Beginner-Friendly Baby Blanket Pattern?

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Green4God

Discussion Starter · Jun 29, 2004

I was knitting yesterday before Bible study and one of the girls mentioned that she'd love to knit a baby blanket for her sister who is having a baby in a month. She has never knit before, but she does have a lot of free time right now and I'd be willing to share my limited knowledge with her. Any links to a super easy pattern?

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CraftyMommaOf2

· #2 · Jun 29, 2004

http://www.woolworks.org/patterns/easybabyblanket.txt

Green4God

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 29, 2004

That one does look pretty easy, but what does it mean when it says "slip marker"? I realize there's a way to slip a stitch (though I haven't done it), but how do you slip the stitch marker?

CraftyMommaOf2

· #4 · Jun 29, 2004

Just move it to the other needle.

Green4God

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jun 29, 2004

Thanks!

CraftyMommaOf2

· #6 · Jun 29, 2004

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Alison

· #7 · Jul 1, 2004

I bought some of the basic cotton yarn you use to make dish cloths, and then used the discloth pattern that they have printed inside the ball band, only kept going until I had a good blanket size. The easiest blanket I ever made!

Alison

Green4God

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jul 1, 2004

What a good idea! Did you cast on extra stitches? I would think you'd have to or else it'd be awfully narrow.

Alison

· #9 · Jul 1, 2004

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Originally Posted by Green4God
What a good idea! Did you cast on extra stitches? I would think you'd have to or else it'd be awfully narrow.

Didn't need to. The dishcloth pattern is knitted diagonally--you increase at the beginning of every row until you get half way, and then you decrease at the beginning of every row, ending up with a square. I just kept going longer before I started to decrease instead of increase. The pattern is the basic dishcloth pattern you find on the bernat handicrafter cotton yarn label. Here is a link describing the pattern as the "dishcloth baby blanket pattern"

http://knitting.about.com/library/blbabyaf4.htm

Guess I wasn't the only one to come up with that idea!

Alison

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pamelamama

· #10 · Jul 1, 2004

Yeah, that is the one i was going to suggest. it looks nice when it is done, and it is super easy. All knit and Yarn over. xo

puddingpop

· #11 · Jul 1, 2004

The dishcloth baby blanket also looks fabulous knitted up in Sirdar Snowflake (or Patons Pixie) -- really plush.

(And it's super-great for mindless knitting, which is another bonus.)

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Alison

· #12 · Jul 1, 2004

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Originally Posted by puddingpop
The dishcloth baby blanket also looks fabulous knitted up in Sirdar Snowflake (or Patons Pixie) -- really plush.

(And it's super-great for mindless knitting, which is another bonus.)

I never thought of using snowflake. I have some that I bought for another project that I'm never going to do. I think I might just have to use it for a mindless dishcloth baby blanket! Then give it to a non-knitter as a baby gift--they'd never guess how mindless it really was, and the snowflake would make it look so rich!

Alison

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puddingpop

· #13 · Jul 1, 2004

Alison, definitely try it! I made one for DH's cousin as a baby shower gift and it was a hit.

It turned out really well.

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lilyka

· #14 · Jul 2, 2004

Martha stewart had one in her baby addition that was all knit stitches (just over and over) and youknit little squares. I don't remember what size but any size square would do so long as they were all the same. Then you stitched the squares together with regular thread and needle. Peice of cake, nice and thick. they made different colored blocks. there was also a hat, sweater and car using those basic blocks. I htink it was in the first one.

puddingpop

· #15 · Jul 2, 2004

Sandra, I once thought of making one of those blankets, but I hate finishing (i.e. sewing up) knitted items, so I tend to end up with piles of squares and no finished product.

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So now, I'm all about the one piece item, though working on small squares like that would be a great portable project!

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