I knit all my children's clothes when they were newborn to about 6 years of age --- sweaters, baby clothes, blankets, hats, booties etc. The problem is that I have not knit for about 30 years. My mom taught me to knit and she was a superb knitter. So here, I am 30 years later, and I just watched your beautiful video for this baby blanket. I'm going to begin this knitting project as I way to get back into knitting. You created a great tutorial video and I'm ready to jump back into knitting! Many many thanks! I'm so excited to begin today!
BRILLIANT Tutorial. I knit Hats for THE Sick Childers Hospital .iwould to make this BEAUTIFUL Blanket .love they stitch.your work is BEAUTIFUL. Joying the yarn is BRILLIANT thanks for showing how to make to make this this BEAUTIFUL Blankets..THANK YOU FOR THE PATTERN I AM IN IRELAND. THANK YOU AGAIN .HAPPY BABYS AND HAPPY MUMS ❤❤❤
Wow!!! I have never seen that join before. Thank you so very much for teaching it. I am a new subscriber and making baby blankets for three different Moms. So, I wanted each blanket to be different and unique to that person. This pattern is so sweet and easy to make. So, this will be one of them. Thank you so much.
Thank for showing this way to add new ball of yarn. Lots of rewinding and sweating thru it, but I got it and I did it! I am still practicing stitches and will be doing the baby blanket with you when I get more confidence!
Just finished this blanket for my baby granddaughter due April next year, and must say I’m really pleased with it. Such an easy pattern to follow thank you so much.
This blanket is perfect! This was my first time ever knitting and this tutorial was so easy to follow. I’d always wanted to try knitting but could never follow along until this video. Though it took me several tries to finally get things right in the beginning, the blanket turned out fabulous. Perfect size to swaddle my baby girl! I even got compliments from the nurses and doctors in the hospital about the blanket 😂 Thank you so much for such a clear tutorial on such a comfy blanket!
Best video ever; wonderful directions and you are so clear and careful with your explanations. So easy to follow. You've also been generously available in responding to all my follow-up questions. Thank you!!
Enjoyed your tutorial very much, thank you. I am a beginner who has made a few scarves and now want to start a blanket. Great to learn the Russian join. Saves having to weave ends in and seems more secure. Thank you. I will try your pattern in the near future. Thank you for making the next step in knitting doable!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I've been wanting to learn how to knit for years and you explain everything so clearly and at a great speed. I just made my first baby grandson this blanket and I'm so excited to gift it. I'm sure there are special washing instructions before gifting this blanket and I'd like to give washing instructions if you have any great tips you could share that won't ruin the integrity of it's newness. Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for this pattern! It was easy to follow and made a beautiful baby blanket! Also, thanks for teaching me the Russian Join. It took me awhile to get the hang of it, but not hard after I had practiced it a few times.
Yours is by far the best illustration of a Russian Join that I have seen!!!! I may try it again. I have been using the Magic Knot. Thank you so much for sharing.
So happy I found this blanket pattern! Been knitting for a while and I always stay with generally “safe” projects. Loved that this taught me me 2 new techniques- knitted cast on and Russian join. How have I not been doing a Russian join all this time- this is soooo useful. For all those having trouble finding the same yarn…..I’m using Baby Bee My Sweet Love yarn that I ordered from Hobby Lobby. It’s 5 bulky and I needed 7 skeins. I’m using size 10, 36 in circulars. I’m on my 2nd ball and it’s looking so good. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this pattern!
Thanks Angie for your great comment. Glad that you are enjoying this pattern! Thanks for the suggestion for other viewers on the Baby bee my sweet love yarn. Hard to find supplies these days.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts finished the blanket! Came out really nice 😊. If you have a baby hat pattern that uses the same weight yarn, please share it. Thanks again.
Angie that’s great to hear that you finished your blanket and you are happy with it. I did publish a video on hats for the whole family. I used the same weight yarn. It’s not a bonnet but more off a toque. Here’s the link to the video and the patterns are in the description of the video. th-cam.com/video/GVTeRA4Gq34/w-d-xo.html
I started finger knitting, and I’d like to learn traditional knitting you go a bit faster than the first tutorial I watched but I find it easier to follow you. It’s a bit hard to follow which side of the needle you are wrapping the yarn, so I’ll experiment until I have it down. I’m knitting blankets for my two nephews. Fingers crossed!
I hope you figure it out okay. Just think of the circular needles as two needles and forget there is a wire between. When you are finished one row just turn around and knit the second row. Wish you success!
Hi I absolutely love this video.I already do knitting so already knew some of the techniques I just decided that I would do an easy blanket for my nieces new baby. I live in the UK so I kind of found it hard to figure out what type of chunky wool year when using so I just picked up some more that stated it was chunky. I decided not to use the circular Knitting Needles as I don’t get on with them very well. so I just used 4mm Needles so I hope it turns out okay.
I hope it works out great too for you. The circular needles are just handy to hold all the stitches. It’s a bit of a scrunch up to fit them on straight needles.
Patti,I can't wait to knit this and gave you a thumbs up. That Russian join is amazing I always just thread the rest of the yarn through the stitches but this is wonderful. I'll send a review when I finish the blanket (fingers crossed). Thank you, Sonia Flaum, So. California
Love this pattern! I was taught to always slip the first stitch of a row for a flat edge like a blanket-do you recommend doing that in this pattern? If so, do I start the border pattern after the slipped stitch? Thank you! Excited to make this for my niece!
My brother just surprised me yesterday that I’m going to be an auntie, and I want to make a blanket. I don’t know the gender and a white blanket is definitely the best route. I’m also a first time knitter, but I’m definitely going to try this one out!
Hi. I really enjoyed watching this video. You explain things just like my mum, and I found it so easy to follow. Thank you, I'll be following you from now on ☺
The blanket doesn’t have to be the exact same size as mine. Some 5 weights are very similar to 6 weights. You can cast on as many stitches as you want but in multiples of 4.
Great Tutorial. I’d love to make this for my friends new grand baby. Thank you. Unfortunately I can’t find the yarn you used anywhere. Can you recommend a substitute. I
Not to worry. It is hard these days as so many items are out of stock so we have to adjust to these new times. It’s hard to recommend a yarn as it could be out of stock as well. Just look for any soft yarn and if you can’t find a chunky you can use a different weight and look on the yarn label for the appropriate needle size. If it is a thinner yarn than you can always cast on more stitches to make the blanket larger.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts thank you so much for replying to my question. I found Bernat Baby Blanket, Super Chunky, #6. I plan on using 8mm and following your pattern of 108 CO or do you think I should cast on less stitches in multiple of 4?
Your blanket will end up a bit thicker and larger and that is fine. If you don’t want it larger than you can cast on 4 or 8 stitches less like you mentioned. I’m
Thank you for sharing this beautiful blanket, I wanted to knit a blanket for our soon to be new grandchild, one that looked great but was easy...ISH lol, thank you again you've got spot on! XXX Trish uk
That is a pretty border. The way you joined the two yarns was really neat also, I will have to practice doing that cause I'm not that good at doing things like that but I'm a new learner, looks like it would pull apart but it doesn't.I'm going to try and make this for my first great-great nephew who is due next March.
I had cast on 108 stitches to make mine 31” wide so to make it smaller by 1” you can try 104 stitches. Keep in mind that everyone’s tension is different so it might not be exactly 30” wide.
Hi thank you for the tutorial. I am on my 20th or 30 row and just now I realized that the right border is different than the left. I am following your directions to the T but can you explain why is different?
In order to make it easy enough for beginners I kept the pattern as simple as possible. I have a note in the description to say that borders will look reversed. It didn’t bother me that the borders were a bit different but I know it bothers some. I have not had time to do a workaround as yet. Always so busy. Sorry if it bothers you.
I really wish I would have seen that note because it is driving me crazy that the left and right borders are different!! 🤣 this is the first thing I have ever knitted in my life and your very detailed, step by step instruction was wonderful!! Thank you so much. I will definitely be making this again but I will make the borders the same on the next one.
Thank you for such a lovely pattern! I am nearing the end and have just done the last 4 rows to create the ribbing. My question is, should I do 2 additional rows on the ribbing? In the beginning I did 4 rows for the ribbing and started the pattern of K2 P2, so the ribbing is to 6 rows long, no? I hope this makes sense. Thanks so much!
It is 4 rows of ribbing but the pattern with rows 1-4 does make it look like more rows. You will see when you do it. Just finish rows 1-4 and then do your 4 rows for ribbing. Your almost there!
Thanks for this helpful video - much clearer than others on TH-cam. I have made blankets for previous grandchildren but never a good result. I tried knitting squares, sewing together etc but it was always a disappointing result. I like your clear & calm way of instruction & would like to make this one for another baby - this one due in the summer months. Would it work in a lighter, less chunky yarn & if so approximately how many cast on stitches? Thankyou & best wishes from Sydney Australia
Glad you like my style of teaching. When you are changing up needle sizes and yarn sizes from original pattern than it is best to knit a small sample gauge. Cast on about 20 stitches and knit about 8 rows. Look and see how many stitches you knit in your inch(2.5cm) So if you have knit 6 stitches to your 1”(2.5cm) then you can figure out how many stitches to cast on to get the right size. If you want your blanket to be 31”(78.8cm) wide than you will multiply. 31x6”=186 (78.8x15.3cm) stitches to cast on. Just make sure your final number is a multiple of 4. Add or minus a cast on stitch to make it work. Hope that makes sense.
Gorgeous! Im making this for my great nephew. I find that I tend to make mistakes easily (just from not paying close enough attention). I put stitch markers in to mark off the border, and every 12 stitches in between. Now, i check my work after each set of 12 stitches. Problem solved!
About to give it second go, first one made me very proud, I know I'm gonna mail it next time Thank you so much for your help and support and time 🙏💓🙏💓🙏💓🙏
I’m excited to start this blanket! I will be following your video exactly so not to mess it up. I have a question that might seems dumb but I’m still learning to knit. Your end blanket measured 31X35, I would like mine to be bigger for crib mattress. So that I understand correctly, to make it wider, I would add additional stitches of 4. That means, instead of casting on the 108 stitches, I would cast on 112, or 116? For the length, just stop at the length I like? Also, if I cast on the 116, still follow directions exactly the same, correct? Making sure to end with the 6 stitches to P2,K2,P2. Thank you!! Denise
Thank you, Patti, for the prompt detailed response. By watching your video, I have learned how to cast on stitches. I'm practicing on some old yarn. Can this moss stitch baby blanket be made with Bernat Softee Light 3 yarn? I couldn't find Bulky 4 or 5 at either Michael's or Jo-Ann's. So would Light 3 work? If not, I will continue my search for Bulky 5 or 4. Sorry to be such a nuisance, but my ignorance leaves me no choice. Moreover, I've watched several videos. Your teaching method is the best and extremely helpful for beginners. Thank you.
