I believe that all babies should be knit for. As I told Ben yesterday, "It's a fact of life." Maybe it's because it gives you something to do while you wait, whether you're the mother or an onlooker. Or maybe because there's nothing I love better than seeing a wee little one wrapped up in something that I spent so long pouring my love into.
Our neighbor is 40 weeks and 1 day pregnant. She was due yesterday and as far as I know has not given birth yet. I decided a few weeks ago, when I realized she was due soon, that this little one needed a blanket. So I cast on and then knit on it when I could. Her due date drew closer and closer and with it's approach I knit faster and faster. I was afraid I wouldn't make it. Now, I am afraid I doomed her and she is suffering from The Curse.
"The Curse" that says no baby will show up until handmade projects created for the wee one are complete. I have been a victim of The Curse. My mom-in-love didn't finish a blanket for Duder until the day I went into labor. There has been lots of other documentation from various places proving the existence of this curse as well. So when yesterday came and went, and I still had the blocking to complete, I was afraid it was my fault.
But now, I am done. It finished drying over night and it is ready to give to our neighbor. Now she can have her baby. ;)
Pattern: Basket weave Baby Blanket by Meg (pattern below)
Yarn: Lion Brand Jiffy in "Heather Blue" - 4.75 balls
Needles: US 10.5/6.5mm Susan Bates Circular
YTD Mileage: This project used 639 yards which brings me to 0.84 miles!
Here's the pattern:
Basket Weave Baby Blanket
CO 120 sts.
Knit 14 rows in garter (knit all rows), ending with a WS row.
Section 1:
Row 1: Knit across.
Row 2: *k8, p8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k8.
Repeat rows 1 & 2 for 12 rows total.
Section 2:
Row 1: Knit across.
Row 2: K8. *K8, p8. Repeat from * to last 16 stitches, k16.
Repeat rows 1 & 2 for 12 rows.
Keep alternating section 1 and 2 until desired length, ending with section 1 (so that it matches beginning). Work 14 rows garter stitch. Bind off. Weave in ends.
14 comments:
Beutiful job as always babe.
Hey it looks beautiful, I love the blue color too.
Yep, I will always be nutted up over that blanket. Thank goodness I finished it, what would have happened, if say, I was still working on it??? Haha
Im working on a basket weave blanket and I saw yours in the "images" in a google search. It is sooo beautiful and I want to know, does putting the knit row in between the "switch" make it lay so purty like that? If I dont, will it look sloppy? I think I will experiment. I would love to hear your opinion.
Im working on a basket weave blanket and I saw yours in the "images" in a google search. It is sooo beautiful and I want to know, does putting the knit row in between the "switch" make it lay so purty like that? If I dont, will it look sloppy? I think I will experiment. I would love to hear your opinion.
Could you please tell me your method used in blocking this beautiful blanket?
Thanks
Does anyone know if there's a PDF of this totally gorgeous babyblanket?
Does anyone know if there's a PDF of this totally gorgeous babyblanket?
http://anoregoncottage.com/quick-basketweave-knitted-throw-pattern/
The finished product is beautiful but this pattern is wrong. If you follow this pattern, you will get an interesting textured effect but it's not what the photo shows and it's not basketweave stitch. For basketweave, you need to knit the knits and purl the purls for x rows, not knit every other row. After x rows, you move your knit/purl sections over one section so instead of ribbing you get a basketweave effect.
Please update this pattern and eliminate row 1 for each section. This is a great beginner project, but could lead to a lot of disappointment for a beginning knitter who is likely to copy the pattern's mistakes.
Can you post an image of what the pattern, as it is, looks like once finished? I'm about 25 rows in and can't decide if I want to frog it or not. I see what you mean by the texture, but am worried the wrong side will look goofy
I think this is the corrected pattern (after the border):
Section 1:
Row 1: K8, *K8, P8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, K8.
Row 2: K8, *P8, K8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, K8
Repeat rows 1 & 2 for 12 rows total.
Section 2:
Row 1: K8. *P8, K8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, K8.
Row 2: K8, *K8, P8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, K8.
Repeat rows 1 & 2 for 12 rows.
Keep alternating section 1 & 2 until desired length, ending with section 1
(so it matches beginning). Work 14 rows garter stitch. Bind off. Weave in ends.
Hello there, I am trying to use this pattern. Can someone know how this pattern will look like??? Can I see the post somewhere whoever finished it??
Please let me know..
I think this is the corrected pattern (after the border):
Section 1:
Row 1: K8, *K8, P8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, K8.
Row 2: K8, *P8, K8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, K8
Repeat rows 1 & 2 for 12 rows total.
Section 2:
Row 1: K8. *P8, K8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, K8.
Row 2: K8, *K8, P8. Repeat from * to last 8 stitches, K8.
Repeat rows 1 & 2 for 12 rows.
Keep alternating section 1 & 2 until desired length, ending with section 1
(so it matches beginning). Work 14 rows garter stitch. Bind off. Weave in ends.
Please respond. I followed the corrected pattern by not repeating knitting one row in between rows. The pattern looks weard. Can anyone send me a corrected pattern please which looks like a basket weave.. Thanks!
Hi Minnu! I was looking for a good pattern for a dog blanket a friend requested I make and happened upon this one thinking it’d be perfect for the plaid look I was wanting. However, after ready the comments about the inconsistencies in the pattern, I did see someone linked a different basket weave pattern that gave me some insight to rewrite this one! Here’s the link: https://anoregoncottage.com/quick-basketweave-knitted-throw-pattern/ I didn’t like the size of the blocks on the other pattern, they were too big, and I didn’t like the seed stitch pattern edging.
I haven’t tested this pattern yet, but it should work, if only needing a few tweaks.
CO 120 sts.
Knit 14 rows in garter (knit all rows), ending with a WS row.
Row 1: Knit across.
Row 2: *k8, p8. Repeat from * to last 8 st, k8.
Row 3: * knit all knit st and purl all purl st
Repeat row 3 for 12 rows total.
** Reverse the basket weave/Row 15: k8 * purl all knit st and knit all purl st to last 8 st, k8.
Row 16-27: knit in the newly established pattern; k8 * knit all knit st and purl all purl st to last 8 st, k8
** reverse and repeat until desired length. End with 14 knit (garter) rows, binding off on the WS.
tip: each section before a reverse row will be the end of a row of basket weave “blocks”. if youd like to adjust this pattern by the size of each block, youll have to adjust either the amount of stitches you cast on (for a width increase/decrease) or repeat knitting all knit stitches and purling all purl stitches for more (or less) than 12 rows (for a length increase/decrease)
Truly hopes this helps (and that it works when I try it out lol)!
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