Siman Baby Blanket in Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky - 799 - Downloadable PDF

Siman Baby Blanket in Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky – Pattern #799

The Siman Baby Blanket is a beautifully textured, reversible knitted baby blanket designed by Kirsten Hipsky and published as pattern #799. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern is an excellent choice for knitters of all skill levels, particularly beginners, thanks to its straightforward construction and forgiving gauge requirements. The finished blanket features elegant reversible textured chevrons that make it a versatile accent piece suitable for any nursery décor or as a thoughtful handmade gift.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a square baby blanket worked in three size options:

• Small: 36" x 36"
• Medium: 43" x 43"
• Large: 50" x 50"

The smallest size is the version shown in the pattern sample. The chevron design is fully reversible, meaning both sides of the blanket display an attractive texture — a particularly practical feature for a baby blanket that will be flipped and folded frequently.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky, a chunky weight yarn with a fiber composition of 60% Superwash Merino / 40% Acrylic Microfiber. Each skein contains approximately 109 yards / 100g. The sample is shown in color 02 Natural. The required yardage by size is:

• 36" x 36": 8 skeins
• 43" x 43": 11 skeins
• 50" x 50": 14 skeins

The Superwash Merino content gives the blanket a soft, cozy feel that is gentle against a baby's delicate skin, while the Acrylic Microfiber component makes it machine washable — an essential quality for any baby item. This blend strikes an ideal balance between natural fiber softness and easy-care practicality.

Needles

The pattern recommends US size 10.5 (6.50mm) circular needles, 40 inches in length, or the size needed to achieve gauge. Circular needles are used here not for knitting in the round, but to comfortably accommodate the large number of stitches across the width of the blanket when working flat.

Gauge

The gauge is approximately 3.5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch. Importantly, the pattern notes that exact gauge is not critical, making this an especially relaxed and beginner-friendly project. Slight variations in gauge will simply result in a slightly larger or smaller finished blanket.

Techniques Used

• Worked flat — the blanket is knitted back and forth in rows, not in the round
• Garter stitch border — the first and last several stitches of every row, as well as the cast-on and bind-off edges, are worked in garter stitch (knit every row) to create a neat, non-curling frame around the blanket
• Chevron texture pattern — a repeating stitch pattern worked across the body of the blanket creates the signature diagonal, reversible textured chevron effect
• Right side / wrong side row construction — right side rows establish the pattern, while wrong side rows follow a simple rule of knitting the knit stitches and purling the purl stitches, making the WS rows easy to memorize

Stitches Used

• Knit (K) — the foundational stitch used throughout
• Purl (P) — used in combination with knit stitches to build the chevron texture
• Garter stitch — created by knitting every row; used for the border sections to prevent edge curling