Yarn is in short supply right now so use what you can find. If you are going to use a thinner yarn than just look on the label and it will tell you the correct needle size to use. Because you are knitting with a thinner yarn the overall blanket will be a smaller size. If you want your blanket to be about the same size as mine than you can add more cast on stitches in multiples of 4. That means you can add 4, 8, 12 or 16 more stitches etc. Enjoy your knitting project!
I love the look of this blanket & I am an experienced knitter but I cannot find the little arrow that you talk about in reading the pattern. I have had this with other patterns on here & I cannot understand why I cannot get it. I am on utube! Thanks for any help you can provide me.
Oh no! Look for the little triangle to the right and just below the video. Click on the triangle and it will open the description box. Scroll down and you will find the full pattern. Or it might say the words “show more” click on the words and it will open the description box.
Hello! I love this pattern and almost finished, but I have small little holes in various spots throughout the blanket. Am I doing something wrong? I wondering if I'm not pulling the thread tight enough? Thanks for your help!
If your pattern looks consistent than my guess would be uneven tension when you are knitting or you may have dropped a stitch or knitting two together. But that would throw off your pattern.
Hi there Patti, I'm having a go at this and don't want to give up. I'm using the circular needles, does it matter that my cast on is bending around the circle? or am I meant to keep it straight? also, does the cast on need to be perfectly even consistently or is it meant to be a little bit uneven and fixes up as you add the rows? 💛 so sorry if these are silly questions
There are no silly questions. All good. The circular needles are only used to hold lots of stitches. Just think of them as two individual needles. So even if you are using straight needles we still want all the stitches sitting in the same direction. When you go to knit your first stitch you can straighten the stitches as you go. The second row will be easier as the stitches will stay straight for you. It’s better if all stitches have the same size but with practice your tension will improve. Keep going!
I have knitted 3 of your "soft cuddly baby blankets" using Bernat Pipsqueak baby baby print. Beautiful! I would like to knit this Moss baby blanket using the same pipsqueak yarn. Could I adapt this pattern by casting on more stitches in multiples of 4's. Perhaps the Pipsqueak yarn is too fine? thank you
I cannot wait to start this beautiful blanket! I could not find 6mm circular needles but I did find 6.5 mm ones; will this be okay or will I have to add more stitches?
I designed the pattern so it was the easiest to understand for beginners. I would have to re write the pattern and I am swamped so unfortunately I just don’t have the time.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts amazing thank you I’m new to knitting, I have one more question I don’t have the joined knitting needles. Will using just knitting needles be a problem?
Hi I’m kind of new at knitting, I’m getting confused, after I finish each row and start my pattern should the next stitch be opposite of what ever I left off with? For instance after I do my 2k 2p 2k should the next two stitches be Knit or pearl 🤷🏽♀️ Thanks
Depending on what row you are on. Row 1: *K2, P2*across row (forms its own border on the left and right side) Row 2: *K2, P2*across row Row 3: K2, P2, K2 (border) then start pattern *(K2,P2)* Last 6 Sts P2, K2, P2 Row 4: K2, P2, K2 *(K2,P2)* Last 6 Sts P2, K2, P2 Repeat rows 1 to 4 until desired length achieved. On Row 3 follow what it says. This will create the moss stitch. So you start with k2,p2,k2 and then you will do another k2 than p2 and you continue k2,p2. Row four is the same. Hope that clarified it for you n
Hi Patti, I've just recently started learning to knit for the arrival of my 1st grandchildren (my daughter is pregnant with twins!). Ive started this blanket but using flutterby chunky wool, which is a chenille wool....Will this still turn out okay do you happen to know? Also thanks for your very easy to follow video 🙌🏼
Wonderful! Congrats to be a grandma soon! You can use any yarn you like. I just choose a soft yarn for babies. And a washable yarn is preferred. Some wool yarns will shrink in the wash.
So hard right now with a shortage of supplies still. You can use any brand that is soft enough for babies in the same 5 weight. Hard to suggest one and than that one be out of stock as well.
Patti, I am a beginner in knitting and live overseas. I have been knitting the double moss stitch baby blanket for my great grandson and am on my way to completion after first trying with the double needles, which I soon got rid of and purchased the straight needles. I became quite confused using the circular needles. I wish to thank you for the easy tutorial although I had a very difficult time in finding the wool. I ended up using Bernat Super Value 100% Acrylic each ball 7 oz 197 g Natural. I have used 2 balls of this yarn and the blanket is now approximately 31"W and 35" long. After I knit the 4th row of the pattern, do I have to do 4 more rows as the finishing border as I did in the beginning? Also, is there someway that the baby's name can be included on the finished blanket. I do not know how to crochet.
