Knitting the Crosswise Free and Easy Baby Blanket Pattern
A free and easy baby blanket pattern
Knitting the free and easy Crosswise Baby Blanket is a fun and simple project that is easy to knit while watching TV. Beginning with 5 stitches and using one yarnover per row, the blanket grows for as long as you desire. When it’s the right length, simply begin the decreases and you will have a perfect square.
Use one color, two colors, 10 colors. It is simply your vision, and is fun to use up all those half used skeins that you cannot bear to throw out.
If you are a beginner you will love learning with this pattern and if you are a more experienced knitter you will find this a relaxing and rewarding project.
For this project, I used up 6 colors of skeins in my stash.
This pattern makes a perfectly square blanket. This Crosswise Baby Blanket is 24″ x 24″.
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Yarn
Project shown with Hobby Lobby’s Aran Weight I Love This yarn in 6 colors for a stroller sized blanket 24 x 24:
- 65 yards Sea Blue
- 65 yards Navy Blue
- 65 yards Red
- 65 yards White
- 65 yards Yellow
- 65 yards Toasted Almond
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How much yarn should I buy?
Assuming a gauge of 4.5 stitches to the inch:
- Stroller: 400 yards for 24 x 24
- Baby: 700 yards for 30 x 30
- Small: 1000 yards for 36 x 36
- Medium: 1300 yards for 42 x 42
- Large: 1600 yards 48 x 48
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Needles
Knitpicks: Mosaic Options Interchangeable Circular Needles
Size 8 with a 24″ or 32″ cord with a gauge of 18 stitches per 4 inches
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The Crosswise Baby Blanket Pattern
With Size 8 circular needles:
Cast on 5 stitches. Knit 1 row.
Next row Knit 4, yo, knit to end.
Repeat this row until the 2 sides (not the diagonal) are 24″ (30″, 36″, 42″, 48″) wide
Change colors at will.
Begin Decreases
Next Decrease Row Knit 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, knit to end.
Here is a video I posted on Instagram illustrating the decreases
Repeat this row until there are 9 stitches on needle.
Then: k2tog, k2tog, k2tog, k2tog, k1
Bind off 5 stitches.
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