The Sarah J Blanket is a beautiful, knitted lace baby blanket item that is a pleasure to make and a pleasure to use. It features an interesting flower pattern combined with sections of stockinette stitch and minimal garter stitch border. The pattern is a wonderful beginner friendly project and a introduction to lace due to a simple stitch pattern that is easy to memorise.
Last updated: 10/02/2024
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Skills required:
To create this beautiful knitted lace baby blanket you will need to master (or already know) these stitches and techniques:
Long tail cast on (CO), knit stitch (K), purl stitch (P), slip slip knit (SSK) (dec), knit two together (k2tog) (dec), bind-off (BO), blocking.
Skill level:
Finished measurements:
The final knitted lace baby blanket measurements (blocked):
105 cm x 98 cm (approx. 41” x 38.5”)
Materials and tools
To get the exact look as on the pictures of my knitted lace baby blanket, you will need:
Stylecraft Special Aran (100% Acrylic | Worsted weight | 100 g (3.5 oz) = 196 m (214 yds)), (#1080) Pale Rose 4 skeins
5 mm (US size 8) 80 cm circular needles or size to obtain the gauge
Tapestry needle
Scissors
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Gauge:
The knitted lace baby blanket has got blocked gauge as follows:
15 sts x 19 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4” x 4”) over stockinette st pattern
The gauge is not essential for this pattern; however it will impact the amount of yarn needed to complete the project
Gauge helps you to understand how the project turns out in terms of the final size. If you would like to achieve the exact size of the final project as in the instructions above, you gauge needs to match exactly to the above.
If you get more stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact needle size as per instructions, your final project will turn out smaller. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact needle size as per instructions, your final project will turn out bigger.
To make adjustments, if you get more stitches and/or rows, you can try using bigger needle size to get closer to the desired size. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows, you can try using smaller needle size to get closer to the desired size.
It may take trial and error to try out a few needle sizes to achieve the exact size.
Stitch guide:
Garter stitch: Work knit stitch every row.
K2tog (knit 2 together): Knit two stitches together (as if knitted one); this stitch forms a right-slanting decrease.
SSK (slip, slip knit): Slip next 2 consecutive stitches knitwise (one after the other, from left needle to right needle), slide stitches back on the left needle, knit 2 together through the back loops of the stitches that were slipped; this stitch forms a left-slanting decrease.
| Abbreviations: | |
| ch- chain | yo- yarn over |
| st(s)- stitch(es) | approx.- approximately |
| K- knit stitch | rep- repeat |
| P- purl stitch | CO- cast on |
| k2tog- knit two together | WS- wrong side |
| ssk- slip slip knit | RS- right side |
Notes:
- Similar worsted weight yarns may be substituted; please check gauge.
- The blanket is worked flat from bottom up with alternating blocks of hyacinth stitch pattern and stockinette stitch for the length of the project.
- The blanket has a border of garter stitch (knit every row) on left and right side as well as bottom and top edge.
- For gauge swatch, CO multiple of 12 plus 11 sts (if making a swatch with garter stitch border, add 5 sts on each side).
Instructions:
CO 153
Bottom border
Row 1: K to last st, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Rows 2-5: Rep Row 1.
Body of blanket
Hyacinth 1 st pattern
Row 1 (RS): K to last st, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Row 2 (WS) and all WS rows of Hyacinth 1 and Hyacinth 2 st patterns: K5, P to last 5 sts, K4, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Rows 3, 9, 11 and 13: K8, k2tog, yo, K1, * yo, SSK, K 7, k2tog, yo, K1; rep from * to last 10 sts, yo, SSK, K7, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Row 5: K7, k2tog, yo, K2, * K1, yo, SSK, K5, k2tog, yo, K2; rep from * to last 10 sts, K1, yo, SSK, K6, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Row 7: K6, k2tog, yo, K3, * K2, yo, SSK, K3, k2tog, yo, K3; rep from * to last 10 st, K2, yo, SSK, K5, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Row 15: Rep Row 1.
Stockinette st pattern
Row 16: K5, purl across to last 5 sts, K4, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Row 17: K to last st, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Rows 18-29: Rep Rows 16-17.
Row 30: Rep Row 16.
Hyacinth 2 st pattern
Rows 31, 37, 39, 41: K11, * K3, k2tog, yo, K1, yo, SSK, K4; rep from * to last 10 sts, K9, yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
All WS rows of Hyacinth 2 st pattern as WS rows of Hyacinth 1 st pattern.
Row 33: K11, * K2, k2tog, yo, K3, yo, SSK, K3; rep from * to last 10 sts, K9, yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Row 35: K11, * K1, k2tog, yo, K5, yo, SSK, K2; repfrom * to last 10 sts, K9, yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Row 43: K to last st, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Stockinette st pattern
Rows 44-58: Rep Rows 16-30.
Pattern repeat:
Rows 59-174: Rep Rows 1-58 twice.
Rows 175-189: Rep Rows 1-15.
Top border
Row 1: K to last st, bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.
Rows 2-5: Rep Row 1.
Row 6: Bind-off.
Fasten-off.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends and block to final measurements as in schematic.
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Happy knitting!
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