Easy Free Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern

How to knit a sweet lacey baby blanket!

Here’s a free pattern for knitting a very easy baby blanket that’s both simple to make and elegant to look at!

It’s made in one solid color, so no figuring out coloring changes.

This baby is a decent size and will last baby a long time, but is small enough to also fit on straight needles.

You can make this blanket using either straight needles or circular needles.

The pattern is so easy to memorize — once you do a handful of rows, you won’t even need to look at the pattern anymore! It’s a great “travel knitting project” for this reason.

I used 7 skeins of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted Weight (4) in Forest Heather.

This blanket measures 28″ x 40″.

Gauge is about 4.5 – 5 stitches = 1″

Supplies Needed

To make this baby blanket, you will need:

7 skeins of worsted weight yarn (about 700 yards needed)
5.5 mm knitting needles (US 9)
Scissors and a tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Stitches Used

For this pattern, you’ll need to know the following stitches:

Knit
Purl
K2TOG (Knit two stitches together)
YO (“Yarn Over” — move your working yarn from behind your stitches to the front of your stitches)

The Pattern

Use worsted weight yarn and 5.5mm knitting needles.

Cast on 120 stitches.

Knit in garter stitch (knit every row) for 8 rows.

Next, repeat these ten rows of stitches for a total of 24 times:

Knit every stitch
Knit 6 stitches, purl to the last 6 stitches, knit 6 stitches
Knit every stitch
Knit 6 stitches, purl to the last 6 stitches, knit 6 stitches
Knit every stitch
Knit 6 stitches, purl to the last 6 stitches, knit 6 stitches
Knit every stitch
Knit every stitch
Knit 6 stitches, (K2TOG, YO) to the last 6 stitches, knit 6 stitches
Knit every stitch

Once you have repeated the above 10 rows 24 times, you will have reached the end of your blanket. (If you’d like more length, repeat the above 10 rows until you have reached your desired length)

From here, knit in garter stitch (knit every row) for 8 rows. Cast off. Weave in all of your ends.

Here’s a closeup of the 10-row pattern: