Block Stitch Baby Blanket Using Berroco Pima 100
The Design
This free pattern is a super project for beginners and experts alike with a repeating rhythm of stitches in the center, surrounded by a simple seed stitch border. You’ll have the pattern memorized in short order! This baby blanket is just right for crib, car seat, and stroller. (Knit it larger, and you’ll have the perfect throw for picnics and beach days.
Plus, knit in Berroco’s lovely Pima 100, the Block Stitch Baby Blanket promises a solid durability that’s wonderful for active little ones! Four plies of pure, long-staple Peruvian cotton are tightly spun together for a yarn with a smooth softness that produces a superior stitch definition.
The Details
FINISHED SIZES
Baby blanket: Approx. 27" x 27" (68.5 cm x 68.5 cm).
Throw: Approx: 40" x 40" (102 cm x 102 cm).
Washcloth: Approx. 10" x 10" (25cm x 25cm).
Details given for baby blanket, other size options in parentheses ( ).
YARN
Baby blanket (Throw, Washcloth)
4 (8, 1) skeins Berroco Pima 100 (219 yds/200 m each).
Or approx. 810 yds/740m (1700 yds/1555m, 100 yds/91m) light worsted-weight cotton yarn.
Baby blanket shown in Color 8427 Tweedia.
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 5 (3.75mm) 24-32" circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.
2 stitch markers.
Tapestry needle to finish.
GAUGE
22 sts/32 rows = 4"/10cm in block stitch pattern, after blocking.
COLOR: 8041 Magnolia. Ivory.
COLOR: 8406 Stone Crop. Light heathered grey.
COLOR: 8459 Empire. Denim.
COLOR: 8417 Hydrangea.Baby blue.
COLOR: 8427 Tweedia. Pale sky blue.
COLOR: 8425 Leaf. Heathered tea green.
COLOR: 8408 Rye. Taupe.
COLOR: 8411 Alyssum. Heathered bubble gum pink.
COLOR: 8424 Globe Thistle.Periwinkle and blush heather.
COLOR: 8437 Bee Balm. Faded raspberry.
Free digital Block Stitch Baby Blanket: Pima 100 version pattern. (Download)
Free digital Block Stitch Washcloth: Pima 100 version pattern. (Download)
