green, blue and white blanket with stars

The Starry Starry night pattern is a star themed baby blanket knitting pattern made with 3 sections, all knit seamlessly one after another. The pattern tells the story of the Florida Gulf Beach at nighttime. First you see the lush palm trees and sand, then the bright stars and dark sky.

The pattern is written for stroller size only, about 22 x 26.

The gauge isn’t crucial. Small stroller blankets are great for strollers and carseats and do not have to be large, nor do they have to fit exactly.

You will need about 350 – 400 yards of yarn total of 4 colors. There will most likely be a little yarn left over, enough to make a matching newborn hat.

Materials Needed:
Yarn
8” needle – circular with 24” or 32” cord
tapestry needle to weave in ends

The ability to read a chart. The design is made with knits and purls with one strand of yarn. This is not a fair isle pattern and a great way to learn how to follow a chart with one color.

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Yarn

I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn for this project.

→Stroller Size: 160 yards blue, 150 yards white, 30 yards green, 30 yards navy (400 yards total) for 22 x 26

I Love This Yarn

Have you tried Lion Brand Basic Stitch Acrylic Yarn? It’s another great blanket yarn that goes in the washer and dryer and just gets softer and softer with time.

Needles

Next step – gather my needles.  I always knit with circular needles because the work can rest safely on the cable when I am not knitting.  The needles I have been using lately are the Knitpicks Circular Interchangeable Needles.  I really just love them.  For my baby blankets and the Hobby Lobby yarn I like, I always choose a size 8 needle.

I have been loving this needle organizer from Etsy.  It keeps everything together in one place.  I can throw it in my knitting bag and everything stays put.

Needle Organizing Case

Pattern

The Starry Starry Night Beach Baby Knitting Pattern is available for free on Ravelry

Skills needed are:

Knit

Purl

YO

K2tog

Cast on

Bind off.

It’s a fun way to incorporate designs into your baby blanket without using fair isle or stranding.

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starry starry night baby blanket with bunny