Yes. Top border -knit 4 rows of k2, p2 ribbing If you know how to do embroidery than you could attach the baby’s name that way. You could also buy some sewing labels that say Made with love from Gramma and sew it on.
I knit all my children's clothes when they were newborn to about 6 years of age --- sweaters, baby clothes, blankets, hats, booties etc. The problem is that I have not knit for about 30 years. My mom taught me to knit and she was a superb knitter. So here, I am 30 years later, and I just watched your beautiful video for this baby blanket. I'm going to begin this knitting project as I way to get back into knitting. You created a great tutorial video and I'm ready to jump back into knitting! Many many thanks! I'm so excited to begin today!
I’m sure it will come back to you very fast! Thanks for your lovely comment and enjoy knitting your blanket.
BRILLIANT Tutorial. I knit Hats for THE Sick Childers Hospital .iwould to make this BEAUTIFUL Blanket .love they stitch.your work is BEAUTIFUL. Joying the yarn is BRILLIANT thanks for showing how to make to make this this BEAUTIFUL Blankets..THANK YOU FOR THE PATTERN I AM IN IRELAND. THANK YOU AGAIN .HAPPY BABYS AND HAPPY MUMS ❤❤❤
Hello in Ireland! Thanks for your lovely comment. Enjoy knitting the blanket!
Wow!!! I have never seen that join before. Thank you so very much for teaching it. I am a new subscriber and making baby blankets for three different Moms. So, I wanted each blanket to be different and unique to that person. This pattern is so sweet and easy to make. So, this will be one of them. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome! Always fun to show new methods. You will be busy. Thanks for subbing. Enjoy knitting the blanket.
Thank you for showing this!! Can listen to you all day.. your voice is calming and reassuring for beginner me !! Thank you!!! Have a blessed day
Thanks so much Gabe! Glad my video style works for you.
Thank you for your time and knowledge. The Russian join is an excellent example!
Glad you think so! It's something different to try for sure.
Thank for showing this way to add new ball of yarn. Lots of rewinding and sweating thru it, but I got it and I did it! I am still practicing stitches and will be doing the baby blanket with you when I get more confidence!
Perfect. Perseverance!
Just finished this blanket for my baby granddaughter due April next year, and must say I’m really pleased with it. Such an easy pattern to follow thank you so much.
That’s wonderful. So happy you like your finished results and you found it easy to follow.
Such a beautiful, easy baby's blanket. Gorgeous.
Glad you like the baby blanket!
Thank you! I made this for my granddaughter who is due to arrive in January. Beautiful!!
That’s great! I’m sure she will love it!
This pattern is perfect for what i want , never crochet anything but granny squares, so i found this one .. thank you 🇦🇺
Wonderful! Enjoy knitting the blanket!
Just finished. Easy pattern; looks beautiful. I knitted this for my baby granddaughter due in December 2024. Thank you! ❤
Wonderful! I’m sure she will love it!
Thank you Crafti Patty, made this blanket for my 3rd baby due mid February, can't wait to use it.
Aahhh. Exciting. Glad you enjoyed knitting the blanket for baby no. 3!
This blanket is perfect! This was my first time ever knitting and this tutorial was so easy to follow. I’d always wanted to try knitting but could never follow along until this video. Though it took me several tries to finally get things right in the beginning, the blanket turned out fabulous. Perfect size to swaddle my baby girl! I even got compliments from the nurses and doctors in the hospital about the blanket 😂 Thank you so much for such a clear tutorial on such a comfy blanket!
Aaahhhh. Congrats on your baby girl. So happy that you could follow along and had great success knitting your very first knitting project. Wow!
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts how many stitches please
The full pattern is in the description box below the video. Just click on the little arrow or it may say show more.
What size does this turn out to be again? TY
About 31 x 35” (78.7 x 89 cm)
Best video ever; wonderful directions and you are so clear and careful with your explanations. So easy to follow. You've also been generously available in responding to all my follow-up questions. Thank you!!
You are so welcome!
Enjoyed your tutorial very much, thank you. I am a beginner who has made a few scarves and now want to start a blanket. Great to learn the Russian join. Saves having to weave ends in and seems more secure. Thank you. I will try your pattern in the near future. Thank you for making the next step in knitting doable!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I've been wanting to learn how to knit for years and you explain everything so clearly and at a great speed. I just made my first baby grandson this blanket and I'm so excited to gift it. I'm sure there are special washing instructions before gifting this blanket and I'd like to give washing instructions if you have any great tips you could share that won't ruin the integrity of it's newness. Thank you so much!!
If you used acrylic yarn than you can wash on a gentle cycle and in dryer till slightly damp than smoothly hang to dry so it keeps its shape.
I like using baby yarn, even for adults if I can find the right colors. The chunky yarn you're using here looks dreamy and squishy!
Me too. I love soft yarns.
I love the pattern thank you very much I want to knit for my grand son coming up in March I hope I finish
That’s such a great gift!
Thank you so much for this pattern! It was easy to follow and made a beautiful baby blanket! Also, thanks for teaching me the Russian Join. It took me awhile to get the hang of it, but not hard after I had practiced it a few times.
You are so welcome!
