Newcastle Baby Blanket [Knitting Pattern]

Fit for royalty, the Newcastle Baby Blanket is soft and sparkly with a nice, firm weight.

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Inspired by the interplay of bold and soft colors of a princess’s castle, I created this soft, beautiful, and subtly sparkly baby blanket.

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Newcastle Baby Blanket
Knitting Pattern

The Newcastle Baby Blanket is made of super soft bamboo yarn held tripled, making it a cooler and heavier blanket for wiggly babes.

Sizes

Finished sizes:
36″ x 36″

Materials

Yarn:
2 skeins of Lion Brand Truboo yarn in Slate (Color A)
2 skeins of Lion Brand Truboo yarn in Silver (Color B)
2 skeins of Lion Brand Truboo yarn in Light Pink (Color C)
2 skeins of Lion Brand Truboo yarn in Thistle (Color D)

125 yards of Sequinicity by Ella Rae in Sand Castle (optional)

Needles:
US #13/9.00 mm (40″ circular recommended)

Notions:
finishing needle

Notes

Gauge:
11 sts x 14 rows = 4″ x 4″
in Stockinette stitch

Abbreviations

BO – bind off
CO – cast on
k – knit
p – purl
st(s) – stitch(es)

A Note About Sequins

This pattern calls for a carry along thread that adds a subtle touch of sparkle to the blanket. If you have concerns that sequins may be a choking hazard to the recipient of this blanket, omit them.

The Pattern

The pattern is worked back and forth from the bottom up. It is reversible.

The yarn is held tripled using chain plying, a technique that enables you to triple the thickness of the yarn as you work. (You do not need to combine skeins beforehand.) If you are unfamiliar with this technique, you can learn it quickly and easily by following our step-by-step photo and video guide.

Setup

With Color A (Slate) held tripled, CO 98 sts.

Body

Row 1 – k1, *p5, k1, p1, k5* to last st, k1

Row 2 – k1, *p4, k2, p2, k4* to last st, k1

Row 3 – k1, *p3, k3* to last st, k1

Row 4 – k1, *p2, k3, p1, k1, p3, k2* to last st, k1

Row 5 – k1, *p1, k3, p2, k2, p3, k1* to last st, k1

Row 6 – k1, *k3, p3* to last st, k1

Row 7 – k1, *k2, p4, k4, p2* to last st, k1

Row 8 – k1, *k1, p5, k5, p1* to last st, k1

Work these 8 rows once more (twice total).
The blanket now measures 4.5″ from the cast-on edge.

Change to Color B (Silver) and, holding yarn tripled, work rows 1 to 8 twice more.
The blanket now measures 9″ from the cast-on edge.

Change to Color C (Light Pink) and, if desired, carry along Sand Castle. Holding yarn tripled, work rows 1 to 8 twice more.
The blanket now measures 13.5″ from the cast-on edge.

Change to Color D (Thistle) held tripled and work rows 1 to 8 twice more.
The blanket now measures 18″ from the cast-on edge.

Repeat these 64 rows once more.

Finishing

Loosely BO all sts.

Weave in ends. Block if desired.

Modifications

To increase the width of the blanket, cast on in multiples of 12 + 2.

To increase the length of the blanket, repeat rows 1 through 8 until desired length is reached.

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