Splash in Rowan Baby Cashsoft Worsted - Downloadable PDF

Splash Knitted Blanket in Rowan Baby Cashsoft Worsted – Pattern Summary

Splash is an advanced beginner knitting pattern designed by Georgia Farrell and published by Rowan. It produces a striking colour-block blanket worked in bands of contrasting shades, making it an ideal project for knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to explore colourwork construction. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is offered in three sizes: small, medium, and large.

What Is Being Made

Splash is a knitted blanket featuring bold, structured bands of colour arranged across the fabric. The design uses multiple yarn colours worked in sequence to create a geometric, colour-blocked aesthetic. Two distinct colourways are provided, allowing knitters to personalise the finished piece to suit different tastes or nursery schemes.

• 1st Colourway: Maroon (10021), Silver (10011), Rust (10019), Turquoise (10014), Mustard (10017)
• 2nd Colourway: Vintage Pink (10020), Sea Green (10015), Taupe (10018), Olive (10016), Mustard (10017)

Each colourway uses the same structural layout but achieves a completely different mood — the first colourway leans into rich, warm jewel tones, while the second offers softer, more muted naturals with a gentle pop of mustard yellow common to both.

Techniques Used

The blanket is constructed using a band-by-band colourwork method, where specific yarn colours are introduced at set row intervals to build up the colour-block design. Each band is carefully positioned so that colours sit in defined sections across the width of the blanket, creating clean horizontal and vertical divisions of colour.

• Colour band construction: Multiple yarns are carried or joined across the row, with each colour assigned to a specific section of stitches. The pattern specifies exactly which yarn to use for each stitch group on every key row, making it straightforward to follow even for those new to working with multiple colours.
• Moss stitch border and texture: A moss stitch section runs consistently through the blanket, providing a textured contrast to the stocking stitch or knit sections. Moss stitch is also used to frame the colour bands, giving the blanket a neat, structured edge.
• Sequential band progression: The pattern is divided into clearly labelled bands — first band of colours, second band of colours, third band of colours, and so on — each beginning on a right-side row and worked over a set number of rows before the next band begins.

Stitches Used

The Splash blanket relies on a small, accessible set of stitches, making it well-suited to its advanced beginner difficulty rating.

• Moss Stitch (also known as Seed Stitch): Formed by alternating knit and purl stitches across the row, then reversing them on the following row so that knit stitches sit above purl stitches and vice versa. This creates a bumpy, reversible fabric with excellent drape and a tidy appearance. In Splash, moss stitch is used both as a structural element within the colour bands and as a consistent border running along one or both edges of the blanket.
• Knit Stitch: Large sections of the blanket are worked in straightforward knit stitch, allowing the bold colours to read clearly and cleanly across the fabric.

The combination of plain knit sections with moss stitch detailing gives the blanket both visual interest and a professional finish without requiring complex techniques such as cables or lace.

Materials – Yarn and Needles

The pattern is written specifically for Rowan Baby Cashsoft Worsted, a premium yarn sold in 50g balls. This yarn is part of Rowan's Baby Cashsoft range, which is known for its soft handle and suitability for baby and children's projects. The worsted weight construction means it knits up quickly and produces a fabric with good stitch definition, ideal for showcasing the colour-block bands central to this design.

The number of balls required in each colour varies depending on the size chosen — small, medium, or