Newborn Baby Blanket by Karin Burkart

Newborn Baby Blanket

Knitting
March 2026
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
13 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 9 - 5.5 mm
284 - 305 yards (260 - 279 m)
one size 50 x 55 cm
English German
This pattern is available for €2.49 EUR buy it now

Knit this beautiful baby blanket as a special gift for the arrival of a new baby. It is not only a lovely eye-catcher in the nursery, but also a heartfelt handmade keepsake.

The blanket is worked using only knit stitches, purl stitches, and slipped stitches. This makes the pattern easy to follow and the blanket quick to knit – perfect for relaxing knitting sessions.

The pattern can be followed either using the chart or the written row-by-row instructions.
The written instructions look, for example, like this:

Row: Sl1k, 9 kn, 14 pr, 8 kn, 12 pr, 7 kn, 14 pr, 9 kn pr (75 st)
Row: Sl1k, 73 kn, 1 pr (75 st)
Skills Required / What You’ll Receive
The pattern is very beginner-friendly, as you only need to know how to knit, purl, and slip stitches. You can easily work through the pattern using the written row-by-row instructions.