The “Finley” Baby Blanket, is in design terms, the younger sibling of my “Toby” Baby Blanket. I had so much fun combining seed stitch, stockinette stitch and purl ridges when knitting Toby, that I wanted to revisit the idea and create something totally different but with that same super textured look.

Finley has a pattern repeat of only 14 rows, short enough for an adventurous beginner to tackle, but also complex enough to keep an experienced knitter busy. I’ve chosen to knit my sample blanket in a deep French Navy Blue but I think this pattern really lends itself to any colour you might want to pick.