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.
Scroll down for the free pattern or you can purchase a printer-friendly, ad-free PDF here.
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.
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 by 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 from Hobium Yarns online and they have an array of colors 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 K2tog – knit two stitches together.
- You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
- And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.
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 a simple garter stitch pattern and the design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.
Video Tutorial
There is a video tutorial to show you how to start knitting this blanket, including the yarn overs.
You can watch it on my YouTube channel here.
Copyright Info
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Skill Level – Easy
Size –
- Width – 50″/127cm
- Length – 50″/127cm
Gauge – 10 x 10 cm /4 x 4 inches = 8 sts and 24 rows measured in garter stitch.
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
- Bulky/Chunky/12 Ply Yarn.
- 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 color pattern as established until 7 sts remain on the needle.
Cont in the last color worked for the next row: K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, K1.
Cast off
Weave in all loose ends.
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Happy Knitting! xoxo
Carol Holst says
Hello from Ontario Canada!
Thank you so much for this beautiful pattern and also for your weekly emails with more gorgeous free patterns. It’s very generous of you and I truly appreciate it 💖 I’m thinking of making an even bigger one but not sure at the number of stitches to start to decrease …… would you have any idea on this? And again thanks again it’s so nice to get this (and free) at a time like this. Stay safe and take care.
Carol
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Carol, thank you so much for your kind words and I’m so happy you like the pattern!
For a larger blanket – are you using the same type of yarn? or a heavier yarn like super bulky?
I would double the increase stitches to say 336 sts then start the decrease.
This should make your blanket around 100 inches x 100 inches.
If you want it even larger than that – you can add more stitches (say 420 sts – 150 inches x 150 inches or even 504 sts – 200 inches x 200 inches) then decrease.
I hope that helps! 🙂
Carol says
Hi!
Thank you for your response. I am using a Bulky 5……Bernat Velvet Yarn…….300g….315yds. Also using 6.5mm(US.10 1/2) needles. So maybe (hopefully) I’ll start to decrease at your suggestion for 336 sts to decrease. This yarn is so soft and my first time using it so I hope it’s a nice yarn to knit with.
Thanks again
Carol
Joyce Y Hong says
Hello! Is there a crochet pattern for this blanket?
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Joyce,
There is only a knit version of this blanket available.
Thanks,
Louise
Andrea says
I love this pattern and I’m wondering if it would be possible to make this beautiful blanket in a rectangle shape. Thank you!
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Andrea,
Yes, that would be possible – you could cast on the same number of stitches and just increase the length.
Or you could cast on fewer stitches and then increase the length also.
I hope that helps!
Louise
Andrea says
Thank you so much for your quick reply! How would I go about just increasing the length? Would that mean just continuing row 4 beyond the halfway point before moving on to the decrease part of the pattern, or should I be changing the number/location of increases and decreases I’m making? Thanks again!
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Andrea,
You could try that but I think I would probably turn out to be a huge square.
You could try making this other baby blanket pattern – which is more of a rectangle shape than square – https://www.handylittleme.com/easy-baby-blanket-knitting-pattern/
That one will be easier to adjust and in the photos, you can see that it is more of a rectangle.
Thanks,
Louise
Andrea says
Wonderful, Louise! Thanks again!
Deborah says
What is your method for switching colors and how do you hide the transition line on the wrong side?
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Deborah,
When I change colours I knit the first stitch of the next row on the right side with the new colour and leave a tail of around 3-4 inches.
I do that for every colour – I cut and rejoin for every colour change, I don’t carry the yarn up the sides.
The new join lines are visible on the wrong side – I can’t hide those, but using the pastel colours you can’t see them very well.
When I finished the blanket, I wove in all of the loose ends and made a neat edge where the yarn changes were.
I hope that helps!
Louise