My mum loves knitting baby blankets and I decided to share with you some of the stitches she is using. I will try to also write the patterns for a full blanket and will share on a later date.

The Diamond Lace

The pictured blanket is knitted from pure cotton yarn but I am sure it will be lovely and soft knitted with soft Alpaca wool or Merino.

Needles 4mm [US 6]
A nice knitting needles conversion chart can be seen here.

The Pattern

The pattern is knitted in multiple of 14 sts plus 3 at the end.

Row 1 (RS) K1, yo, *k3tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, yo. Now repeat from * to last 2 sts, then k2tog. The pictured blanket has 9 diamonds. If you decide to make one like it, repeat 9 times in total.
Row 2 and every other WS row (or every even row) Just purl.
Row 3 K1, k2tog, *yo, k11, yo, sk2po. Repeat from * to end, ending last repeat with ssk, k1.
Row 4 Purl
Row 5 K2, *(yo, ssk) twice, k5, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 6 Purl
Row 7 K2, *k1, (yo, ssk) twice, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 8 Purl
Row 9 K2, *k2, (yo, ssk) twice, k1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 10 Purl
Row 11 K2, *k3, yo, ssk , yo, sk2po, yo, k2tog, yo, k4. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 12 Purl
Row 13 K2, *k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 14 Purl
Row 15 K2, *k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 16 Purl
Row 17 K2, *k4, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k5. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 18 Purl
Row 19 K2, *k5, yo, sk2po, yo, k6. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 20 Purl
Row 21 K2, *k2, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1, (yo, ssk) twice, k3; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 22 Purl
Row 23 K2, *k1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (yo, ssk) twice, k2. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 24 Purl
Row 25 K2, *(k2tog, yo) twice, k5, (yo, ssk) twice, k1. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 26 Purl
Row 27 K1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, yo, sk2po. Rep from * to end, ending last rep with ssk, k1.
Row 28 Purl
Row 29 K2, *yo, ssk, k9, k2tog, yo, k1. Rep from * to last st, k1
Row 30 Purl
Row 31 K2, *k1, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k2. Repeat from * to last st, k1.
Row 32 Purl

Repeat these 32 rows as many times as you want to, depending on the size of the blanket you wish to achieve.

Happy knitting 🙂