Free Knitted Pippa Baby Blanket Pattern — Cozy Peach DK Blanket Tutorial

The Knitted Pippa Baby Blanket is a charming, easy-to-follow blanket pattern perfect for gifting or adding a cozy touch to a nursery. This guide includes materials, stitch abbreviations and the full written pattern to recreate the blanket shown, worked in DK yarn on 4mm circular needles. The sample was made using King Cole Cherished in Peach; the pattern is suitable for any DK yarn in a similar weight and yardage.

Finished width and length: this version is worked from a cast-on of 135 stitches and is intended to reach approximately 100cm in length (work the pattern until the blanket is about 8cm shorter than your desired final length, then follow the top edging instructions).

Before you begin, make a small swatch to check your tension and practice the slip-one-purlwise-with-yarn-in-front (sl1pwyf) edge technique used throughout. Use stitch markers to mark pattern sections as indicated.

Finished Knitted Pippa Baby Blanket in peach DK yarn, showing the textured stitch pattern and garter borders.

Materials Needed

• 4mm Circular Needles (to recreate this blanket 100cm is a perfect length)
• 400g of DK Yarn – I used King Cole Cherished in Peach
• Scissors & Tapestry Needle for sewing in ends
• 2 Stitch Markers

Written Pattern

Stitches Used

• k – knit
• p – purl
• sl1pwyf – slip one purlwise with yarn in front.
• Pm – place marker
• Sm – slip marker
• WS – Wrong Side
• RS – Right Side

Bottom Garter Stitch Border

Foundation Row: Cast on 135 Stitches. (I use the Long Tail Cast on)

Knit 15 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf.

Main Pattern Repeat

Row 1 (RS): k9, pm, k until 9 stitches remain, pm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 2 (WS): k9, sm, p until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 3: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 4: k9, sm, p until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 5: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 6: k9, sm, p until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 7: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 8: k9, sm, p until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 9-13: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 14: k9, sm, p1, *k1, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 15: k9, sm, p1, *k1, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 16: k9, sm, p1, *k1, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 17: k9, sm, p1, *k1, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 18: k9, sm, p1, *k1, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 19: k9, sm, p1, *k1, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 20: k9, sm, p1, *k1, p1*, repeat from *to* until 2nd marker, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Row 21-24: k9, sm, k until 9 stitches remain, sm, k8, sl1pwyif.

Repeat Rows 1-24 a total of 10 times (or until project is 8cm shorter than desired length).

Before beginning top edging, work rows 1-9 from the pattern repeat and then move on to top edge instructions.

Top Edge

Knit 15 rows as follows: K until final stitch, sl1pwyf.

Final row (Row 16): Cast off knit wise with right side facing.

Finishing Tips

• Weave in ends with a tapestry needle and gently block the blanket if desired to even out the stitch pattern.
• If you prefer a different final length, continue repeating the 24-row repeat until the blanket reaches your preferred size, remembering to stop 8cm short before working the top garter border.
• To change the color, substitute any DK yarn of similar weight and meterage; ensure you have approximately 400g total for the size shown.