Knitted blanket for newborns. How to knit, patterns, diagrams with descriptions for beginners

You always want to give the newborn the best quality. Many mothers sew and knit things for the baby themselves. A blanket knitted with knitting needles will serve as both a decoration and a warm blanket in damp weather. Instructions for knitting a baby blanket will be described in the article.

Standard sizes of blankets for newborns

Before you start knitting a product, you need to decide not only on the quality and quantity of yarn used, or the color and pattern of the blanket, but also on its size.

An incorrectly selected blanket size can cause the following problems:

• a baby blanket that is too large will be heavy and will easily slide off the bed;
• a very small blanket will not be able to fully cover a child or wrap a newborn in a stroller;
• If you plan to put a duvet cover on the blanket, you should take into account that it is sold only in standard sizes.

A blanket for a newborn should be knitted with knitting needles in a standard size, taking into account where it is planned to be used.

For example:

• for a 60x120 cm crib, a blanket 120 cm long and 80 cm wide is suitable;
• to prevent the child from uncovering himself, you can knit a blanket that is slightly larger, for example, 110x140 cm, and fold the corners under the mattress;
• for walks in the cold, it is best to knit a blanket 100x140 cm or a little larger;
• In summer you can use a square blanket 90x90 cm.

What size blanket a newborn will need should be decided based on your own wishes and preferences.

Selecting yarn

The quality and density of the threads depend primarily on the time of year in which the baby is to be born. For babies born in spring or summer, choose lighter yarn, for those born in winter or autumn - warm and dense. When buying, you should look at their markings. It is desirable that the label indicates that the yarn is intended for children's things.

Table of yarn selection for the season of the baby's birth:

Winter	Summer
Wool. The threads are 100% natural wool, thick and soft. However, you should take into account the individual characteristics of the child, as pure wool is not suitable for sensitive skin.	Cotton. The yarn is 100% mercerized cotton. The quality of the threads will increase the density and reduce the tendency of the product to damage several times. You can also find cotton yarn without mercerization. Such threads are very soft and thicker. However, it is worth paying attention to the fact that the product from them requires careful handling.
Wool + bamboo + acrylic. It is well suited for babies prone to allergies. At the same time, the product will be quite soft and warm.	Cotton + polyacrylic. For those who find cotton too hard, you can choose a mixed thread. The blanket will be soft and pleasant to the touch.
Wool + acrylic + alpaca wool. A blanket made from such threads will be very light and warm at the same time.	Acrylic. Pure acrylic yarns are dense and pleasant to the touch. For children's items, you should definitely choose acrylic yarn marked "baby".

You should know that:

• The cotton thread should be dense, without thickening or breaks.. A product made from such yarn requires more threads, because they are thinner than acrylic or wool. A blanket made from very thin threads will wear out quickly.
• You shouldn't buy wool threads with long pile, which can get into the baby's mouth or nose. You also need to carefully check the quality of the yarn. Real wool fibers should not break when pulled. It is better to try the yarn in advance by touching it to your cheek or other part of the body and, if there is any discomfort, refuse to buy it.
• Low quality acrylic threads will squeak when knitting., they are not intended for babies. Acrylic products may stretch if washed frequently.

How to calculate the amount of yarn for knitting, depending on the number of knitting needles, thickness and type of thread

It is not difficult to knit a blanket for a newborn. Before starting work, you need to decide on the type of yarn, as well as its quantity depending on the thickness of the needles. Needles are usually No. 3 or No. 6. The length and weight of the yarn in each skein are different.

Therefore, it is recommended to do the following before starting knitting:

1. It is necessary to check how the product will behave after washing. To do this, you need to knit a small square of about 10x10 cm.
2. The square is then washed and dried.
3. After this, you need to calculate how many loops and rows are in the sample. The pattern will be built on the basis of the calculations.
4. Next, the sample is unraveled and the length of the threads used is measured.
5. The area of ​​the future blanket is calculated based on the size of the washed sample. You need to understand how many of these squares will be needed for the entire product.
6. As a result, you need to multiply the resulting number of squares by the length of the thread used in 1 sample. The result is a figure that shows how many meters of yarn you will need.

It is also necessary to know that:

• the lower the consumption, the thicker the yarn;
• the weaker the twist of the thread, the more economically the yarn is used;
• patterned knitting requires more thread;
• a product knitted with openwork stitch will require less thread;
• when knitting with a rubber band, more yarn is used;
• the thicker the knitting needles, the more economically the yarn is used (but it is worth remembering that such knitting needles are not suitable for all threads).

Very often the thread label indicates not its length, but its weight. The exact weight of yarn required to knit a baby blanket can be calculated from an already knitted and washed sample. In this case, the sample is weighed and the resulting mass is multiplied by the number of squares. The result is a number equal to the weight of the yarn for the blanket.

Patterns for baby blanket. Knitting diagrams and description

A blanket for a newborn can be knitted using a variety of techniques. You can consider several of the most common patterns for blankets. It will be more convenient if you use a diagram during the work process.

