About this Pattern
Leafy Baby Blanket is a beautiful and timeless baby wrap designed by Dorte Bak Knitting. The blanket is decorated with an elegant leaf motif and finished with a classic seed-stitch border all the way around, giving the design a calm and harmonious frame. The finished blanket is soft, light and comfortable, making it ideal as a baby wrap, pram blanket, or as a floor mat for baby to lie on without getting cold.
The blanket is worked back and forth with a continuous seed-stitch edge along the sides. The leaf pattern forms the center panel and is knitted over a 16-row repeat, which is repeated both in width and length. This construction creates an even and balanced look, and the pattern opens beautifully after washing and blocking.
Leafy Baby Blanket measures approx. 75 x 75 cm after soaking and blocking. The size is easy to adjust if a more rectangular blanket is desired. This can be done by knitting 1–2 fewer pattern repeats in width and/or adding extra repeats in length. This makes the pattern flexible and suitable for different needs.
The blanket is knitted on a 3 mm circular needle (80 or 100 cm). Although it is worked flat, a circular needle is recommended due to the high stitch count, which is more manageable on a long cable.
The recommended yarns are Merida from Lamana (50 g = 200 m) or Merino 200 Bebe from Lang Yarns (50 g = 203 m). Yarn usage is 200 g regardless of yarn choice.
Calculated yardage per 50 g is approx. 200–203 m.
Gauge after soaking and blocking is 23 sts in seed stitch and 27 sts in the patterned section on 3 mm needles. For the best result, thorough blocking is recommended, so the leaf pattern opens up and the blanket reaches its final shape.
Leafy Baby Blanket is a calm and satisfying knitting project that combines texture and lace in a classic design – perfect as a handmade gift for a newborn.
