Free knitted baby swaddle pattern | Sweet Baby Blanket

April 7, 2022

With this free pattern , you can knit a sweet baby swaddle , combining tranquil colors and soft textures. An original design by Lanas Rubí , perfect as a first blanket for your baby or as a handmade gift.

Materials for this pattern

Balls: Sweet Merino New
Knitting needles: No. 4 mm
Accessories: wool needle for stitching and finishing, scissors

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Final measures

70 x 100 cm

✨ Abbreviations

p: points
vtas: turns (same as passes)
LD: right side of the work
LR: wrong side of the work
p der: right stitch
purl stitch
2pj: knit 2 stitches together

Points used

Knit stockinette stitch: knit all stitches on the knit rows of the work and purl all stitches on the purl rows of the work.
Garter stitch: knit all stitches on all rows.

Step-by-step pattern

BOTTOM EDGE

Cast on 210 sts with white yarn.
Knit 2 rows in garter stitch.
Knit 8 rows in stockinette stitch.

SECTION 1

On the next row on the right side of the work, without cutting the white wool strand, we take the green color.

Row 1 (RS) in green: *knit 5, insert into the next stitch 2 rows down, pull the stitch out by taking a yarn over, join it to the next stitch on the corresponding row, and knit them together*. Repeat from * to * across the row.
Row 2 (WS) green: purl the entire row.
Row 3 to row 6 white: knit the 4 rows in stockinette stitch.
Row 7 (RS) green: K2, insert into next stitch on previous green row, pull st through yarn, join to next stitch on corresponding row, and K tog. *K5, insert into next stitch on previous green row, pull st through yarn, join to next stitch on corresponding row, and K tog.* Repeat from *-* across row until 3 sts remain, then K3.
Row 8 (WS) green: purl the entire row.
Rows 9 to 12 white: knit the 4 rows in stockinette stitch.
Row 13 (RS) in green: *knit 5, insert a strand into the next stitch on the previous green row, pull the stitch through, join it to the next stitch on the corresponding row, and knit them together*. Repeat from * to * across the row.
Row 14 (WS) green: purl the entire row.
Repeat rows 3 through 14 5 more times (for a total of 6 times).

SECTION 2

We work only with pink.

Knit 6 rows in stockinette stitch.
Row 1 (RS): K4, *K1, 2 tog, yo, K11*. Repeat from *-* 14 times in total and finish the row by K1, 2 tog, yo, K7.
Row 2 (WS): Purl entire row.
Row 3 (RS): K4, *2tog, yo, K1, yo, 2tog, K9*. Repeat from *-* 14 times in total and finish the row by knitting 2tog, yo, K1, yo, 2tog, K5.
Row 4 (WS): Purl entire row.
Row 5 to Row 10: Knit the 6 rows in stockinette stitch.
Row 11 (RS): K4, *K8, 2tog, yo, K4*. Repeat from *-* 14 times in total and finish the row by K10.
Row 12 (WS): Purl entire row.
Row 13 (RS): K4, *K7, 2tog, yo, K1, yo, 2tog, K2*. Repeat from *-* 14 times in total and finish the row by K10.
Row 14 (WS): Purl entire row.
Row 15 to row 20: Knit the 6 rows in stockinette stitch.
Repeat from row 1 to 20, 3 more times (for a total of 4 times).

SECTION 3

Knit carrying the white and pink strands at the same time.

Row 1 (RS): K5 pink, *K4 white, K4 pink*. Repeat from *-* 25 times in total and finish with K5 white.
Row 2 (WS): Knit 5 white purl sts, *4 pink purl sts, 4 white purl sts*. Repeat from * to * 25 times in total and finish with 5 pink purl sts.
Row 3 (RS): repeat row 1.
Row 4 (WS): repeat row 2.
Row 5 (RS): K5 white, *K4 pink, K4 white*. Repeat from *-* 25 times in total and finish with K5 pink.
Row 6 (WS): Knit 5 pink purl sts, *4 white purl sts, 4 pink purl sts*. Repeat from * to * 25 times in total and finish with 5 white purl sts.
Row 7 (RS): repeat row 5.
Row 8(WS): repeat row 6.
Repeat rows 1 through 8 6 more times (for a total of 7 times).

SECTION 4

We work only with green color.

Row 1 (RS): Knit the entire row.
Row 2 (WS): Knit *4 purl sts, 2 knit sts*. Repeat from * to * across the row.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the section measures 18cm.

SECTION 5

Knit the same as section 1.

TOP EDGE

With white color, knit 8 rows in stockinette stitch.
Next, knit 2 rows in garter stitch.
Close all stitches.

SIDE EDGES

Using white, pick up all the stitches on one side. Knit 8 rows in stockinette stitch.
Next, knit 2 rows in garter stitch.
Close all stitches.
Knit the other side the same way.

FINISHES

Finish off strands and block the swaddle.

💡 Final tips

You can adapt this two-needle baby blanket pattern to other sizes by increasing or decreasing stitches in multiples of 6.
Play with different colors of Sweet Merino New yarn to personalize your hand-knitted blanket.