Climbing Leaves Baby Blanket

Free Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern

This patterns combines the elegance of cable patterns with the charm of climbing leaves, resulting in a challenging yet rewarding project tailored for advanced knitters. With its captivating design and meticulous detailing, this blanket is a testament to the artistry of seasoned hands.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:
-Knit & purl, cast on & bind off
-Increasing :yarn over (YO),
-Decreasing: slip, slip, knit (ssk)
-Working lace patterns

Finished measurements: 48” x 36” (120 cm x 90 cm)

Materials: Ecological Wool by Cascade (affiliate link) Yarns bulky weight yarn (100% wool), 478 yards (437 meters)/250 grams (8.82 ounces), color 8018 Silver – 4 skeins.

Needles: US #8 (5.0 mm) needles.

Gauge: 14 sts x 24 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette st.

Notions: yarn needle

Abbreviations:
st, sts - stitch, stitches
k - knit
p - purl
ssk - slip, slip, knit
yo - yarn over
K2tog – knit 2 sts together
p2tog – purl 2 sts together
kfb – knit into front and back of the same st
pfb – purl into front and back of the same st
m1 – make 1 increase: make a backward loop over the right-hand needle.
sl2-k1-p2sso - slip 2 stitches together, k1, then pass slipped stitches over.
Sl1 – slip 1 st
2/2 LC - slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle.
RS - right side
WS - wrong side


Pattern Notes:

Chain Selvedge
The selvedge/edge stitches are worked as follows: slip the first stitch knitwise and purl the last one.


Short Overview of the Pattern:

The blanket is worked in one piece with the cable and the leaf patterns, edges are finished with the I-cord.

Blanket

Cast on 212 stitches.

Row 1 (WS): K4, p4, k3, p4, k5, p5, k4, p3, k9, [(p4, k3) × 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p5, k4, p3, k9] 3 times, (p4, k3) × 2, p1. (212 sts)

Row 2 (RS): Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) × 2, [p7, p2tog, kfb, k2, p4, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p7, p2tog, kfb, k2, p4, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (220 sts)

Row 3: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p7, k4, p2, k1, p1, k8, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p7, k4, p2, k1, p1, k8] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (220 sts)

Row 4: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p6, p2tog, k1, pfb, k2, p4, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p5, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p6, p2tog, k1, pfb, k2, p4, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p5, k4, p3, k4, p4. (228 sts)

Row 5: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p9, k4, p2, k2, p1, k7, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p9, k4, p2, k2, p1, k7] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (228 sts)

Row 6: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, p2tog, k1, pfb, p1, k2, p4, ssk, k5, k2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, p2tog, k1, pfb, p1, k2, p4, ssk, k5, k2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (220 sts)

Row 7: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p7, k4, p2, k3, p1, k6, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p7, k4, p2, k3, p1, k6] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (220 sts)

Row 8: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p4, p2tog, k1, pfb, p2, k2, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p5, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p4, p2tog, k1, pfb, p2, k2, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p5, k4, p3, k4, p4. (212 sts)

Row 9: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p5, k4, p2, k4, p1, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p5, k4, p2, k4, p1, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (212 sts)

Row 10: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, yo, k1, yo, p4, k2, p4, ssk, k1, k2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, yo, k1, yo, p4, k2, p4, ssk, k1, k2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (212 sts)

Row 11: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (212 sts)

Row 12: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p5, (k1, yo) 2 times, k1, p4, k1, m1, k1, p2tog, p2, sl2, k1, p2sso, p5, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p5, (k1, yo) 2 times, k1, p4, k1, m1, k1, p2tog, p2, sl2, k1, p2sso, p5, k4, p3, k4, p4. (212 sts)

Row 13: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k9, p3, k4, p5, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k9, p3, k4, p5, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (212 sts)

Row 14: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p4, k1, kfb, k1, p2tog, p7, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p4, k1, kfb, k1, p2tog, p7, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (220 sts)

Row 15: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k8, p1, k1, p2, k4, p7, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k8, p1, k1, p2, k4, p7, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (220 sts)

Row 16: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p5, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p4, k2, pfb, k1, p2tog, p6, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p5, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p4, k2, pfb, k1, p2tog, p6, k4, p3, k4, p4. (228 sts)

Row 17: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k7, p1, k2, p2, k4, p9, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k7, p1, k2, p2, k4, p9, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (228 sts)

Row 18: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k2, p1, pfb, k1, p2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k2, p1, pfb, k1, p2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (220 sts)

Row 19: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k6, p1, k3, p2, k4, p7, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k6, p1, k3, p2, k4, p7, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (220 sts)

Row 20: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p5, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k2, p2, pfb, k1, p2tog, (p4, k4) 2 times, (p3, k4) 2 times] 3 times, p5, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k2, p2, pfb, k1, p2tog, p4, k4, p3, k4, p4. (212 sts)

Row 21: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p1, k4, p2, k4, p5, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p1, k4, p2, k4, p5, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (212 sts)

Row 22: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, ssk, k1, k2tog, p4, k2, p4, yo, k1, yo, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, ssk, k1, k2tog, p4, k2, p4, yo, k1, yo, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (212 sts)

Row 23: Repeat row 11. (212 sts)

Row 24: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p5, sl2, k1, p2sso, p2, p2tog, k1, m1, k1, p4, (k1, yo) 2 times, k1, p5, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p5, sl2, k1, p2sso, p2, p2tog, k1, m1, k1, p4, (k1, yo) 2 times, k1, p5, k4, p3, k4, p4. (212 sts)

Repeat rows 1-24 seven (7) more times or to desired length.

Repeat row 1 once.

Work I-cord bind off, don’t cut the yarn.


Finishing:

Pick up stitches along the other sides of the blanket and work I-cord.

Weave in all yarn ends. Block.

Have fun!

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