Classic Elite Yarns Starry Stripes Blanket Knitting Pattern

Classic Elite Yarns Starry Stripes Blanket

What is Being Made

The Starry Stripes Blanket is a machine-washable baby blanket measuring approximately 28 inches wide by 32 inches tall. Designed by Meg Myers and originally published in Fall 2012 in the Liberty Wool Baby collection, this intermediate-level knitting project creates a colorful, functional blanket suitable for babies and mothers alike. The blanket features a subtle slip stitch chevron pattern that showcases the striped colorway to best advantage.

Techniques Used

This blanket is worked using seamless, flat knitting techniques. The pattern employs a provisional cast-on method, which is picked up and immediately bound off with a larger needle using an extra yarn tail. This specialized cast-on technique creates identical edges at both the top and bottom of the blanket with equal elasticity, ensuring a professional, polished finish on both ends of the piece.

The construction uses a circular needle to accommodate the large number of stitches, though the work is completed in rows rather than in the round. This approach provides flexibility and comfort when working with the substantial stitch count required for the blanket's width.

Stitches Used

The Starry Stripes Blanket incorporates two primary pattern stitches:

• Seed Stitch: A fundamental textured stitch worked over an odd number of stitches, alternating knit and purl stitches across all rows to create a bumpy, reversible fabric.
• Starry Night Stripes: A complex slip stitch chevron pattern worked over a multiple of 18 stitches plus 1. This stitch pattern spans 12 rows and includes make-one increases (M1-L and M1-R), slip stitches worked purlwise with yarn in back on right-side rows and yarn in front on wrong-side rows, and centered double decreases (s2kp). The slip stitches create subtle visual lines that frame the chevron shaping while allowing the striped yarn colors to shine through the design.

Materials

The Starry Stripes Blanket is knitted using Liberty Wool by Classic Elite Yarns, a 100% washable wool yarn. The pattern requires 8 balls of colorway 7811 Starry Night. Each ball contains 50 grams of yarn with approximately 122 yards of yardage, providing approximately 976 total yards for the completed blanket.

The project requires two needle sizes: a smaller needle for the provisional cast-on and initial setup, and a larger circular needle to accommodate the 199 cast-on stitches and subsequent stitch increases created by the make-one techniques throughout the Starry Night Stripes pattern.