Free Knit Mosaic Sparkle Baby Blanket Pattern

Free Knit Mosaic Sparkle Baby Blanket Pattern

Materials

• Yarn: Bernat Baby Blanket Sparkle (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)
  • Contrast A: Moonlight Sparkle (71001) — 2 balls or 289 yds/264 m
  • Contrast B: Rose Glow Sparkle (71002) — 2 balls or 260 yds/237 m
• Knitting needle: Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) circular knitting needle 29" [73.5 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.

Abbreviations

• Alt = Alternate(ing)
• Approx = Approximately
• Beg = Begin(ning)
• K = Knit
• Pat = Pattern
• Rep = Repeat
• RS = Right side
• Sl1Pwyib = Slip next stitch purlwise with yarn in back of work
• Sl1Pwyif = Slip next stitch purlwise with yarn in front of work
• St(s) = Stitch(es)
• WS = Wrong side

Measurement

Approx 39" [99 cm] square.

Gauge

8 sts and 13 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.

Instructions

Notes

• Every row is worked with 1 color only.
• Carry color not in use loosely along side of work.

Blanket

With A, cast on 78 sts (multiple of 12 sts + 6). Do not join.

Edging: Working back and forth across needle in rows, knit 3 rows, noting 1st row is WS.

Proceed in pat as follows (see chart on page 2):

1st row: (RS). With B, K3. *K6. Sl1Pwyib. K1. Sl1Pwyib. K3. Rep from * to last st. K1.

2nd and alt rows: Using same color as previous row, knit all knit sts and Sl1wyif all slipped sts.

3rd row: With A, K3. *K1. Sl1Pwyib. K5. Sl1Pwyib. K3. Sl1Pwyib. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

5th row: With B, K3. *Sl1Pwyib. K1. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

7th row: With A, K3. *K5. Sl1Pwyib. K1. Sl1Pwyib. K3. Sl1Pwyib. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

9th row: With B, K3. *Sl1Pwyib. K9. Sl1Pwyib. K1. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

11th row: With A, K3. *K5. Sl1Pwyib. K1. Sl1Pwyib. K4. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

13th row: With B, K3. *Sl1Pwyib. K1. Sl1Pwyib. K9. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

15th row: With A, K3. *K1. Sl1Pwyib. K3. Sl1Pwyib. K1. Sl1Pwyib. K4. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

17th row: As 5th row.

19th row: With A. K3. *K1. Sl1Pwyib. K3. Sl1Pwyib. K5. Sl1Pwyib. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

21st row: With B, K3. *K4. Sl1Pwyib. K1. Sl1Pwyib. K5. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

23rd row: With A, K3. *K1. Sl1Pwyib. K9. Sl1Pwyib. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.

24th row: As 2nd row.

Rep 1st to 24th rows for pat until work from beg measures approx 39" [99 cm], ending on 12th or 24th row.

Edging: With A, knit 3 rows.

Cast of