Blankets in Stylecraft Soft Baby Easy Stripes & Bambino DK 10162

Blankets in Stylecraft Soft Baby Easy Stripes & Bambino DK – Pattern 10162

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Stylecraft presents three beautiful baby blanket designs, each crafted using a combination of Stylecraft Soft Baby Easy Stripes and Stylecraft Bambino DK yarns. Suitable for intermediate knitters, the collection offers a range of techniques and visual styles, making it an ideal project for gifting or nursery decoration. All three blankets are worked at DK weight on 4mm needles, with a tension of 18 stitches and 40 rows to 10cm over garter stitch.

Design 1: Two Coloured Blanket

The Two Coloured Blanket is a classic striped baby blanket measuring approximately 77.5 x 77.5 cm (30½ x 30½ inches). It is constructed in vertical strips that are worked separately and then joined together, creating a bold, structured stripe effect across the finished blanket.

Construction & Techniques

The blanket is made up of six strips, each worked individually using the thumb cast-on method with 4mm needles. Strips are worked entirely in garter stitch throughout, with colours changed at set intervals to create the two-tone striped pattern. Each strip follows a repeating sequence of stripe blocks, alternating between the Main Colour (MC) and Contrast Colour (CC).

• Stitch used: Garter stitch (every row knit)
• Technique: Intarsia-style colour changes within strips; strips seamed or joined on completion
• Stripe sequence: 10 rows in CC, 40 rows in MC, repeated across the strip length
• Cast-on method: Thumb method

Materials

• Stylecraft Soft Baby Easy Stripes – MC – 2 x 100g balls
• Stylecraft Bambino DK – CC – 2 x 100g balls
• Needles: 4mm

Design 2: Mitred Square Blanket

The Mitred Square Blanket measures approximately 70 x 70 cm (27½ x 27½ inches) and is built from individual mitred squares that are joined to form the finished blanket. Mitred square knitting is a satisfying modular technique where each square is shaped by working decreases toward a central diagonal, creating a distinctive geometric look that is particularly striking when worked in striped or self-striping yarns.

Construction & Techniques

Each mitred square is worked from the outside edges inward, with regular decreases along the central axis to create the characteristic diagonal fold line. The use of Stylecraft Soft Baby Easy Stripes means the yarn's built-in colour changes add visual interest without the need for complex colour management. Squares are assembled to create the full blanket dimensions.

• Stitch used: Garter stitch
• Technique: Modular / mitred square construction with central decrease shaping
• Yarn feature: Self-striping yarn creates automatic colour gradients within each square

Materials

• Stylecraft Soft Baby Easy Stripes – DK weight
• Stylecraft Bambino DK
• Needles: 4mm

Design 3: Entrelac Blanket and Breaking Off Colours

The third design in this collection is an Entrelac Blanket, measuring approximately 71 x 74.5 cm (28 x 29½ inches). Entrelac is a knitting technique that produces a woven, basketweave-like fabric made up of individual rectangular or square panels knitted at right angles to one another. The result is a richly textured surface that looks