How to Knit the “Noah” Baby Blanket [Free Video Tutorial & Written Pattern!]
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Meet Noah! A pattern that not only packs bags of texture, but at only an 8 row repeat is a relatively simple knit.
The short repeat makes it the perfect knit to tackle if you’ve just mastered knit and purl stitches and want to get to grips with a big project.
If you are new to following written patterns, or if you’re more of a visual learner then Noah, just like all my blanket patterns, has a video tutorial that walks you through the entire pattern repeat – I’ve linked it at the end of this post.
Noah is not a reversible pattern, he does have a definite right and wrong side, but the reverse is not messy, it’s neat and tidy but just doesn’t have any defined pattern on the reverse side.
yarn and sizing tips & tricks
My instructions produce a Blanket approximately 60cm x 80cm, but for those of you wanting to adjust this size, it can easily be done using the pattern multiple of 8+1 for the middle textured panel, and an additional 18 stitches (9 for each side) for the garter stitch edging.
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Materials Needed
- 4mm Circular Needs (to recreate this blanket 100cm is a perfect length)
- 400g of DK Yarn
- Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends
- 2 Stitch Markers
written pattern
Stitches Used
- k – knit
- p – purl
- sly1pwyf – slip one purlwise with yarn in front
- pm – place marker
- sm – slip marker
- RS – Right Side
- WS – Wrong Side
Bottom Garter Edge:
Foundation Row: Cast on 131 Stitches (I like to use the Long Tail Method)
Knit 15 rows as follows: k until final stitch, sl1pwyf.
Main Pattern Repeat:
Row 1 (RS): k9, sm, p1, *k7, p1* repeat from *to* until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.
Row 2 (WS): k9, sm, p1, *k1, p5, k1, p1* repeat from *to* until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf
Row 3: k9, sm, k2, p1, *k3, p1* repeat until 2 stitches before second marker, k2, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.
Row 4: k9, sm, p3, k1, p1, k1, *p5, k1, p1, k1* repeat from *to* until 3 stitches before second marker, p3, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.
Row 5: k9, sm, k4, p1, *k7, p1* until 4 stitches before second marker, k4, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.
Row 6: k9, sm, p3, k1, p1, k1, *p5, k1, p1, k1* repeat from *to* until 3 stitches before second marker, p3, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.
Row 7: k9, sm, k2, p1, *k3, p1* repeat until 2 stitches before second marker, k2, sm, k8, sl1pwyf.
Row 8: k9, sm, p1, *k1, p5, k1, p1* repeat from *to* until second marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyf
Repeat Rows 1-8 a total of 29 times and then repeat Row 1 once more before moving onto the top garter border.
Top Garter Border:
Knit 15 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf. (Remove stitch markers when knitting first row).
Final row (Row 16) Cast off knit wise with right side facing.