I knit this for my first baby arriving in September, it’s so perfect. I’ve never felt like a good knitter before this. Thank you!
Aaahhh. Congrats on your baby to be! And congrats on knitting your baby blanket!
What is the n leanth and width of baby blanket
Yours is by far the best illustration of a Russian Join that I have seen!!!! I may try it again. I have been using the Magic Knot. Thank you so much for sharing.
So glad to hear that. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Can’t wait to stay making a couple of blankets for my new great twin grand babies
Aahhh I’m sure your grand babies will love them.
So happy I found this blanket pattern! Been knitting for a while and I always stay with generally “safe” projects. Loved that this taught me me 2 new techniques- knitted cast on and Russian join. How have I not been doing a Russian join all this time- this is soooo useful. For all those having trouble finding the same yarn…..I’m using Baby Bee My Sweet Love yarn that I ordered from Hobby Lobby. It’s 5 bulky and I needed 7 skeins. I’m using size 10, 36 in circulars. I’m on my 2nd ball and it’s looking so good. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this pattern!
Thanks Angie for your great comment. Glad that you are enjoying this pattern! Thanks for the suggestion for other viewers on the Baby bee my sweet love yarn. Hard to find supplies these days.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts finished the blanket! Came out really nice 😊. If you have a baby hat pattern that uses the same weight yarn, please share it. Thanks again.
Angie that’s great to hear that you finished your blanket and you are happy with it. I did publish a video on hats for the whole family. I used the same weight yarn. It’s not a bonnet but more off a toque. Here’s the link to the video and the patterns are in the description of the video. th-cam.com/video/GVTeRA4Gq34/w-d-xo.html
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts perfect thanks!
Wow such a brilliant teacher..so precise and well explained thankyou
So nice of you! Glad it was easy to follow!
This blanket is beautiful. Easy to follow. Thanks Patti
Glad you like it!
First time knitting,for my great grand daughter due in February. Love this blanket.
Woohoo! Congrats on the great grand child to be! I’m sure she will love the blanket.
Okay Cathy,I've started making my first baby blanket for my great-great Nephew thanks to you and your wonderful way of teaching this.
Yeah. Glad your enjoying knitting the baby blanket.
That is a beautiful pattern and so easy! I will be trying thisone! Thank you!!
Please do!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Patti. You made it super easy to follow and it looks beautiful! ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Started this this evening my first niece due in a month havent knit in years great video thanks for sharing
First niece is very exciting! Wonderful!
I love the joining method! I'm working on the 3rd one of these!
Wonderful! You are knitting up a storm!
I made this for a friend's baby, and this was so fun to make and it turned out beautiful! Thank you for the pattern!
Wonderful!
Excellent video - easy to follow. Looking forward to making a baby blanket… Thank you 😊
Wonderful! Glad you like the video. Enjoy knitting your blanket.
I started finger knitting, and I’d like to learn traditional knitting you go a bit faster than the first tutorial I watched but I find it easier to follow you. It’s a bit hard to follow which side of the needle you are wrapping the yarn, so I’ll experiment until I have it down. I’m knitting blankets for my two nephews. Fingers crossed!
I hope you figure it out okay. Just think of the circular needles as two needles and forget there is a wire between. When you are finished one row just turn around and knit the second row. Wish you success!
This blanket is really nice. I love it!!!!😃Thanks so much
Glad you like it!
Hi I absolutely love this video.I already do knitting so already knew some of the techniques I just decided that I would do an easy blanket for my nieces new baby. I live in the UK so I kind of found it hard to figure out what type of chunky wool year when using so I just picked up some more that stated it was chunky. I decided not to use the circular Knitting Needles as I don’t get on with them very well. so I just used 4mm Needles so I hope it turns out okay.
I hope it works out great too for you. The circular needles are just handy to hold all the stitches. It’s a bit of a scrunch up to fit them on straight needles.
Patti,I can't wait to knit this and gave you a thumbs up. That Russian join is amazing I always just thread the rest of the yarn through the stitches but this is wonderful. I'll send a review when I finish the blanket (fingers crossed). Thank you, Sonia Flaum, So. California
Enjoy your knitting project.
Really nice tutorial thank you!
Glad you like it!
Never did a knit cast on. Love it and love this pattern. Great tutorial. Thank you
Glad you found something new to learn.
I'm going to try this. You have explained it so well. Thanks
That’s great. Enjoy knitting the blanket.
I love the look of this blanket and it looks like it will be fun to stitch. Thank you for sharing your great video!
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful pattern
Thank you! Cheers!
Love this pattern! I was taught to always slip the first stitch of a row for a flat edge like a blanket-do you recommend doing that in this pattern? If so, do I start the border pattern after the slipped stitch? Thank you! Excited to make this for my niece!
No I don’t teach that.
beautiful pattern. i always use stitch markers to note the boarder. so i don't have to think and constantly count
That's a great idea!
Brilliant! 🇨🇦
Thanks!
My brother just surprised me yesterday that I’m going to be an auntie, and I want to make a blanket. I don’t know the gender and a white blanket is definitely the best route.
I’m also a first time knitter, but I’m definitely going to try this one out!
Congrats on being an auntie soon! Have fun knitting the blanket.
