How to Knit the “Gracie” Baby Blanket [Free Video Tutorial & Written Pattern!]

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If the Gracie baby blanket looks a little familiar, it’s because when knitting her I was inspired by two blankets I knitted in previous years. Just over a year ago I knitted a baby blanket named Harvey, and if you’ve been a follower of mine for a while you’ll remember that I enjoyed the style so much I later knitted another, similar, baby blanket named Taylor.

It turns out two blankets wasn’t enough, and so this summer I knitted Gracie and I’m so excited to share her with you all!

This baby blanket pattern combines garter stitch (my favourite!) with a textured panel that uses a play on Seed Stitch to create a really lovely textured panel.

I’ve chosen to knit my blanket in a nice bright bubble gum pink, but you could pick any colour and I’m confident it’ll work just as well.

Gracie is a 20 row repeat, but the sections of garter stitch means that a good chunk of the repeat is nice and easy with no counting involved.

yarn and sizing tips & tricks

The Gracie blanket pattern is knitted all in one piece, from bottom to top. In order to accommodate all your stitches, I recommend using a set of circular needles (at least 100cm long) as straight needles just won’t be long enough to fit your stitches on comfortably.

I’ve chosen DK (aka Double Knitting, Light Worsted, 3 Weight) yarn for this project, but don’t let that stop you from knitting it in your own preferred weight of yarn.

My instructions produce a baby blanket approximately 60cm x 80cm, perfect for using as a cot, pram or travel blanket. But don’t let that stop you from knitting this blanket in any size you want! I think it would look great scaled up as a Sofa Throw, Quilt or Bedspread!

I’ve deliberately designed this knitting pattern to be super easy for you to adjust the size of your blanket to whatever size you want/need.

To make the blanket longer, you’ll need to work more repeats of the Middle Section (the top and bottom border are worked the same regardless of the size of blanket you knit).

To adjust the width of your blanket you’ll need to cast on more (or indeed less) stitches, it can easily be done using the pattern multiple of 4+1 for the middle textured panel, and an additional 18 stitches (9 for each side) for the garter stitch edging.

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Not ready to knit Gracie just yet? Why not pin this image to your Pinterest so you can find it easily when you’re ready to sit down and cast on!

Materials Needed

• 4mm Circular Needs (to recreate this blanket 100cm is a perfect length)
• 400g of DK Yarn – I used King Cole Cherished in Pink
• Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends
• 2 Stitch Markers

Written Pattern

Stiches Used

• k – knit
• p – purl
• sl1pwyf – slip one purlwise with yarn in front.
• Pm – place marker
• Sm – slip marker
• RS – Right Side
• WS – Wrong Side

Bottom Garter Border

Foundation Row: Cast on 135 stitches. (I like to use the Long-Tail method)

Knit 15 Rows as Follows: k until one stitch remains, sl1pwyf.

Main Pattern Repeat

Row 1 (RS): k9, pm, k until 9 stitches remain, pm, k8 sl1pwyf.

Row 2 (WS): k9, sm, p until 2nd Marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 3: k9, sm, k2, p1, *k3, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2 stitches before 2nd marker, k2, sm, k8 sl1pwyf.

Row 4: k9, sm, p until 2nd Marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 5: k9, sm, k4, p1, *k3, p1*, repeat from *to* until 4 stitches before 2nd marker, k4, sm, k8 sl1pwyf.

Row 6: k9, sm, p until 2nd Marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 7: k9, sm, k2, p1, *k3, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2 stitches before 2nd marker, k2, sm, k8 sl1pwyf.

Row 8: k9, sm, p until 2nd Marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 9: k9, sm, k4, p1, *k3, p1*, repeat from *to* until 4 stitches before 2nd marker, k4, sm, k8 sl1pwyf.

Row 10: k9, sm, p until 2nd Marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 11: k9, sm, k2, p1, *k3, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2 stitches before 2nd marker, k2, sm, k8 sl1pwyf.

Row 12: k9, sm, p until 2nd Marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 13 – 20: k9, sm, k until 2nd Marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Repeat Rows 1 – 20 12 times in total (slipping markers on Row 1 instead of placing them), and then work Rows 1-13 once more before moving on to top border.

Top Garter Border

Knit 15 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf.

Final row (Row 16): Cast off knit wise with right side facing.

I hope you love Gracie just as much as I do! If you’re looking for more knitted baby blanket inspiration then why not take a look at Toby, Emma or Harvey.

video tutorial

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