The table shows several options for knitting patterns for a baby blanket:

Option	Job
"Rubber"	The number of loops is collected, the number of which must be divisible by 5 + 3 symmetry loops and 2 edge loops. The cycle consists of 8 rows, each of which begins and ends with an edge loop. In each odd row, 3 front, 2 back, 3 front loops are knitted. In the 2nd and 6th, everything is the opposite, starting with back loops. The 4th and 8th are knitted as front loops. A product with such a pattern will be elastic and is perfect for a baby blanket, as it has no reverse side.
Raised "Wave"	The number of loops should be a multiple of 11 + 2 edge loops. The pattern rapport consists of 14 rows. The row should be started and finished with an edge loop. Knitting order: All odd except rows 11 and 13: 2 loops in one front loop behind the lower lobes, 3 front loops, 1 yarn over, 1 front loop, 1 yarn over, 3 front loops, 2 loops in one front loop behind the upper lobes; all even rows except 12 and 14, as well as 11 and 13: all purl; 12th and 14th: all front loops.
"Scythe"	To start working, you need to cast on as many loops as their number is divisible by 21. Then, in rows: 1st and 5th: 6 front loops, 2 back loops, again 6 front loops and 2 back loops. So to the end of the row of the desired width. At the end, 5 front loops are knitted. All even. The required number of repetitions is made from: 5 front, 1 back, 2 front, 6 back and again 2 front. The row ends with 1 back and 5 front loops. The 3rd row includes repeats of: 6 knits, 2 purl, then remove 3 loops and leave behind the product, 3 knits, remove 3 loops again, 2 purl and knit 1 knit last. At the end, knit 5 knit loops. The cycle of 6 rows is repeated again until the desired length of the product is reached.

A pattern for a baby blanket can be chosen from a knitting magazine or found on the Internet. If the needlewoman has a lot of knitting experience, she can come up with her own pattern or motif.

Step-by-step instructions for knitting a plain blanket for a newborn

A blanket for a newborn is always knitted in the same sequence of actions. First, the required number of loops is cast on the knitting needle, then the main fabric of the product is knitted, at the end the loops are closed and the decor is selected.

Before you start working, you need to decide on the desired size and pattern of the blanket, the type of yarn and the thickness of the knitting needles. It is better to knit a simple one-color blanket for a baby with simple knitted yarn and not add decorative details. Beginners should start knitting with simple patterns. You can try to make a blanket 80x80 cm with a square pattern. For this, you will need 350 g of knitted threads.

Set of loops

Any knitting must begin with a set of loops.

It's not difficult to do:

1. You need to take a skein of yarn and unwind some thread.
2. The unwound thread is taken by the hand (for a right-handed person in the left hand, for a left-handed person in the right hand) and thrown over the index finger with the free end forward.
3. The same end is wrapped around the thumb from left to right, so that a figure eight is formed with another thread.
4. Both threads are clamped with free fingers.
5. Two knitting needles are taken in the right hand.
6. The needles are inserted into the loop on the thumb from the bottom up, forming a loop.
7. You need to pull the thread from your index finger into this loop, inserting the knitting needles from top to bottom.
8. Next, the loop is removed from the thumb and tightened on the knitting needles.
9. Then you need to put the thread on your thumb again and repeat the entire procedure.

In this way, 175 loops are cast on the knitting needles, after which 1 knitting needle is pulled out.

Knitting of fabric

Before knitting the main pattern, you need to shape the edge of the blanket. To do this, the first few rows should be knitted with a simple garter stitch. Usually the first loops, which are called edge loops, are removed, but here they should not be removed, but knitted with face loops.

The first 11 rows are knitted with simple front loops:

1. The knitting needle with loops remains in the left hand, and the empty one remains in the right hand.
2. The thread from the skein is thrown over the index finger and clamped with the other fingers.
3. The free needle is inserted into the initial loop from left to right. At the same time, the tip of the needle, passed through the loop, grabs the thread from the skein from the bottom up and pulls it back.
4. A loop is formed on the free needle. The old loop is removed from the needle with the cast-on loops.
5. The procedure is repeated the required number of times, in this case 175.
6. The row ends with a purl stitch. The thread is placed in front of the knitting needle, which is inserted from right to left and catches the free edge from top to bottom.
7. To make the product proportional, you need to make 10 increases in the 11th row using the yarn over method. To do this, after knitting 11 loops from the edge, you need to throw the thread over the working needle and continue knitting with face loops. The yarn over is repeated after every 18 loops in a row.
8. In the last row of the main fabric, it is necessary to remove 10 added loops. They must be removed in the same sequence as they were thrown on. First after 11, and then after every 18, the knitting needle passes through two loops at once;
9. The work ends with 11 rows of loops in garter stitch.

