] )x4 {HEART BLOCK} [BORDER]
CO 135 sts.
K 8 rows.
Rows 1, 3 and 5 (RS): K
Rows 2, 4 and 6: [K8] {p19} [ k6] {p19} [ k6] {p19} [ k6] {p19} [ k6] {p19} [k8]
Row 7: [K8] {k9, p1, k9} [K6] {k9, p1, k9} [K6] {k9, p1, k9} [K6] {k9, p1, k9} [K6] {k9, p1, k9} [K8]
Row 8: [K8] {p8, k3, p8} [k6] {p8, k3, p8} [k6] {p8, k3, p8} [k6] {p8, k3, p8} [k6] {p8, k3, p8} [k8] Row 9: [K8] {k7, p5, k7} [k6] {k7, p5, k7} [k6] {k7, p5, k7} [k6] {k7, p5, k7} [k6] {k7, p5, k7} [k8]
Row 10: [K8] {p6, k7, p6} [k6] {p6, k7, p6} [k6] {p6, k7, p6} [k6] {p6, k7, p6} [k6] {p6, k7, p6} [k8]
Row 11: [K8] {k5, p9, k5} [k6] {k5, p9, k5} [k6] {k5, p9, k5} [k6] {k5, p9, k5} [k6] {k5, p9, k5} [k8]
Row 12: [K8] {p5, k9, p5} [k6] {p5, k9, p5} [k6] {p5, k9, p5} [k6] {p5, k9, p5} [k6] {p5, k9, p5} [k8]
Row 13: [K8] {k4, p11, k4} [k6] {k4, p11, k4} [k6] {k4, p11, k4} [k6] {k4, p11, k4} [k6] {k4, p11, k4} [k8]
Row 14: [K8] {p4, k11, p4} [k6] {p4, k11, p4} [k6] {p4, k11, p4} [k6] {p4, k11, p4} [k6] {p4, k11, p4} [k8]
Row 15: [K8] {k3, p13, k3} [k6] {k3, p13, k3} [k6] {k3, p13, k3} [k6] {k3, p13, k3} [k6] {k3, p13, k3} [k8]
Row 16: [K8] {p3, k13, p3} [k6] {p3, k13, p3} [k6] {p3, k13, p3} [k6] {p3, k13, p3} [k6] {p3, k13, p3} [k8]
Rows 17 and 19: Rep Row 15
Row 18: Rep Row 16
Row 20: [K8] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [k6] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [k6] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [k6] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [k6] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [k8]
Row 21: [K8] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [k6] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [k6] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [k6] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [k6] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [k6]
Row 22: [K8] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [k6] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [k6] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [k6] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [k6] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [k8]
Row 23: [K8] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [k6] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [k6] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [k6] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [k6] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [k8]
Row 24, 26, 28: [K8] {p19} [ k6] {p19} [ k6] {p19} [ k6] {p19} [ k6] {p19} [k8]
Row 25, 27, 29: Knit
Row 30-37: Knit
Rep Rows 1-37 until desired length.
BO.
For the first blanket I knitted, I followed this pattern. I thought that having a garter stitch border (one that alternated between knit/purl/knit/purl) made for an awkward stretch between the border and the block. To fix that, I substituted a moss stitch for the garter stitch and was much happier with the results for my second blanket. I also thought that it created a better texture that suited the blanket.
The following is my adapted pattern:
MOSS= knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches.
CO 135 sts.
MOSS (M) 8 rows.
Rows 1, 3 and 5 (RS): [M8] {k19} [M6] {K19} [M6] {K19} [M6] {K19} [M6] {K19} [M8]
Rows 2, 4 and 6: [M8] {p19} [ M6] {p19} [ M6] {p19} [ M6] {p19} [ M6] {p19} [M8]
Row 7: [M8] {k9, p1, k9} [M6] {k9, p1, k9} [M6] {k9, p1, k9} [M6] {k9, p1, k9} [M6] {k9, p1, k9} [M8]
Row 8: [M8] {p8, k3, p8} [M6] {p8, k3, p8} [M6] {p8, k3, p8} [M6] {p8, k3, p8} [M6] {p8, k3, p8} [M8]
Row 9: [M8] {k7, p5, k7} [M6] {k7, p5, k7} [M6] {k7, p5, k7} [M6] {k7, p5, k7} [M6] {k7, p5, k7} [M8]
Row 10: [M8] {p6, k7, p6} [M6] {p6, k7, p6} [M6] {p6, k7, p6} [M6] {p6, k7, p6} [M6] {p6, k7, p6} [M8]
Row 11: [M8] {k5, p9, k5} [M6] {k5, p9, k5} [M6] {k5, p9, k5} [M6] {k5, p9, k5} [M6] {k5, p9, k5} [M8]
Row 12: [M8] {p5, k9, p5} [M6] {p5, k9, p5} [M6] {p5, k9, p5} [M6] {p5, k9, p5} [M6] {p5, k9, p5} [M8]
Row 13: [M8] {k4, p11, k4} [M6] {k4, p11, k4} [M6] {k4, p11, k4} [M6] {k4, p11, k4} [M6] {k4, p11, k4} [M8]
Row 14: [M8] {p4, k11, p4} [M6] {p4, k11, p4} [M6] {p4, k11, p4} [M6] {p4, k11, p4} Mk6] {p4, k11, p4} [M8]
Row 15: [M8] {k3, p13, k3} [M6] {k3, p13, k3} [M6] {k3, p13, k3} [M6] {k3, p13, k3} [M6] {k3, p13, k3} [M8]
Row 16: [M8] {p3, k13, p3} [M6] {p3, k13, p3} [M6] {p3, k13, p3} [M6] {p3, k13, p3} [M6] {p3, k13, p3} [M8]
Rows 17 and 19: Rep Row 15
Row 18: Rep Row 16
Row 20: [M8] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [M6] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [M6] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [M6] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [M6] {p3, k6, p1, k6, p3} [M8]
Row 21: [M8] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [M6] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [M6] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [M6] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [M6] {k3, p6, k1, p6, k3} [M6]
Row 22: [M8] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [M6] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [M6] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [M6] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [M6] {p4, k4, p3, k4, p4} [M8]
Row 23: [M8] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [M6] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [M6] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [M6] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [M6] {k5, p2, k5, p2, k5} [M8]
Row 24, 26, 28: [M8] {p19} [ M6] {p19} [ M6] {p19} [ M6] {p19} [ M6] {p19} [M8]
Row 25, 27, 29: [M8] {k19} [M6] {K19} [M6] {K19} [M6] {K19} [M6] {K19} [M8]
Row 30-37: MOSS
Rep Rows 1-37 until desired length.
BO.
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