Striped Carriage Blanket

Update: We no longer carry Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK yarn. The Striped Carriage Blanket can be knit with any DK weight yarn that gives you 5.5 stitches per inch in stockinette. I think Filatura di Crosa Zara yarn would be a great choice.

The Striped Carriage Blanket is a wonderful gift for new arrivals. It’s knit with luxuriously soft Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK yarn in several sweet baby colors that can be changed to suit a boy or a girl.

At 30 by 30 inches, it’s the perfect size to tuck around your little one on walks through town or just to lay on at home.

Here’s how you can make your own!

STRIPED CARRIAGE BLANKET

SIZE
approximately 30 by 30 inches

MATERIALS
9 balls of Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK yarn
3 balls of Main Color and 2 balls each of 3 Contrast Colors
32” size 6 circular needle or size to get gauge

GAUGE
5 sts = 1 inch in garter stitch

PATTERN
CO 140 sts with Main Color. Knit for 38 rows.

Change to Contrast Color 1. Knit for 38 rows.

Change to Contrast Color 2. Knit for 38 rows.

Change to Main Color. Knit for 38 rows.

Change to Contrast Color 1. Knit for 38 rows.

Change to Contrast Color 2. Knit for 38 rows.

Change to Main Color. Knit for 38 rows. Bind off.

Border

With right side facing and Contrast Color 3, pick up and knit 1 stitch in each garter ridge on left side of blanket. Knit 13 rows and bind off.

With right side facing and Contrast Color 3, pick up and knit 1 stitch in each garter ridge and in each knit stitch along top edge of blanket. Knit 13 rows and bind off.

With right side facing and Contrast Color 3, pick up and knit 1 stitch in each garter ridge and in each knit stitch along right side of blanket. Knit 13 rows and bind off.

With right side facing and Contrast Color 3, pick up and knit 1 stitch in each garter ridge and in each knit stitch along bottom edge of blanket. Knit 13 rows and bind off.

Weave in ends.

If you’re concerned about wool allergies or if you want a machine washable version of the Striped Carriage Blanket, try Blue Sky Alpaca Skinny Cotton yarn instead. Either way, you’ll have a lovely gift!