UPDATE: This Knit-Along is now finished. Click here to get all the patterns for this blanket for free.
Hi everyone and welcome back to my knit-along series for this neutral-tone baby blanket. Scroll down to get the free written pattern.
I hope you enjoyed my last knit-along baby blanket blocks, the stocking stitch heart and the stocking stitch cat. In the heart post and video I went over in more detail about the blanket generally, yarn, needles, and the techniques that will be used. This week we’re doing a different style of pattern. It’s this bamboo stitch rectangle.
As you can see in this diagram of the finished blanket, the heart square and the cat square both belong in the top row, and are knit in the darkest brown shade which I’ve called colour 5, along with the lightest cream shade which I’ve called colour 1. The square we’re working on today is going to be the second square from the left on the top row.
A note on tension
The tension for this blanket block is different to the tension for the stocking stitch squares we’ve done so far. I’d recommend you do a tension swatch in Bamboo Stitch before committing to doing the whole block!
Some useful links for beginners
If you’re a newer knitter and need some info on some of the terms I’m using, here are some links that might be helpful:
☼How to do the knit stitch: https://bit.ly/2VDFI03
☼How to do the purl stitch: https://bit.ly/2Fi4xuw
☼How to cast off/bind off: https://bit.ly/2Wl5vhQ
☼How to cast on (easy): https://bit.ly/2VTl0yk
☼How to cast on (SUPER easy): https://bit.ly/30Bl30f
☼How to do stocking/stockinette stitch: https://bit.ly/2JxQWl2
☼UK vs. US knitting terms: https://bit.ly/2VP2ozk
☼How to do a tension/gauge swatch: https://bit.ly/2HGNvp6
☼Yarn weight explained: https://bit.ly/2YHgLCR
☼How to weave in ends: https://bit.ly/2WUi5BO
☼How to steam block (note: this example actually puts the iron in
contact with the piece – I instead held the iron slightly above the
piece): https://bit.ly/2HNCoui
Get the pattern
Download the pattern for this Bamboo Stitch square here: Knit-Along Bamboo Stitch Square
Thanks so much for reading and following along with this project! I’ll be trying to post videos and patterns for this knit-along project as close to weekly as I can. If you don’t want to miss a new rectangle to knit, remember to subscribe to my YouTube channel and tap the bell icon so you get notified when a new video is up. You can also add me as a friend on Ravelry.
