Bridget’s Bunnies Knitted Cradle Pattern and Blanket

Cradle Vessel Pattern:

Row 1 –*k,k,k,p*, repeat

Row 2 –  purl

Row 3 –*k,p,k,k* repeat

Row 4- – purl

CO 44 sts

Start the pattern and repeat the pattern 12 times

For the first stitch of every row, slip the stitch (knit or purl depending on what the pattern states)

BO

You are then going to fold the blanket in half, with the right side facing out.  You will then sew the sides up.  You can just simply sew from the inside so no seams are showing, or I used a mattress stitch, I followed off of you tube.

Sew in the loose ends

Cradle Knitting Variations that I have used:

Don’t forget to slip first stitch

Moss Stitch

CO in multiples of 2

Pattern is:

row 1 & 2 – k1, p1

row 3 & 4 – p1, k1

For the cradle CO 36 – but would want to do 46 as well (14 rows)

Keepsake blanket CO 24 stitches (6 rows)

Cradle Blanket CO28

Double Fleck pattern

CO in multiples of 6 + 4

Pattern:

Row 1 – knit

Row 2 – p4, *k2, p4*

Row 3 – knit

Row 4 – p1, k2, p1, *p3, k2,p1*

Cradle Blanket

Yarn – Bernat Softee Baby

Needles 6US/4mm

Follow the same pattern you used for the cradle and the keepsake blanket. 

·       First stitch of every row, slip it off the needle as if to follow the pattern

CO 28 sts

Row 1 –*k,k,k,p*

Row 2 –purl

Row 3 – *k,p,k,k* repeat

Row 4 - purl

Rows 5-16 repeat first 4 rows 2 more time

Row 17- *k,k,k,p* repeat

Row 18 –  p2tog, p2tog, purl to last 4sts, p2tog, p2tog,

Row 19 - *k,k,k,p* repeat

Row 20 -  purl

Row 21 –  *k,p,k,k* repeat

Row 22 -  purl

Row 23 –  *k,k,k,p* repeat

Row 24 –  purl

Row 25 - *k,p,k,k* repeat

Row26 - p2tog, p2tog, purl to last 4 sts, p2tog, p2tog

Row 27 – *k,p,k,k* repeat

Row 28 - purl

Row 29-32- repeat rows 1-4

Row 33 -  *k,k,k,p* repeat

Row 34 -  p2tog, p2tog, purl to last 4 sts, p2tog, p2tog,

Cradle Blanket cont.

Row 35 –  *k,k,k,p* repeat

Row 36 –  *p2tog* repeat

Row 37 – *k2tog*, repeat

Row 38 –  p2tog

BO

Sew in loose ends

Abbreviations

K – knit

P – purl

K2tog – knit 2 together

P2tog – purl 2 together

Sts – stitches

CO – cast on

BO – bind off

·       Once again you can use any pattern to make this blanket, just make sure it matches the other cradle and keepsake blanket.  Where I have decreased in rows, you should as well, to make a nice gradual decrease for the blanket

Keepsake Blanket

Yarn:  Dk weight. I used Bernat Softee Baby

Needles:  USD 6, 4mm

CO 24 sts (for different patterns I have added more stitches depending on length I wanted. 

I found you can use any pattern you would like, but make it pretty.  I used a 4 row repeat, with a slip first stitch to prevent the blanket from curling.

Pattern:

Row 1-  *k,k,k,p*

Row 2- purl

Row 3 – *k,p,k,k*

Row 4 - purl

BO and sew in loose ends.

Follow the pattern, until the blanket measures 3x3.  I usually repeated 5 times.

Abbreviations:

BO – bind off

K – knit

P - purl