Thanks for sharing beautiful blanket. I want to knit it for my grandchild. Beautiful way to join the new yarn, well explained. From lndia❤️❤️
Thanks so much Sunita from India. A fun way to join yarn.
Finally, someone who knits like me.
I get what you are saying! I have watched some others knitting and it just looks weird to me. Lol. Everyone has their own style.
I grew up in England and this is how my, who knitted fabulous items, taught me.
“Mom”
Moms are the best!
Thank you for such a great pattern! I used Red Heart With Love Chunky in Bubblegum.
Your very welcome! Happy that you like the pattern.
How many skeins did you use?
Love your videos,thank you for making it so easy❤
Glad you like them!
What a beautiful baby blanket. ♥️
Thanks so much!
Thank you for showing us the tip about the Russian joint. That was very helpful and I will use that method in my next project. 🙂
It’s a fun join! Thanks for watching!
So excited to try this. Working on my first knitting project.
That’s great! Happy knitting!
Hi. I really enjoyed watching this video. You explain things just like my mum, and I found it so easy to follow. Thank you, I'll be following you from now on ☺
Good old moms right! Glad you like my style of teaching. Enjoy!
Beautiful blanket excellent tutorial 👌
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the tutorial.
Hi there! Thanks for great video. The yarn you used it out but I got a Bernat in 6 so I got 2 extra rolls. Should I cast on fewer stitches? Thanks!
The blanket doesn’t have to be the exact same size as mine. Some 5 weights are very similar to 6 weights. You can cast on as many stitches as you want but in multiples of 4.
Thank you, very good tutorial, very easy to follow. Love it.
Thanks Sue!
Yes, the Russian join is awesome. Love it. Thank you
Your very welcome!
Great Tutorial. I’d love to make this for my friends new grand baby. Thank you. Unfortunately I can’t find the yarn you used anywhere. Can you recommend a substitute. I
Not to worry. It is hard these days as so many items are out of stock so we have to adjust to these new times. It’s hard to recommend a yarn as it could be out of stock as well.
Just look for any soft yarn and if you can’t find a chunky you can use a different weight and look on the yarn label for the appropriate needle size. If it is a thinner yarn than you can always cast on more stitches to make the blanket larger.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts thank you so much for replying to my question. I found Bernat Baby Blanket, Super Chunky, #6. I plan on using 8mm and following your pattern of 108 CO or do you think I should cast on less stitches in multiple of 4?
Your blanket will end up a bit thicker and larger and that is fine. If you don’t want it larger than you can cast on 4 or 8 stitches less like you mentioned. I’m
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts thank you for your feedback.
Enjoy your knitting project.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful blanket, I wanted to knit a blanket for our soon to be new grandchild, one that looked great but was easy...ISH lol, thank you again you've got spot on! XXX Trish uk
Yes. Glad you like the blanket. I love the little bobble look. And congrats on soon to be gramma!
beautiful blanket,wish you were here to teach me more in person
I know. I try my best to make it understandable but always easier in person for sure.
Lovely tutorial and super blanket
Thank you so much!
Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing
Your very welcome!
That is a pretty border. The way you joined the two yarns was really neat also, I will have to practice doing that cause I'm not that good at doing things like that but I'm a new learner, looks like it would pull apart but it doesn't.I'm going to try and make this for my first great-great nephew who is due next March.
The Russian join is really strong and I love that you don’t have to sew in all those ends. Enjoy knitting the blanket!
Beautiful instruction! I love the technique for joining the yarn! Wonderful tutorial. . .Patti is really easy to listen to and follow! Many thanks!
Thanks so much Lynn for the lovely comment.
How many stitches would you use for a blanket 30inches by 35 inches. Thanks
I had cast on 108 stitches to make mine 31” wide so to make it smaller by 1” you can try 104 stitches. Keep in mind that everyone’s tension is different so it might not be exactly 30” wide.
Thank you for your reply. Have started knitting and love the pattern.
Glad you are loving the pattern!
I love to knit that blanket! Thanks
Oh good! Enjoy!
Hi thank you for the tutorial. I am on my 20th or 30 row and just now I realized that the right border is different than the left. I am following your directions to the T but can you explain why is different?
In order to make it easy enough for beginners I kept the pattern as simple as possible. I have a note in the description to say that borders will look reversed. It didn’t bother me that the borders were a bit different but I know it bothers some.
I have not had time to do a workaround as yet. Always so busy. Sorry if it bothers you.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCraftsthank you for your reply, I thought I was doing something wrong.
No you are doing it right.
I really wish I would have seen that note because it is driving me crazy that the left and right borders are different!! 🤣 this is the first thing I have ever knitted in my life and your very detailed, step by step instruction was wonderful!! Thank you so much. I will definitely be making this again but I will make the borders the same on the next one.
So sorry for your frustration but my intent was to not complicate the pattern for beginners.
Thank you for such a lovely pattern! I am nearing the end and have just done the last 4 rows to create the ribbing. My question is, should I do 2 additional rows on the ribbing? In the beginning I did 4 rows for the ribbing and started the pattern of K2 P2, so the ribbing is to 6 rows long, no? I hope this makes sense. Thanks so much!
