Anko Baby Blanket

Intermediate Knitting

Project Overview

This pattern guides you through knitting a baby blanket using Anko Cake Yarn. It is designed for intermediate knitters.

Measurements

Width (approx): 100cm
Length (approx): 100cm

Materials

Anko Cake Yarn: 200g x 3 balls

Needles and Extras

One 5.50mm circular needle (80cm long) or size that gives correct tension.
One yarn needle.

Tension

15.5 stitches and 20 rows to 10 cm in width over stocking stitch, using 5.50mm needles.

Special Abbreviation

Bobble: (K1, P1, K1) all in the next stitch, turn, K3, turn, K3, slip the 2nd and 3rd stitches over the first, thus completing the bobble.

Knitting Instructions

Blanket Base

Using a 5.50mm circular needle, cast on 160 stitches.
Note: Work in rows, not rounds.

Rib Border

1st row (RS): K4, * P2, K3, repeat from * to the last stitch, K1.
2nd row: P4, * K2, P3, repeat from * to the last stitch, P1.
Repeat the 1st and 2nd rows until the work measures 5cm from the beginning, ending with a 2nd row.
Next row (RS): K1, K2tog, * K10, K2tog, repeat from * to the last stitch, K1. This will result in 146 stitches.
Knit 3 rows garter stitch.

Feather & Fan Pattern

1st row (RS): Knit.
2nd row: Purl.
3rd row: K1, * (K2tog) 3 times, (yfwd, K1) 6 times, (K2tog) 3 times, repeat from * to the last stitch, K1.
4th row: Purl.
Rows 1 to 4 inclusive form the feather and fan pattern.
Continue in pattern until the feather and fan pattern measures approximately 16.5cm, ending with a 4th pattern row.
Knit 4 rows garter stitch, decreasing one stitch in the centre of the last row. This will leave 145 stitches.

Bobble Pattern

1st row (RS): Knit.
2nd row: Purl.
3rd row: K3, * Bobble, K5, repeat from * to the last 4 stitches, Bobble, K3.
4th row: Purl.
Repeat the 1st and 2nd rows once more.
7th row: K6, * Bobble, K5, repeat from * to the last stitch, K1.
8th row: Purl.
Rows 1 to 8 inclusive form the pattern.
Continue in the bobble pattern until the bobble pattern measures approximately 16.5cm, ending with a 4th or 8th pattern row. Increase one stitch in the centre of the last row. This will result in 146 stitches.
Knit 4 rows garter stitch.
Repeat the section from the first asterisk (*) to the second asterisk (**) once more.
Repeat the section from the first asterisk (*) to the third asterisk (***) once.
Knit 3 rows garter stitch.
Next row (WS): K1, increase in the next stitch, * K10, increase in the next stitch, repeat from * to the last stitch, K1. This will result in 160 stitches.

Final Rib Border

1st row (RS): K4, * P2, K3, repeat from * to the last stitch, K1.
2nd row: P4, * K2, P3, repeat from * to the last stitch, P1.
Repeat the 1st and 2nd rows until the work measures 5cm from the beginning, ending with a 2nd row.
Cast off.

Side Borders

With the right side facing and using the 5.50mm circular needle, knit up 175 stitches evenly along one side edge of the blanket (including the rib borders).
1st row (WS): P4, * K2, P3, repeat from * to the last stitch, P1.
2nd row: K4, * P2, K3, repeat from * to the last stitch, K1.
Repeat the 1st and 2nd rows until the work measures 5cm from the beginning, ending with a 1st row.
Cast off.
Work the other side border in the same manner.

Finishing

DO NOT PRESS.
Darn in ends neatly towards the centre of the blanket.

Pattern Information

Pattern number: #2079

Pattern developed by Birch Creative for use in Kmart stores in Australia and New Zealand.

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