1341 Catawba - Blanket Knitting Pattern for Babies and Home in Valley Yarns Montague

1341 Catawba Blanket Knitting Pattern

Project Overview

The 1341 Catawba is a beginner-friendly knitting pattern designed by Julie Turjoman for creating plush, easy-care blankets suitable for both babies and home décor. This versatile design comes in two sizes—a Baby Blanket measuring 36½" x 40" and a larger Afghan measuring 54¾" x 71¼"—making it an ideal gift for housewarmings and baby showers alike.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a soft, textured blanket featuring Valley Yarns Montague, a 100% organic cotton yarn known for its bouclé texture and comfortable, long-wearing qualities. The blanket combines a classic stitch pattern worked across the surface with ribbed borders, creating both visual interest and functional structure.

Construction Techniques

• Bottom-Up Construction: The blanket is worked from the bottom edge upward, allowing knitters to easily adjust length if desired
• Seamless, Worked Flat: The entire blanket is created in one continuous piece without seams, worked flat on circular needles rather than in the round
• Knitted-On Borders: Ribbed borders are knitted directly onto the blanket edges, creating a finished, professional appearance with a 1" K1/P1 Rib stitch border

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The pattern features a Herringbone motif as the primary stitch pattern, worked across the blanket surface. This classic stitch creates visual texture and interest while remaining accessible to beginner knitters. The borders utilize a K1/P1 Rib stitch, which provides elasticity and a neat, finished edge.

Materials and Gauge

Yarn: Valley Yarns Montague in 100% Organic Cotton (50g/110 yards per hank). The Baby Blanket requires 10 hanks, while the larger Afghan requires 26 hanks. The pattern shown uses Color 015 - Hibiscus.

Needles: US size 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles measuring 32"–40" in length, or the size needed to achieve proper gauge.

Additional Materials: Stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and a tapestry needle for weaving in yarn ends.

Gauge: A single Herringbone motif measures 26 stitches and 12 rows, equaling 5¾" x 2⅔". Achieving proper gauge is essential for the blanket to reach its intended finished measurements.

Skill Level

Rated as a Beginner pattern, the 1341 Catawba is accessible to knitters new to the craft while offering enough visual interest to engage more experienced makers. The straightforward flat construction and classic stitches make this an excellent project for building fundamental knitting skills.