A lovely easy knitting pattern for a traditional baby blanket. Ideal for a beginner knitter and perfect for a baby shower gift.

This pattern features a classic ‘basket-weave’ design with chunky textured borders. It is perfect for baby’s first blanket to keep snug in a pram, moses basket, car seat, bouncy chair or carrycot.

The pattern is fully reversible and can be knitted in two different sizes:
Square: 75cm x 75cm / 30” x 30”
Rectangle: 75cm x 100cm / 30” x 40”

The download also contains two versions of the pattern:
Knit in one piece on a single circular needle.
Knit in three pieces on straight needles.

This pattern is very easy to knit and ideal for beginner knitters or anyone who wants to make a very quick project for a gift.

Skills required:
Cast on
Knit
Purl
Cast off

If knitted with chunky cotton yarn it also makes a very special alternative to the popular waffle blanket.

This baby blanket knitting pattern download is 1.93MB in size and prints onto A4 paper.