Spun Sugar Baby Blanket

Sugar, spice, and everything nice aren't just the ingredients for little girls. Learn how to knit a blanket just as darling as your little one with the Spun Sugar Baby Blanket. This knit blanket pattern is knit entirely in the garter stitch making it the perfect pattern for beginners looking to try their hand at a long-term project like the afghan. Aside from being easy to make, this baby blanket pattern is the one knit baby will never outgrow. So, cast on a Spun Sugar Baby Blanket right now for a knit that is sure to bring a lifetime of memories and warmth.

Beginner

Knitting Needle Size15 or 10 mm

Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)

Gauge1 stitches, 2 rows, 3 inches. stockinette stitch

Blanket measures 36” wide x 36” long.

Materials:

RED HEART® “Baby Clouds™ (Art. E710 available in solid color 6 oz (170 g), 140 yd (128m) and multi color 4.5 oz (127 g), 105 yd (96 m) skeins)”: 2 skeins 9311 Cloud A, and 3 skeins 9351 Tutti-Frutti Multi B
Knitting Needles: 10mm [US 15]
Yarn needle

GAUGE: 8 stitches = 4”; 12 rows = 4” in Stockinette stitch. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

Abbreviations:
A, B = color A, B
mm = millimeters

With B, cast on 52 stitches. Marking first row as the right side, work in Garter stitch (Knit every row) until 5” from beginning, end by working a wrong side row. Cut B. Join A and work in Stockinette stitch (Knit 1 row, Purl 1 row), beginning with a Knit row, until piece measures 31” from cast-on edge, end by working a Purl row. Cut A. Join B and work in Garter stitch for 5”. Bind off.

Side Border: With right side facing and B, pick up and Knit 66 stitches evenly spaced along a side edge. Work in Garter stitch for 5”. Bind off. Repeat border on opposite side edge.

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KathrynAllison

Dec 08, 2015

One of my good friends just had a baby and this blanket would make the sweetest gift. I love how the colors can work for both boys and girls. Definitely a must-knit!