Pleated Lace Blanket

Free Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern

Introducing the Pleated Lace Blanket, a delicately crafted baby-sized blanket that combines elegance with warmth. The intricate lace knitting technique results in a unique pleated appearance, making it a standout piece for any nursery.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:
-Knit & purl, cast on & bind off
-Increasing :yarn over (YO),
-Decreasing: slip, slip, knit (ssk)
-Working lace patterns

Finished measurements: 36” (90 cm) square

Materials: Worsted weight yarn (100% wool), 220 yds (201 m) / 100 gr, - 7 skeins

Needles: US #7 (4.5 mm) needles.

Gauge: 12 sts x 20 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette st.

Notions: yarn needle

Abbreviations:
st, sts - stitch, stitches
k - knit
p - purl
ssk - slip, slip, knit
yo - yarn over
RS - right side
WS - wrong side


Pattern Notes:

Garter st in rows: all rows knit

Pleated Lace Pattern

Multiple of 8 plus 1

Row 1 (RS): K1, (yo, ssk, k6) once. (9 sts)

Row 2 (WS): (P7, k1) once, p1.

Row 3: K1, (p1, yo, ssk, k5) repeat n times.

Row 4: (P6, k2) repeat n times, p1.

Row 5: K1, (p2, yo, ssk, k4) repeat n times.

Row 6: (P5, k3) repeat n times, p1.

Row 7: K1, (p3, yo, ssk, k3) repeat n times.

Row 8: (P4, k4) repeat n times, p1.

Row 9: K1, (p4, yo, ssk, k2) repeat n times.

Row 10: (P3, k5) repeat n times, p1.

Row 11: K1, (p5, yo, ssk, k1) repeat n times.

Row 12: (P2, k6) repeat n times, p1.

Row 13: K1, (p6, yo, ssk) repeat n times.

Row 14: (P1, k7) repeat n times, p1.

Chain Selvedge
The selvedge/edge stitches are worked as follows: slip the first stitch knitwise and purl the last one.


Short Overview of the Pattern:

The blanket is worked in the Pleated Lace pattern. The vertical borders of the blanket are worked in garter stitch together with the main part of the blanket.

To make a larger blanket, you can increase the number of lace repeats on the main part of the blanket and work more repeats of the main pattern.


Blanket

Cast on 131 stitches. These include: 131 sts for 15 repeats of the lace pattern, 8 sts (4+4) borders, 2 edge sts. Knit one foundation row.

Row 1 (RS): K130, p1. (131 sts)

Row 2 (WS): Sl, k130. (131 sts)

Repeat rows 1-2 three (3) more times

Row 9: Sl, k5, (yo, ssk, k6) 15 times, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 10: Sl, k4, (p7, k1) 15 times, p1, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 11: Sl, k5, (p1, yo, ssk, k5) 15 times, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 12: Sl, k4, (p6, k2) 15 times, p1, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 13: Sl, k5, (p2, yo, ssk, k4) 15 times, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 14: Sl, k4, (p5, k3) 15 times, p1, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 15: Sl, k5, (p3, yo, ssk, k3) 15 times, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 16: Sl, k4, (p4, k4) 15 times, p1, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 17: Sl, k5, (p4, yo, ssk, k2) 15 times, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 18: Sl, k4, (p3, k5) 15 times, p1, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 19: Sl, k5, (p5, yo, ssk, k1) 15 times, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 20: Sl, k4, (p2, k6) 15 times, p1, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 21: Sl, k5, (p6, yo, ssk) 15 times, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Row 22: Sl, k4, (p1, k7) 15 times, p1, k4, p1. (131 sts)

Repeat rows 9-22 eleven (11) more times.

Row 177: Sl, k129, p1. (131 sts)

Row 178: Sl, k129, p1. (131 sts).

Repeat rows 177-178 four (4) more times.

Bind off


Finishing:

Weave in all yarn ends. Block.

Have fun!

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