Eddie Teddy Blanket & Bear - Knitting Pattern for Babies in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

Eddie Teddy Blanket & Bear – Knitting Pattern for Babies by Debbie Bliss

This charming knitting pattern by Debbie Bliss includes two delightful projects in one downloadable PDF: a colourful patchwork-style baby blanket and a matching stuffed teddy bear. Designed for an intermediate knitter, the pattern uses Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino yarn and introduces stranded colourwork techniques to create a coordinated nursery set that is both practical and decorative. Both projects are worked in sport-weight yarn on small needles, producing a fine, soft fabric perfectly suited to baby items.

The Eddie Teddy Blanket

What Is Being Made

The blanket is a patchwork-style baby blanket measuring 56cm/22in wide by 70cm/27½in long. It is constructed from individual squares, each measuring 14cm/5½in × 14cm/5½in, which are knitted separately and then joined together. The finished blanket is a generous lap or cot size, ideal as a gift or everyday nursery accessory.

Techniques Used

• Stranded colourwork: The primary decorative technique used throughout the blanket squares. When working from the colourwork charts, yarn not currently in use is stranded loosely across the wrong side of the fabric to keep the knitting elastic. This is a classic Fair Isle-adjacent method that creates a double layer of yarn on the reverse, adding warmth and body to the fabric.
• Working from charts: Odd-numbered rows are knit rows and are read from right to left; even-numbered rows are purl rows and are read from left to right. This is standard practice for flat colourwork knitting.
• Joining squares: Individual squares are seamed together to form the finished blanket, making the project very manageable as each square is a small, self-contained piece of knitting.

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch (st st): The foundation stitch of every square, worked in alternating knit and purl rows.
• k2tog (knit two together): A standard right-leaning decrease used in shaping.
• skpo (slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over): A left-leaning decrease used for symmetrical shaping.
• sl (slip stitch): Used as noted in the pattern instructions.

Tension

The blanket is worked to a tension of 25 stitches and 34 rows to 10cm/4in over stocking stitch using 3.25mm (US 3) needles. Achieving the correct tension is especially important here because each square must measure exactly 14cm/5½in square for the patchwork to join neatly.

Materials

• Yarn: Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino in sport weight, 50g/1¾oz balls. The blanket uses five colours:
  • 2 balls in Baby Blue 204 (A)
  • 2 balls in Ecru 101 (B)
  • 2 balls in Mouse 309 (C)
  • 2 balls in Acid Yellow 91 (D)
  • 1 ball in Teddy 308 (E)
  • 1 ball in Chocolate 11 (F)
• Needles: A pair of 3.25mm (US 3) knitting needles.

The Eddie Teddy Bear

What Is Being Made

The bear is a knitted stuffed toy measuring approximately 26cm/10¼in long. It is designed to coordinate with the blanket, sharing the same colour palette and yarn, making the two items a perfectly matched set. As a knitted toy, it is soft, lightweight, and sized to be a comforting companion for a baby or young child.

Techniques Used

• Stranded colourwork: As