The main pattern is knitted taking into account that the first 7 and last 7 loops of the row will be knitted using the garter stitch technique. The cycle consists of 24 rows and is repeated 11 times.

Knitting pattern for the main fabric:

Row No.	Scheme
1, 3, 9, 11, 14, 16, 22, 24	9 knits (the yarn over between the loops in the 1st row is knitted with a crossed knit), 9 purl, and so alternate 9 times. At the end of the row, 9 knit loops are knitted. Then the product is turned over and the next row is knitted.
2, 4, 10, 12,12, 15, 21, 23	The knitting pattern differs only in that first 9 purl stitches are knitted, then 9 knit stitches, and so on until the end. The row ends with 9 purl stitches.
5, 7, 17, 19	3 knit, 3 purl, and so on until the end of the row, which should end with 3 knit stitches.
6, 8, 18,21	3 purl, 3 knit, repeat until the end, the last 3 purl loops are knitted.

Closing the loops

To prevent the product from unraveling, the last row of loops must be closed.

To close the loops you need:

1. Knit the first edge loop.
2. Make the next loop a knit one.
3. Using a knitting needle with loops, you need to pick up the first loop and pull the second loop through it using a working knitting needle.
4. Knit the front stitch again and pull it into the previous one.
5. Repeat across the entire row.
6. When finished, secure the ends of the thread.

Decorating a blanket

After the blanket is knitted, it must be washed, laid out on a horizontal surface and given the desired shape. After drying, the edges of the product can be decorated with ribbons, tulle or lace. To make the decor look neat, it is sewn with monofilament, a strong thread resembling a fishing line.

How to knit a colored blanket. Step-by-step instructions

A blanket for a newborn knitted from yarn of different colors will be very bright and festive. The product is knitted with knitting needles No. 5.5 with front and back loops. For work, you will need yarn of different colors (4 skeins of 170 g each). The blanket consists of 3 multi-colored stripes. The stripes are knitted with a pattern with holes and are separated by pearl knitting of a different color.

Step-by-step description of the work:

1. A total of 129 stitches are cast on. The edge stitch is always removed.
2. The edge of the blanket is knitted with a pearl pattern, alternating 1: front and back loops in 6 rows. The multi-colored stripes are also separated with this pattern.
3. Starting from the 7th row and until the end of the work, 5 loops are first knitted along the edges: 1 edge, 1 front, 1 back, 1 front, 1 back; at the end of the row, 5 loops are knitted in reverse order.
4. Rows 8 through 12 and 14 through 18 are knitted only with front stitches.
5. 13th row: 8 knits, 1 yarn over, 2 loops in 1 crossed knit, ends the row with 8 knits and 5 edge loops.
6. Row 19 – first 4 knits, then repeat: 1 yarn over, 2 loops in 1 crossed knit, 6 knits. At the end there will be 4 knits and 5 edge loops.
7. Repeat rows 8–19 2 times.
8. The next 6 rows are knitted.
9. Then another color is taken and used to knit the dividing strip.
10. Then repeat all the steps starting from the 7th row, only in a different color.
11. The last 6 rows of the product are knitted with a pearl pattern.
12. At the end of the work, it is necessary to close the last row in any way.

Blanket made of several parts

The product consists of multi-colored stripes. The stripes can be knitted in one color or divided into multi-colored squares knitted in different techniques. First, you need to knit the stripes using the chosen technique to the desired length. Then close the loops and sew the stripes together with a knitted seam.

Openwork baby blanket knitted

This blanket will be very beautiful and will be perfect for the baby's discharge. Usually the product is made in a square shape from white or pastel yarn. For a product measuring 86x70 cm, you will need 450 g of knitted yarn.

Job Description:

• 1st, 3rd, 11th and 13th rows: all knit;
• 5th: 1 knit, 1 yarn over, 1 draw through (slip 1 loop through which draw 1 knit), 1 knit, knit 2 loops together, 1 yarn over, 4 knits. Knit the entire row in this way;
• 7th: 2 knits, 1 yarn over, 1 double draw through (slip 1 loop through which draw 2 knits), 1 yarn over, 5 knits. Repeat to the end;
• Row 9: 3 knits, bobble, 6 knits. Repeat the steps to the end;
• Row 15: 6 knits, 1 yarn over, 1 slip stitch, 1 knit, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over, 6 knits. Repeat;
• Row 17: 7 knits, 1 yarn over, 1 double yarn over, 1 yarn over, 7 knits. Continue like this until the end of the row;
• Row 19: 8 knits, bobble, 8 knits. Repeat the action until the end of the row;
• all even rows are knitted with purl stitches;
• the entire cycle is repeated until the desired length of the product is reached;
• The strip should be knitted separately and sewn to the main fabric with a knitted stitch.

A blanket knitted by yourself will warm a newborn baby or decorate his discharge from the maternity hospital. Products for a baby are knitted with needles of different thickness, different types of yarn and in numerous techniques.

Article formatting: Vladimir the Great

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