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

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Meet Rosie! A geometric joy of a blanket! With a slightly longer 20 row repeat than blanket’s that have come before her, she is the perfect project for an adventurous beginner to tackle.

Still with the clean lines and striking illusion pattern that I love, Rosie consists of Garter Stitch & Stockinette Triangles and whilst this isn’t a reversible pattern, the wrong side is still clean and tidy, what more could you ask for?

I’ve used a striking raspberry shade for my sample blanket, but I have no doubt that Rosie will work in any colour you choose and I’m excited to see what other variations pop up in the future! Please tag me in your makes, or drop a comment here, I love to hear from you all 🙂

Is this pattern reversible?

I get a lot of people asking if my blankets are reversible, so I thought it might be useful to include a little snapshot of what the back looks like.

As with a lot of my blankets, Rosie is not a reversible design, the back is a lot plainer than the front. That being said, the reverse isn’t ugly or messy in any way, it just doesn’t match the texture of the front.

yarn and sizing tips & tricks

The Rosie 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 the pattern multiple of 10+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 the Rosie baby blanket 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 Needles (to recreate this blanket 80cm is a perfect length)
• 400g of DK Yarn – I used Stylecraft Belissima in Raspberry Riot
• Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends
• 2 Stitch Markers

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 139 stitches.

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

Main Pattern Repeat

Row 1 (WS): k9, pm, k1,*p9,k1* repeat from *to* until 9 stitches remain, pm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Row 2 (RS): k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf

Row 3: k9, sm, k2, p7,*k3, p7* repeat from *to* until 2 stitches before marker, k2, sm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Row 4: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf

Row 5: k9, sm, k3, p5,*k5,p5* repeat from *to* until 3 stitches before marker, k3, sm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Row 6: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf

Row 7: k9, sm, k4, p3,*k7, p3* repeat from *to* until 4 stitches before marker, k4, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 8: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf.

Row 9: k9, sm, k5, p1,*k9, p1* repeat from *to* until 5 stitches before marker, k5, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 10: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf.

Row 11: k9, sm, p5, k1,*p9,k1* repeat from *to* until 5 stitches before marker, p5, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 12: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf.

Row 13: k9, sm, p4, k3,*p7,k3* repeat from *to* until 4 stitches before marker, p4, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.

Row 14: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf.

Row 15: k9, sm, p3, k5,*p5, k5* repeat from *to* until 3 stitches before marker, p3, sm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Row 16: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf.

Row 17: k9, sm, p2, k7,*p3, k7* repeat from *to* until 2 stitches before marker, p2, sm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Row 18: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf.

Row 19: k9, sm, p1,*k9,p1* repeat from *to* until 1 stitch before marker, p1, sm, k8, sl1pwyf. 

Row 20: k until 1 stitch remains (sm as you come across them), sl1pwyf.

Repeat Rows 1-20 a total of 13 times (or until project is slightly shorter than desired length).

Top Edge

Setup Row (WS): K9, remove marker, p until next marker, remove marker, k8, sl1pwyf

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

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

video tutorial