Sweet Baby Lullaby

Today we bring you a delicate and loving project to sweetly wrap the delicate skin of our newborns: the Sweet Baby Blanket.

MATERIALS 

2 balls Rubí Sweet Merino New, col. 003 pink

2 balls Rubí Sweet Merino New, col. 006 green

3 balls Rubí Sweet Merino New, col. 001 white

Knitting needles 2.5mm

HOW TO KNIT THE PATTERN?

MEASUREMENTS

70 x 100 cm

DIFFICULTY: 2

ABBREVIATIONS

st: stitch

rows: rows

RS: right side of the work

WS: wrong side of the work

k: knit stitch

p: purl stitch

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together

STITCHES USED

Stockinette stitch: knit all stitches on right side rows and purl all stitches on wrong side rows.

Garter stitch: knit all stitches on all rows.

PATTERN

BOTTOM BORDER

Cast on 210 sts with white yarn.

Knit 2 rows in garter stitch.

Knit 8 rows in stockinette stitch.

SECTION 1

On the next right side row, without cutting the white yarn, pick up the green color.

Row 1 (RS) green color: *k5, pick up the stitch from 2 rows below, pull up a loop, combine it with the next stitch on the current row and k2tog*. Repeat from * to * across the entire row.

Row 2 (WS) green color: purl all stitches across the row.

Row 3 to row 6 white color: knit 4 rows in stockinette stitch.

Row 7 (RS) green color: k2, pick up the stitch from the previous green row, pull up a loop, combine it with the next stitch on the current row and k2tog, *k5, pick up the stitch from the previous green row, pull up a loop, combine it with the next stitch on the current row and k2tog*. Repeat from * to * across the entire row until 3 sts remain, then k3.

Row 8 (WS) green color: purl all stitches across the row.

Row 9 to 12 white color: knit 4 rows in stockinette stitch.

Row 13 (RS) green color: *k5, pick up the stitch from the previous green row, pull up a loop, combine it with the next stitch on the current row and k2tog*. Repeat from * to * across the entire row.

Row 14 (WS) green color: purl all stitches across the row.

Repeat rows 3 to 14, 5 more times (for a total of 6 times).

SECTION 2

Work only with pink color.

Knit 6 rows in stockinette stitch.

Row 1 (RS): k4, *k1, k2tog, yo, k11*. Repeat from * to * 14 times in total and end the row with k1, k2tog, yo, k7.

Row 2 (WS): purl all stitches across the row.

Row 3 (RS): k4, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k9*. Repeat from * to * 14 times in total and end the row with k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k5.

Row 4 (WS): purl all stitches across the row.

Row 5 to row 10: knit 6 rows in stockinette stitch.

Row 11 (RS): k4, *k8, k2tog, yo, k4*. Repeat from * to * 14 times in total and end the row with k10.

Row 12 (WS): purl all stitches across the row.

Row 13 (RS): k4, *k7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2*. Repeat from * to * 14 times in total and end the row with k10.

Row 14 (WS): purl all stitches across the row.

Row 15 to row 20: knit 6 rows in stockinette stitch.

Repeat rows 1 to 20, 3 more times (for a total of 4 times).

SECTION 3

Work with both white and pink yarn simultaneously.

Row 1 (RS): k5 pink, *k4 white, k4 pink*. Repeat from * to * 25 times in total and end with k5 white.

Row 2 (WS): p5 white, *p4 pink, p4 white*. Repeat from * to * 25 times in total and end with p5 pink.

Row 3 (RS): repeat row 1.

Row 4 (WS): repeat row 2.

Row 5 (RS): k5 white, *k4 pink, k4 white*. Repeat from * to * 25 times in total and end with k5 pink.

Row 6 (WS): p5 pink, *p4 white, p4 pink*. Repeat from * to * 25 times in total and end with p5 white.

Row 7 (RS): repeat row 5.

Row 8 (WS): repeat row 6.

Repeat rows 1 to 8, 6 more times (for a total of 7 times).

SECTION 4

Work only with green color.

Row 1 (RS): knit all stitches across the row.

Row 2 (WS): *p4, k2*. Repeat from * to * across the entire row.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the section measures 18cm.

SECTION 5

Work same as Section 1.

TOP BORDER

With white color, knit 8 rows in stockinette stitch.

Then, knit 2 rows in garter stitch.

Bind off all stitches.

SIDE BORDERS

With white color, pick up all stitches along one side. Knit 8 rows in stockinette stitch.

Then, knit 2 rows in garter stitch.

Bind off all stitches.

Knit the other side border in the same way.

FINISHING

Weave in ends and block the blanket.

FINAL RESULT