Hexagon Baby Blanket in Lion Brand Ice Cream - L60360 - Downloadable PDF

Hexagon Baby Blanket in Lion Brand Ice Cream – Free Knitting Pattern L60360 by Jodi Lewanda

What Is Being Made

This free downloadable PDF pattern by Jodi Lewanda, published by Lion Brand Yarn Company, guides knitters through creating a stunning hexagon-shaped baby blanket that measures approximately 40 inches (101.5 cm) from point to point. The finished blanket is a generous, eye-catching piece constructed from six individual triangle sections that are joined together to form the complete hexagon shape. Its geometric silhouette makes it a modern and stylish alternative to traditional rectangular baby blankets, while still delivering the warmth and softness a baby needs.

Construction Method and Design Details

The blanket is worked in six separate triangle sections, each knitted individually and then assembled to complete the hexagon. This modular approach makes the project very manageable, as knitters work on one triangle at a time rather than handling the entire blanket at once. Two colors are used throughout the design:

• Color A – 200 Cookies and Cream: 2 balls of Lion Brand Ice Cream
• Color B – 211 Lemon Meringue: 2 balls of Lion Brand Ice Cream

The alternating use of these two soft, dessert-inspired colorways creates a playful two-tone hexagon with a fresh, modern palette perfectly suited for a baby gift or nursery accessory.

Techniques Used

Despite its impressive geometric finished shape, this pattern is rated Easy, making it an excellent project for beginner to early intermediate knitters. The primary shaping technique used is decreasing, which transforms each cast-on rectangle of stitches into a pointed triangle. Specifically, the pattern employs a decrease row worked at regular intervals using k2tog (knit two together) at each end of the row to taper the triangle to its tip. This simple, repetitive decrease method is one of the most fundamental shaping techniques in knitting and is easy to master with just a little practice.

Because the blanket accumulates a large number of stitches across the width of each triangle section, a circular knitting needle is used — not for working in the round, but simply to accommodate the stitch count comfortably. Knitters work back and forth in rows on the circular needle exactly as they would on straight needles, taking advantage of the longer cable to hold all the stitches without crowding.

Stitches Used

The entire blanket is worked in Garter stitch, which is created by knitting every stitch on every row. Garter stitch is the most beginner-friendly of all knitting textures — it requires no purling and produces a squishy, ridged fabric that lies flat without curling at the edges, making it ideal for a blanket. Its natural elasticity and thickness also add to the cozy, cushioned feel of the finished piece. The combination of Garter stitch with the geometric hexagon shape gives this blanket both tactile appeal and visual interest.

• Knit stitch – used on every stitch, every row (Garter stitch)
• K2tog (knit two together) – the decrease stitch used to shape each triangle section
• Cast on – each triangle begins with a cast on of 100 stitches

Materials and Tools

The pattern calls for Lion Brand Ice Cream (Art. #923), a yarn celebrated for its soft, smooth texture and its fun, food-inspired color names. A total of 4 balls are needed — 2 balls each of the two chosen colorways. The recommended needle is a size 5 (3.75 mm) circular knitting needle, 36 inches (91.5 cm) long, which provides enough cable length to hold the full width of stitches for each triangle section.

Additional notions required include:

• Lion Brand stitch markers – to help track pattern repeats and shaping points
• Lion Brand large-eyed blunt needle – for weaving in ends and seaming the triangle sections together

The recommended gauge is 20 stitches = approximately 4 inches (10 cm