This Easy Knit Baby Blanket pattern requires you to know only how to knit and how to purl; there are no fancy or complicated stitches here! The pattern of knits and purls creates a tone-on-tone plaid pattern. In fact, this simple combination of knits and purls makes this baby blanket knitting pattern reversible, meaning it looks equally attractive on both sides.

I struggled with what to call this free baby blanket pattern, but someone suggested ‘Quiet Plaid Baby Blanket,’ playing off the quiet, tone-on-tone plaid and the ‘hopefully’ quiet baby under the blanket!

You can use a contrasting color for the crochet border. The pattern also includes directions for an applied i-cord border if you would rather knit than crochet.