Knitted Climbing Leaves Baby Blanket

Imagine a cozy, handcrafted baby blanket adorned with intricate climbing leaves, all delicately knitted together with love and care. This unique piece is not just a blanket, but a work of art that will keep your little one warm and snug. The soft yarn used to create this masterpiece ensures that your baby will be wrapped in comfort and luxury. Whether used for cuddling during nap time or as a decorative accent in the nursery, this hand-knitted blanket is sure to be treasured for years to come.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:

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

Finished measurements: 48” x 36” (120 cm x 90 cm)

Materials: Ecological Wool by Cascade(affiliate link) Yarns bulky weight yarn (100% wool), 478 yards (437 meters)/250 grams (8.82 ounces), color 8018 Silver – 4 skeins.

Needles: US #8 (5.0 mm) needles.

Gauge: 14 sts x 24 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
K2tog – knit 2 sts together
p2tog – purl 2 sts together
kfb – knit into front and back of the same st
pfb – purl into front and back of the same st
m1 – make 1 increase: make a backward loop over the right-hand needle.
sl2-k1-p2sso - slip 2 stitches together, k1, then pass slipped stitches over.
Sl1 – slip 1 st
2/2 LC - slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle.
RS - right side
WS - wrong side

Pattern Notes:

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 one piece with the cable and the leaf patterns, edges are finished with the I-cord.

Blanket

Cast on 212 stitches.

Row 1 (WS): K4, p4, k3, p4, k5, p5, k4, p3, k9, [(p4, k3) × 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p5, k4, p3, k9] 3 times, (p4, k3) × 2, p1. (212 sts)

Row 2 (RS): Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) × 2, [p7, p2tog, kfb, k2, p4, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p7, p2tog, kfb, k2, p4, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (220 sts)

Row 3: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p7, k4, p2, k1, p1, k8, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p7, k4, p2, k1, p1, k8] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (220 sts)

Row 4: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p6, p2tog, k1, pfb, k2, p4, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p5, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p6, p2tog, k1, pfb, k2, p4, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p5, k4, p3, k4, p4. (228 sts)

Row 5: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p9, k4, p2, k2, p1, k7, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p9, k4, p2, k2, p1, k7] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (228 sts)

Row 6: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, p2tog, k1, pfb, p1, k2, p4, ssk, k5, k2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, p2tog, k1, pfb, p1, k2, p4, ssk, k5, k2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (220 sts)

Row 7: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p7, k4, p2, k3, p1, k6, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p7, k4, p2, k3, p1, k6] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (220 sts)

Row 8: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p4, p2tog, k1, pfb, p2, k2, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p5, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p4, p2tog, k1, pfb, p2, k2, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p5, k4, p3, k4, p4. (212 sts)

Row 9: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p5, k4, p2, k4, p1, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p5, k4, p2, k4, p1, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (212 sts)

Row 10: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, yo, k1, yo, p4, k2, p4, ssk, k1, k2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, yo, k1, yo, p4, k2, p4, ssk, k1, k2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (212 sts)

Row 11: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (212 sts)

Row 12: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p5, (k1, yo) 2 times, k1, p4, k1, m1, k1, p2tog, p2, sl2, k1, p2sso, p5, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p5, (k1, yo) 2 times, k1, p4, k1, m1, k1, p2tog, p2, sl2, k1, p2sso, p5, k4, p3, k4, p4. (212 sts)

Row 13: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k9, p3, k4, p5, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k9, p3, k4, p5, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (212 sts)

Row 14: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p4, k1, kfb, k1, p2tog, p7, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p4, k1, kfb, k1, p2tog, p7, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (220 sts)

Row 15: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k8, p1, k1, p2, k4, p7, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k8, p1, k1, p2, k4, p7, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (220 sts)

Row 16: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p5, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p4, k2, pfb, k1, p2tog, p6, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p5, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p4, k2, pfb, k1, p2tog, p6, k4, p3, k4, p4. (228 sts)

Row 17: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k7, p1, k2, p2, k4, p9, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k7, p1, k2, p2, k4, p9, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (228 sts)

Row 18: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k2, p1, pfb, k1, p2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k2, p1, pfb, k1, p2tog, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (220 sts)

Row 19: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k6, p1, k3, p2, k4, p7, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k6, p1, k3, p2, k4, p7, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (220 sts)

Row 20: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p5, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k2, p2, pfb, k1, p2tog, (p4, k4) 2 times, (p3, k4) 2 times] 3 times, p5, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k2, p2, pfb, k1, p2tog, p4, k4, p3, k4, p4. (212 sts)

Row 21: Sl, (k3, p4) 2 times, k5, p1, k4, p2, k4, p5, k5, [(p4, k3) 2 times, p4, k4, p4, k5, p1, k4, p2, k4, p5, k5] 3 times, (p4, k3) 2 times, p1. (212 sts)

Row 22: Sl, (p3, 2/2 LC) 2 times, [p5, ssk, k1, k2tog, p4, k2, p4, yo, k1, yo, p5, 2/2 LC, p4, (2/2 LC, p3) 2 times, 2/2 LC] 3 times, p5, ssk, k1, k2tog, p4, k2, p4, yo, k1, yo, p5, 2/2 LC, p3, 2/2 LC, p4. (212 sts)

Row 23: Repeat row 11. (212 sts)

Row 24: Sl, (p3, k4) 2 times, [p5, sl2, k1, p2sso, p2, p2tog, k1, m1, k1, p4, (k1, yo) 2 times, k1, p5, k4, p4, (k4, p3) 2 times, k4] 3 times, p5, sl2, k1, p2sso, p2, p2tog, k1, m1, k1, p4, (k1, yo) 2 times, k1, p5, k4, p3, k4, p4. (212 sts)

Repeat rows 1-24 seven (7) more times or to desired length.

Repeat row 1 once.

Work I-cord bind off, don’t cut the yarn.

Finishing:

Pick up stitches along the other sides of the blanket and work I-cord.

Weave in all yarn ends. Block.

Have fun!