We love receiving your questions and comments, and for this project, took special notice of your requests for a knit version of our Crochet Four Points Baby Blanket.
The conversion was as smooth as can be. Borrowing a neat trick from Joelle’s book, More Last Minute Knitted Gifts (specifically the smart no-sewing way she connects the triangles in her Entrelac Baby Blanket), our Knit Four Points Baby Blanket is even more straightforward than the original!
Still in Linen Quill, our soft, lightweight blend of fine highland wool, alpaca, and linen, we’ve added Wild Radish to the choice of palettes. It’s crisp and fresh, soothing and happy, just right for babies and adults.
Whether you’re a knitter, crocheter, or both, our Four Points Baby Blankets are a fun and interesting way to get off the x and y axis, plus they’re really satisfying and beautiful!– Kristy
Update: New Gauge
February 2018
We’ve updated the gauge for this pattern to suit our thick and squishy Super Soft Merino! It’s an ideal weight to bundle up baby for a bracing stroller ride or to plop her down for some play time on the floor… Not that those over the age of two are prohibited from cuddling up in this wonderfully cozy blanket! In nine intriguing color combinations, the Four Points Baby Blanket in Super Soft Merino is a fun math game and a very clever knit!
Update: New Colors
October 2018
Our Four Points Baby Blanket has lived through several incarnations: the original crocheted version, then the original knit version, a knit Super Soft Merino adaptation (pictured above), and now another knit one in Linen Quill, this one dipping into our latest palette of rich and evocative colors. There are ten color stories to choose from, four oldies-but-goodies and six newcomers. All include just four skeins of our wonderfully interesting and beautiful Linen Quill and all will inspire a mood!
Update: New Design
July 2019
Our Easy Puzzle Blanket is a simple variation on the classic Four Points Baby Blanket: A square of garter stitch triangles with a few colorful stripes thrown in… A puzzle that’s anything but puzzling! Choose from three Easy Puzzle Blanket Bundles and find the free pattern here!
Materials
Our Four Points Baby Blanket in Linen Quill Bundle includes…
- 4 skeins of Purl Soho’s Linen Quill, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca, and 15% linen. We used the palette Wild Radish, which includes one skein of each of the following…
- Color A: Pale Oats
- Color B: Lavender Opal
- Color C: Heirloom White
- Color D: Oatmeal Gray
NOTE: To make the Throw Size you will need an additional skein of Color A – Color D.
You’ll also need…
- US 3, 32-inch circular knitting needles
Our Four Points Baby Blanket in Linen Quill Bundle is also available in these gorgeous palettes. Pick your favorite!
- Top Row: Hearth and Thistle
- Bottom Row: Desert Marigold and Speckled Feather
Gauge
26 stitches = 4 inches in garter stitch
NOTE: Make sure to achieve gauge to ensure you have enough yarn for both sizes.
Size
Crib Size (Throw Size)
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 36 x 36 inches (52 x 52 inches)
Notes
For instructions and a video tutorial on how to pick up stitches along a vertical edge in garter stitch, please visit our Picking Up Stitches Tutorial.
Pattern
Triangle 1
With Color A, cast on 156 (238) stitches.
Row 1 (wrong side): Knit.
Row 2 (right side): Knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog. [1 stitch decreased]
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 1 stitch remains. Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitch.
Triangle 2
With the right side of Triangle 1 facing you and its cast-on edge oriented vertically, use Color B to pick up 156 (238) stitches [see Notes, above] along the top edge of Triangle 1.
Row 1 (wrong side): Knit.
Row 2 (right side): Knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog. [1 stitch decreased]
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 1 stitch remains. Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitch.
Triangle 3
With the right side of Triangle 2 facing you and its picked-up edge oriented vertically, use Color C to pick up 156 (238) stitches along the top edge of Triangle 2.
Row 1 (wrong side): Knit
Row 2 (right side): Knit. to last 2 stitches, k2tog. [1 stitch decreased]
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 1 stitch remains. Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitch.
Triangle 4
With the right side of Triangle 3 facing you and its picked-up edge oriented vertically, use Color D to pick up 156 (238) stitches along the top edge of Triangle 3.
Row 1 (wrong side): Knit to last stitch, slip last stitch knitwise to right-hand needle, pick up 1 stitch from the adjacent cast-on edge of Triangle 1, pass slipped stitch over.
