Cast on a new project with this super easy corner to corner baby blanket pattern.
The blanket is C2C meaning that you knit the blanket diagonally from corner to corner.
I made this blanket in three pastel shades of chenille yarn, making it warm, soft and snuggly for baby.
How Do You Knit A Corner To Corner Baby Blanket?
Knitting a corner to corner blanket means that you are starting the blanket at one corner, increasing every row until you have a certain amount of stitches.
Then you start to decrease the second half of the blanket.
This type of blanket pattern is also known as an increase decrease pattern, C2C blanket, diagonal knit blanket or the bias knit square blanket.
*Please scroll down to see the free pattern*
An Easy Level Knitting Pattern
This is an easy pattern for those of you who are a beginner or advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are casting on, casting off and knitting garter stitch.
It will also introduce you to creating extra stitches through doing a yarn over.
You will also learn how to decrease stitches through K2tog – knitting two stitches together.
The Yarn I Used To Knit The Baby Blanket
To knit the blanket I used a baby soft chenille yarn – Himalaya Dolphin Baby.
This yarn is available to purchase form Hobium Yarns online and they have an array of colours to choose from.
I used three pastel shades – Pink, yellow and mint.
This yarn can be a little tricky to work with, especially when you sew the ends in – you get fluff and bits poking out here and there.
Yarn Substitutes
You can substitute this yarn with any one of the following:
- Katia Bambi
- King Cole Yummy
- Sirdar Smudge
- Red Heart Sweet Home
- Bernat Baby Blanket
- Cygnet Chenille Chunky
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:
This pattern is great for any beginners or advanced beginner knitters.
- You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
- How to YO – yarn over – see the video tutorial in this post.
- How to K2tog – knit two stitches together.
- You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
- And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.
Video Tutorial
There is a video tutorial in this post to show you how to do those yarn overs.
You can also watch it on my YouTube channel here.
More Baby Knitting Patterns
You may also be interested in these baby knits:
- Baby Sweater Knitting Pattern
- Stockinette Stitch Baby Cardigan Pattern
- Garter Stitch Baby Cardigan Pattern
- Baby Hat Knitting Pattern
- Baby Bunny Knitting Pattern
- Pom Pom Baby Booties Knitting Pattern
- Bunny Softie Knitting Pattern
- Easy Baby Booties Knitting Pattern
Baby Blanket Pattern
Purchase the inexpensive ad-free, PDF printable pattern in my shop here.
Notes
The blanket knits up in simple garter stitch and the design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.
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Skill Level – Easy
Size –
- Width – 50″/127cm
- Length – 50″/127cm
Gauge – 10 x 10 cm /4 x 4 inches = 10 sts and 14 rows
The Supplies You Need
Yarn
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby Chenille Yarn(100g/120m/131 yds) in the following colours:
- 3 x Pink – 80319
- 3 x Yellow – 80302
- 3 x Mint – 80307
- This yarn is available to buy from HobiumYarns.com
- Substitute yarn suggestions: Katia Bambi / King Cole Yummy / Sirdar Smudge / Red Heart Sweet Home / Bernat Baby Blanket / Cygnet Chenille Chunky
- Super Bulky 06
- Yarn weight guide
Needles
- 7 mm (US 10.5/11)) 40″ circular knitting needles.
- You do not join in the round to work – the cable is to accommodate a large number of stitches.
Notions
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations List
- CO – Cast on
- Cont – Continue
- K = Knit
- K2tog – Knit the next 2 stitches together
- P – Purl
- Rep = Repeat
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
- YO – Yarn over
Pattern
- Yarn A – Pink
- Yarn B – Mint
- Yarn C – Yellow
With Yarn A – CO 5 sts
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Knit 3, YO, Knit 2 – (6 sts)
Row 3: Knit 3, YO, Knit 3 – (7 sts)
Row 4: Knit 3, YO, Knit to the end of the row.
Rep row 4 until 10 rows have been knit with Yarn A.
Change to Yarn B and continue to rep row 4 until 10 rows have been worked.
Change to Yarn C and continue to rep row 4 until 10 rows have been worked.
Rep this colour pattern until you have 168 sts on your needles.
Decrease
To decrease the blanket – you need to work the following:
Row 1: K2, K2tog, YO, K2tog, Knit to the end of the row.
Rep row 1, keeping the colour pattern as established until 7 sts remain on the needle.
Cont in the last colour worked for the next row: K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, K1.
Cast off
Weave in all loose ends.
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Happy Knitting! xoxo