It is 4 rows of ribbing but the pattern with rows 1-4 does make it look like more rows. You will see when you do it. Just finish rows 1-4 and then do your 4 rows for ribbing. Your almost there!
Thank you for your reply
You are welcome!
Great tutorial! My yarn isn't as fluffy so my blanket has holes - could this be avoided with smaller needles?
I think so!
Thanks for this helpful video - much clearer than others on TH-cam. I have made blankets for previous grandchildren but never a good result. I tried knitting squares, sewing together etc but it was always a disappointing result. I like your clear & calm way of instruction & would like to make this one for another baby - this one due in the summer months. Would it work in a lighter, less chunky yarn & if so approximately how many cast on stitches? Thankyou & best wishes from Sydney Australia
Glad you like my style of teaching.
When you are changing up needle sizes and yarn sizes from original pattern than it is best to knit a small sample gauge.
Cast on about 20 stitches and knit about 8 rows.
Look and see how many stitches you knit in your inch(2.5cm)
So if you have knit 6 stitches to your 1”(2.5cm) then you can figure out how many stitches to cast on to get the right size.
If you want your blanket to be 31”(78.8cm) wide than you will multiply. 31x6”=186 (78.8x15.3cm) stitches to cast on.
Just make sure your final number is a multiple of 4. Add or minus a cast on stitch to make it work.
Hope that makes sense.
Gorgeous! Im making this for my great nephew. I find that I tend to make mistakes easily (just from not paying close enough attention). I put stitch markers in to mark off the border, and every 12 stitches in between. Now, i check my work after each set of 12 stitches. Problem solved!
Oh yeah! Glad you were able to work out a system that works for you! I’m sure your great nephew will be very pleased with your blanket.
Please do more of this kind of knitting videos!
I will put on my list of to dos!
What a beautiful blanket! Great instruction - thank you! :)
Thank you for watching. I love the little bobble look!
How many stitches
A very nice video, thank you. Pamela hall
Glad you enjoyed it
I showed my husbnad had you added both yarns and he was amazed
Haha. Even impressed your husband. That’s great.
About to give it second go, first one made me very proud, I know I'm gonna mail it next time
Thank you so much for your help and support and time 🙏💓🙏💓🙏💓🙏
So good to hear that you had success!
I’m excited to start this blanket! I will be following your video exactly so not to mess it up. I have a question that might seems dumb but I’m still learning to knit. Your end blanket measured 31X35, I would like mine to be bigger for crib mattress. So that I understand correctly, to make it wider, I would add additional stitches of 4. That means, instead of casting on the 108 stitches, I would cast on 112, or 116? For the length, just stop at the length I like?
Also, if I cast on the 116, still follow directions exactly the same, correct? Making sure to end with the 6 stitches to P2,K2,P2. Thank you!! Denise
You have it exactly right! Enjoy knitting the blanket.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts One more question, my yarn is Super Bulky 6, it says to use Size 11 needles, should I or stick with Size 10 like you?
Hi Denise, This blanket pattern creates a looser knit so for that reason stick with the size 10 needles.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts thank you!!
Thank you, Patti, for the prompt detailed response. By watching your video, I have learned how to cast on stitches. I'm practicing on some old yarn.
Can this moss stitch baby blanket be made with Bernat Softee Light 3 yarn? I couldn't find Bulky 4 or 5 at either Michael's or Jo-Ann's. So would Light 3 work? If not, I will continue my search for Bulky 5 or 4. Sorry to be such a nuisance, but my ignorance leaves me no choice. Moreover, I've watched several videos. Your teaching method is the best and extremely helpful for beginners. Thank you.
Yarn is in short supply right now so use what you can find. If you are going to use a thinner yarn than just look on the label and it will tell you the correct needle size to use. Because you are knitting with a thinner yarn the overall blanket will be a smaller size. If you want your blanket to be about the same size as mine than you can add more cast on stitches in multiples of 4. That means you can add 4, 8, 12 or 16 more stitches etc.
Enjoy your knitting project!
Crafty Patti Thank you very much. Sending you a virtual hug. It's very nice of you to take the time to send me detailed replies.
No worries.
I love the look of this blanket & I am an experienced knitter but I cannot find the little arrow that you talk about in reading the pattern. I have had this with other patterns on here & I cannot understand why I cannot get it. I am on utube! Thanks for any help you can provide me.
Oh no!
Look for the little triangle to the right and just below the video. Click on the triangle and it will open the description box. Scroll down and you will find the full pattern. Or it might say the words “show more” click on the words and it will open the description box.
This is such a wonderful pattern.. thank u so much🤍love from COLO
So glad you like it!
Wish had someone that was having a baby gorgeous
Make it for yourself to cuddle up in. Just make a larger one!
How many skeins did it take you to do this on 108 sts. Thank you everso much for this.
4 balls of Bernat Softee baby chunky yarn - Bulky 5 - fluffy cloud white - 155 yds (142m)
Hello! I love this pattern and almost finished, but I have small little holes in various spots throughout the blanket. Am I doing something wrong? I wondering if I'm not pulling the thread tight enough? Thanks for your help!
If your pattern looks consistent than my guess would be uneven tension when you are knitting or you may have dropped a stitch or knitting two together. But that would throw off your pattern.
