I forgot to share with you the finished Hillside Baby Blanket I made for my friend’s first grandbaby that was born in July! I’m so sorry! 🙄 It honestly completely slipped my mind. It guess life just got in the way! LOL!
Anyways, you can grab a copy of this pattern for FREE right here on my website if you’d like to give it a try. 🙂 It looks difficult, but it’s not. It’s a combination of knit and purl stitches in a 18 row repeat. The finished size is approximately 30″ x 35″.
Click HERE for the pattern!
Happy knitting.
Diana
It’s lovely, so snuggly!
Is there an error in the written pattern? Should rows 14, 16, and 18 NOT start with a K3, rather end the row with K3? In order to get the basketweave effect…
Also, would you recommend a garter stitch border (5-10 rows/stitches deep) to prevent the borders from curling?
I am really looking forward to working this pattern. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Hello Susan. The pattern is correct as written and you can add a border if you wish. I personally like the ripply edge you get with no border. Happy knitting!
Thanks Diana!
Hi Diana,
I’m really enjoying your pattern — but I underestimated the amount of yarn needed and the vendor is out-of-stock for the color I’m using. I’ve ordered a contrast color and will create some color stripes to finish the blanket.
I did put a garter stitch border on the blanket and I see that it is more or less slightly flattening out the design across the blanket. I will make another blanket without the border to see the difference.
To increase the width of the blanket — do I need to add on in blocks of six stitches?
Many thanks for your support! I’ll send photos when they are finished.
Thanks again!
Susan
Hi Susan. I’m glad you are enjoying the pattern. To increase the width you would cast on in multiples of 6 plus 3. I hope this helps. You can email the photos of your finished blanket to diana.poirier@yahoo.ca. I can’t wait to see it! Have a great day.
Thanks Diana!