Entrelac Color Burst Baby Blanket
by Danielle Romanetti
This is our newest free pattern, just in time for spring baby knitting. The purple squares are worked with a textured lumpy and bumpy yarn to give baby something fun to feel while snuggling under their blanket. By using Miss Babs Yowza and it’s huge yardage, here are very few ends to weave in.
Materials
- Main yarn: 2 skeins Miss Babs Yowza held double or 1,000 yards of other worsted weight yarn or 500 yards chunky weight yarn
- Contrasting yarn: 1 skein Neighborhood Fiber Co Beltway Bulky
- US#10 (6 mm) circular needles 24″ or longer
Gauge
14 sts / 4″ / stockinette stitch
Measurements
24″ x 36″
Instructions
Work base triangles. **Work left side triangle, tier one rectangles, right side triangle and tier two rectangles. Continue to repeat from ** two more times. Then work left side triangle, tier one rectangles, right side triangle and final triangles. Be sure to choose one, three or five squares and triangles to work in the contrasting yarn. Have fun and be random!
Base Triangles
Cast on 60 stitches with main yarn held double.
*Row 1: (RS) K1, turn
Row 2 and all WS rows: purl all stitches in that section
Row 3: sl 1, k1, turn
Row 5: sl 1, k2, turn
Row 7: sl 1, k3, turn
Row 9: sl 1, k4, turn
Row 11: sl 1, k5, turn
Row 13: sl 1, k6, turn
Row 15: sl 1, k7, turn
Row 17: sl 1, K8, turn
Row 19: sl 1, K9, turn
Row 21: sl 1, K10, turn
Row 23: sl 1, K11, turn
Row 25: sl 1, K12, turn
Row 27: sl 1, K13, turn
Row 29: sl 1, K14, turn
Row 31: sl 1, K15, turn
Row 33: sl 1, K16, turn
Row 35: sl 1, K17, turn
Row 37: sl 1, K18, turn
Row 39: sl 1, K19. Do not turn.*
Repeat from * to * until all cast on stitches have been worked and you have three triangles formed. Turn.
Left Side Triangle
Row 1: (WS) k1, turn
Row 2: kfb, turn
Row 3: k1, p2tog, turn
Row 4: k1, m1, k1, turn
Row 5: k1, p1, p2tog, turn
Row 6 and all RS rows: knit to last st, m1, k1
Row 7: k1 p2, p2tog, turn
Row 9: k1, p3, p2tog, turn
Row 11: k1, p4, p2tog, turn
Row 13: k1, p5, p2tog, turn
Row 15: k1, p6, p2tog,
Row 17: K1, p7, p2tog,
Row 19: K1, p8, p2tog,
Row 21: K1, p9, p2tog,
Row 23: K1, p10, p2tog,
Row 25: K1, p11, p2tog,
Row 27: K1, p12, p2tog,
Row 29: K1, p13, p2tog,
Row 31: K1, p14, p2tog,
Row 33: K1, p15, p2tog,
Row 35: K1, p16, p2tog,
Row 37: K1, p17, p2tog,
Row 39: K1, p18, p2tog,
Do not turn. Work Tier One.
Tier One Rectangle
Row 1: (WS), With wrong side facing, pick up and
purl 20 sts along selvedge edge of next triangle. Sl last st
picked up onto left needle and p2tog, turn.
Row 2: k20, turn
Row 3: sl 1, p18, p2tog, turn
Rows 4-39: repeat last two rows. At the end of row 39, do not turn. Repeat Tier One Rectangle once more. Then work a right side triangle.
Right Side Triangle
Row 1: (WS) Pick up and purl 20 sts along selvedge of next triangle or square, turn
Row 2 and all RS rows: knit to end of sts in this section, turn.
Row 3: sl 1, p to last two stitches, k2tog, turn
Repeat last two rows until only 2 sts remain.
On next row: k2tog
The remaining st will be counted as the first st picked up for the first rectangle in the next tier.
Turn and transfer this st to the right needle.
Tier Two Rectangle
Row 1: (RS) With right side facing, pick up and knit 20 sts along selvedge of next rectangle or triangle. For the first rectangle only, the remaining stitch from the last tier counts as 1 picked up stitch. Sl last st picked up to left needle and ssk, turn.
Row 2: p20, turn
Row 3: sl 1, k18, ssk, turn
Repeat the last 2 rows until all sts have been worked. Do not turn. Repeat Tier Two twice more, then begin over again with Left Side Triangle.
Final Tier Triangles
Row 1: (RS) With RS facing, pick up and knit 20 sts along selvedge of next rectangle or triangle. For the first triangle only, the st remaining counts as the first picked up st. Sl last st picked up to left needle and ssk, turn.
Row 2 and all WS rows: purl to the end of sts in the section. Turn.
Row 3: k2tog, k17, ssk, turn
Row 5: k2tog, k16, ssk, turn
Row 7: k2tog, k15, ssk, turn
Row 9: k2tog, k14, ssk, turn
Row 11: k2tog, k13, ssk, turn
Row 13: k2tog, k12, ssk, turn
Row 15: k2tog, k11, ssk, turn
Row 17: k2tog, k10, ssk, turn
Row 19: k2tog, k9, ssk, turn
Row 21: k2tog, k8, ssk, turn
Row 23: k2tog, k7, ssk, turn
Row 25: k2tog, k6, ssk, turn
Row 27: k2tog, k5, ssk, turn
Row 29: k2tog, k4, ssk, turn
Row 31: k2tog, k3, ssk, turn
Row 33: k2tog, k2, ssk, turn
Row 35: k2tog, k1, ssk, turn
Row 37: k2tog, ssk, turn
Row 39: sl 1, ssk, psso. Break yarn and draw through remaining stitch to finish.
Block well to flatten out the texture.