Triangle Edge Baby Blanket - Knitting Pattern for Babies in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

Triangle Edge Baby Blanket – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Triangle Edge Baby Blanket is a beautifully crafted knitted blanket designed specifically for babies, created by renowned designer Debbie Bliss. This pattern is worked in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, a beloved sport-weight yarn celebrated for its softness and suitability for delicate baby skin. The finished blanket features a distinctive decorative edge made up of small knitted triangles, giving it a charming, heirloom quality that makes it equally at home in a nursery or as a treasured gift.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a baby blanket or throw, designed to wrap, swaddle, or decorate a pram, cot, or nursery chair. The defining characteristic of this blanket is its triangle-shaped edging, which frames the main body of the blanket and adds a handcrafted, artisan finish. It is a single-design pattern focused entirely on this one blanket project.

Difficulty Level

The pattern is rated advanced beginner, making it an excellent next step for knitters who have mastered basic knit and purl stitches and are ready to explore simple shaping and edging techniques. While the triangle edging introduces a modest level of complexity, the overall construction remains accessible and rewarding for those building their skills.

Techniques Used

• Casting on – forming the foundation row of loops on the needle to begin the blanket and its triangular edging sections
• Casting off (binding off) – finishing edges neatly to prevent unravelling, including casting off in pattern where required
• Increasing – adding stitches to shape the triangles, using methods such as kfb (knit into the front and back of a stitch), pfb (purl into the front and back), and make one (m1), where a strand between stitches is lifted and worked through the back to create a new stitch
• Decreasing – reducing stitches to taper the triangles, using techniques such as skpo (slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over), sk2togpo (slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over), and s2togkpo (slip 2 stitches together, knit 1, pass 2 slipped stitches over)
• Picking up and knitting – working stitches into the loops along an existing edge to attach or create the triangle border
• Moss stitch (seed stitch) – a classic textured stitch pattern created by alternating knit and purl stitches across rows, commonly used in baby knitting for its attractive, non-curling fabric
• Garter stitch – knitting every row to produce a ridged, reversible fabric that lies flat and is ideal for blankets

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (k) – the foundational stitch of the pattern
• Purl stitch (p) – used in combination with knit stitches to create texture
• Moss stitch / seed stitch – alternating k1, p1 across rows to create a dense, textured fabric; worked slightly differently depending on whether an odd or even number of stitches is on the needle
• Garter stitch – knit every row, producing a soft, stretchy, reversible fabric well suited to baby blankets
• kfb – knit into the front and back of a stitch to increase
• pfb – purl into the front and back of a stitch to increase
• m1 (make one) – a lifted increase worked through the back of a strand to avoid holes
• skpo – slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over; a left-leaning single decrease
• sk2togpo – slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over; a centred double decrease used in triangle shaping
• s2togkpo – slip