Rockabye Stripes Knit Baby Blanket

Materials

Bernat Baby Blanket (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)

• Contrast A: Baby Sand (04010) – 1 ball or 81 yds/74 m
• Contrast B: Shell Pink (04758) – 1 ball or 81 yds/74 m
• Contrast C: Vanilla (04008) – 1 ball or 162 yds/148 m
• Contrast D: Mountain Mist (04826) – 1 ball or 81 yds/74 m
• Contrast E: Misty Jungle Green (04801) – 1 ball or 81 yds/74 m

Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

Stitch markers. Yarn needle.

Abbreviations

• Approx = Approximately
• Cont = Continue(ity)
• Pat = Pattern
• RS = Right side
• St(s) = Stitch(es)
• Tog = Together

Measurements

Approximately 36" [91.5 cm] x 40" [101.5 cm].

Gauge

7 stitches (sts) and 16 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch (st).

Instructions

Notes

• Blanket is made in 3 panels worked from side to side and seamed together in Finishing.
• Panels begin with 1st row as Right Side (RS). It may be helpful to place markers on each panel to indicate the RS of the work.

Side Panels

Make 2.

Stripe Pattern 1

*With A, work 8 rows garter stitch (st). Break A. Join B.

With B, work 8 rows garter st. Break B. Join C.

With C, work 8 rows garter st. Break C. Join D.

With D, work 8 rows garter st. Break D. Join E.

With E, work 8 rows garter st. Break E. Join C.

With C, work 8 rows garter st. Break C. Join A.*

Repeat (Rep) from * to * twice more.

These 144 rows form Stripe Pattern 1.

With A, cast on 25 sts.

Keeping continuity (cont) of Stripe Pattern 1, work in garter stitch (knit every row) until 144 rows of Stripe Pattern 1 are complete.

Cast off.

Center Panel

Make 1.

Stripe Pattern 2

**With C, work 8 rows garter st. Break C. Join A.

With A, work 8 rows garter st. Break A. Join B.

With B, work 8 rows garter st. Break B. Join C.

With C, work 8 rows garter st. Break C. Join D.

With D, work 8 rows garter st. Break D. Join E.

With E, work 8 rows garter st. Break E. Join C.**

Repeat (Rep) from ** to ** twice more.

These 144 rows form Stripe Pattern 2.

With C, cast on 20 sts.

Keeping continuity of Stripe Pattern 2, work in garter stitch until 144 rows of Stripe Pattern 2 are complete.

Cast off.

Finishing

Sew panels together (tog) with C using mattress stitch as shown in the diagram, aligning the stripes and noting that the Right Side (RS) of all panels are facing and the cast-on edges are all aligned.