Beautiful blanket! Thank you so much for teaching the Russian join method especially! It was very helpful for this beginner!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi there Patti, I'm having a go at this and don't want to give up. I'm using the circular needles, does it matter that my cast on is bending around the circle? or am I meant to keep it straight? also, does the cast on need to be perfectly even consistently or is it meant to be a little bit uneven and fixes up as you add the rows? 💛 so sorry if these are silly questions
There are no silly questions. All good.
The circular needles are only used to hold lots of stitches. Just think of them as two individual needles.
So even if you are using straight needles we still want all the stitches sitting in the same direction. When you go to knit your first stitch you can straighten the stitches as you go. The second row will be easier as the stitches will stay straight for you. It’s better if all stitches have the same size but with practice your tension will improve. Keep going!
I have knitted 3 of your "soft cuddly baby blankets" using Bernat Pipsqueak baby baby print. Beautiful! I would like to knit this Moss baby blanket using the same pipsqueak yarn. Could I adapt this pattern by casting on more stitches in multiples of 4's. Perhaps the Pipsqueak yarn is too fine? thank you
You could always double up and knit with two strands of the pipsqueak. Or cast on more stitches and use smaller needles will work too.
I cannot wait to start this beautiful blanket! I could not find 6mm circular needles but I did find 6.5 mm ones; will this be okay or will I have to add more stitches?
You will be fine with the 6.5 needles
Very nice. I hope you give us some more patterns
Thanks Edna. You never know. I have a large list of requests.
im a kid and i made a blanket for no resson but it was fun
Well there you go. That’s great! Enjoy the cuddly soft blanket!
Patti, Your blanket is lovely! Can you give us the pattern so the side borders won't look backwards? Many thanks!
I designed the pattern so it was the easiest to understand for beginners. I would have to re write the pattern and I am swamped so unfortunately I just don’t have the time.
Thank you so much for this tutorial Can I make this striped?
Yes, you certainly can make stripes. Just join the next colour at your sides.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts amazing thank you I’m new to knitting, I have one more question I don’t have the joined knitting needles. Will using just knitting needles be a problem?
Your knitting needles would have to be the long ones in order to scrunch up all the stitches on to it. You can try and see how you do.
Amazing thanks
Thanks! Looks hard but easy to do.
Amazing tutorial, the blanket is beautiful!
Yeah! Glad you like it.
Beginner here 👋 Would I be able to use this exact pattern using a 6 weight yarn and #8 needles?
Again check the label for size of needles. But yes you can change up yarn and needles but it will be a slightly larger blanket.
Hi I’m kind of new at knitting, I’m getting confused, after I finish each row and start my pattern should the next stitch be opposite of what ever I left off with? For instance after I do my 2k 2p 2k should the next two stitches be Knit or pearl 🤷🏽♀️ Thanks
Depending on what row you are on.
Row 1: *K2, P2*across row (forms its own border on the left and right side)
Row 2: *K2, P2*across row
Row 3: K2, P2, K2 (border) then start pattern *(K2,P2)* Last 6 Sts P2, K2, P2
Row 4: K2, P2, K2 *(K2,P2)* Last 6 Sts P2, K2, P2
Repeat rows 1 to 4 until desired length achieved.
On Row 3 follow what it says. This will create the moss stitch.
So you start with k2,p2,k2 and then you will do another k2 than p2 and you continue k2,p2.
Row four is the same.
Hope that clarified it for you n
I wonder if this could be expanded in size for a queen size bed. I’ve been trying to find a pattern to knit for my bed
Anything is possible. Double or triple the amount of cast on stitches and buy an extra long set of circular needles to hold all the stitches.
Hi Patti, I've just recently started learning to knit for the arrival of my 1st grandchildren (my daughter is pregnant with twins!). Ive started this blanket but using flutterby chunky wool, which is a chenille wool....Will this still turn out okay do you happen to know? Also thanks for your very easy to follow video 🙌🏼
Wonderful! Congrats to be a grandma soon! You can use any yarn you like. I just choose a soft yarn for babies. And a washable yarn is preferred. Some wool yarns will shrink in the wash.
The softee aby chunky yarn in the size 5 seems to be unavailable, do you have any recommendations for alternatives?
So hard right now with a shortage of supplies still. You can use any brand that is soft enough for babies in the same 5 weight. Hard to suggest one and than that one be out of stock as well.
Patti, I am a beginner in knitting and live overseas. I have been knitting the double moss stitch baby blanket for my great grandson and am on my way to completion after first trying with the double needles, which I soon got rid of and purchased the straight needles. I became quite confused using the circular needles. I wish to thank you for the easy tutorial although I had a very difficult time in finding the wool. I ended up using Bernat Super Value 100% Acrylic each ball 7 oz 197 g Natural. I have used 2 balls of this yarn and the blanket is now approximately 31"W and 35" long. After I knit the 4th row of the pattern, do I have to do 4 more rows as the finishing border as I did in the beginning? Also, is there someway that the baby's name can be included on the finished blanket. I do not know how to crochet.
Yes. Top border
-knit 4 rows of k2, p2 ribbing
If you know how to do embroidery than you could attach the baby’s name that way. You could also buy some sewing labels that say Made with love from Gramma and sew it on.