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

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Baby Blankets don’t have to be complicated to be beautiful, even something as a plain garter stitch blanket can look so snuggly and inviting knitted well, and in the right yarn.

Henry is just one small step away from a Garter Stitch blanket. I’ve added in one row of purl stitches which transforms what would be a very plain (but beautiful) blanket, into one that has bags of texture, but remains a super simple quick knit.

yarn and sizing tips & tricks

The Henry baby 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 by casting on more, or less stitches. There is NO pattern multiple for this blanket, so just go ahead and cast on however many stitches you want.

I’ve chosen to knit this blanket in a rich dark purple instead of the pastel shades you often see baby blankets knitted it. I think the darker colour helps the subtle texture of the purl stitches shine through.

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Materials Needed:

• 4mm Circular Needs (to recreate this blanket 80-100cm is a perfect length)
• 400g of DK Yarn – I used Stylecraft Bellissima in Purple Passion
• 2 Stitch Markers
• Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends

Written Pattern:

Stitches Used

• k – knit
• p – purl
• sl1pwyf – slip one purlwise with yarn in front.
• Pm – place marker
• Sm – slip marker

Bottom Edge

Foundation Row: Cast on 132 stitches.

Knit 16 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf

Main Pattern Repeat

Setup Row: k9, pm, p across until 9 stitches remain, pm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Repeat Rows:

Row 1-9: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf

Row 10: k9, sm, p across until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Repeat Rows 1-10 (I worked 28 repeats in total) until project is slightly shorter than desired length (to allow for garter edging. Start Edging after completing a “Row 10”.

Top Edge

Knit 16 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf.

Final row (Row 17): Cast off knit wise with right side facing.

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

video tutorial:

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