Row 2 (right side): Knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog. [1 stitch decreased.]
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until 1 stitch remains. Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitch.
Finish
Weave in ends and block as desired.
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Hi, I’m about halfway through triangle 4 and just did a count of how many stitches left for triangle 4 and how many stitches I can pick up on triangle 1. I have 3 more stitches for triangle 4 than I can pick up on triangle 1. I’m not sure how the mismatch happened, but do you have any suggestions on how to fix this without it being too obvious? Thanks!
Hello Erica,
Thank you for reaching out! I have certainly been there. I would recommend passing two stitches instead of one 3 times distributed throughout the rest of the blanket.
I hope this helps and good luck!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Is the Linen Quill soft enough for a newborn?
Hello Daliah,
Thanks for reaching out! While Linen Quill does have a soft drape and halo from the alpaca content, the wool and linen can feel a bit rustic and it takes a few washes to reach peak softness. If you prefer a yarn that is as soft as can be, I would suggest substituting our Posy instead.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
If you use Posy, how many skeins of each color would you need?
Hi Maria,
Great question! You will need two skeins of Posy for each color. Since you will only need a small amount of the second skein, it is possible to knit this blanket with one skein of Posy and one of Pocket Posy for each color instead, but unfortunately, the two yarns are dyed separately so we won’t be able to match dye lots. If you don’t mind alternating skeins to blend in the different dye lot, however, this would be a great option and much more economical!
Best,
Julianna
Hello, I am about to add side B…am I picking up stitches on the NON decrease side? which means the decrease side becomes the outer edge of blanket?
thanks for your help…
Hi Robyn,
Thanks for reaching out! Yes, that is correct! The edge with the decreases, or the long edge of the triangle, becomes the outside edge of the blanket.
Happy knitting!
Julianna
Hello, is this blanket knitted on the round or row by row ? As the round is not working for me…..
Thank you.
Trish
Hi Trish,
Thanks for reaching out! Although we use circular needles for this blanket in order to accommodate the large number of stitches, you will not be knitting in the round, but will be knitting back and forth in rows.
I hope that clears things up!
Julianna
Hi Purl Soho
I love your patterns! I am on the last triangle of your four point baby blanket but am having difficulty picking up stitches on the cast on edge from the wrong side. I have watched the video but I can’t seem to get a nice seam. Any suggestions. Thanks.
Judy
Hi Judy,
Thank you for the kind words! Because you are picking up from the wrong side it looks a bit odd at first, but I found that after completing another row or two the odd stitches blended neatly into the garter stitch pattern. The seam between triangles 4 and 1 does not look completely identical to the seam between the other triangles, but after blocking the difference should be hardly noticeable!
Best,
Julianna
I love this blanket and am 3/4 done, but I’m stuck on this step:
Row 1 (wrong side): Knit to last stitch, slip last stitch knitwise to right-hand needle, pick up 1 stitch from the adjacent cast-on edge of Triangle 1, pass slipped stitch over.
I’ve tried some workarounds and gotten assistance at my LYS, but no matter what, the front and back seams do not look like the other 3 seams, and on the front side there is often a little jag in color 4.
Any tips on what might be happening/ how to fix/ which tutorials would be helpful are very appreciated!
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for reaching out! It sounds like you are working everything correctly. Although it looks a bit odd at first because you are picking up from the wrong side, I found that after completing another row or two the odd stitches blended neatly into the garter stitch pattern. The seam between triangles 4 and 1 does not look completely identical to the seam between the other triangles, but after blocking the difference should be hardly noticeable! If you prefer, you can always complete the triangle without joining as you go and use mattress stitch to seam the blanket instead.
I hope that helps!
Julianna
I’m about halfway through triangle 3 and I’ve realized that for triangle 2 I picked up stitches along the cast-on edge of triangle 1 rather than along the vertical edge of triangle 1 (so that all rows of triangle 1 and 2 go same direction and triangle 3 rows are perpendicular). Will this affect joining triangle 1 and triangle 4? Do I need to cut my losses and start over completely?
Hi Kristen,
Thanks for reaching out! Fortunately, the length of the cast on edge is the same as the length of the vertical edge that you should have started Triangle 2 from, so the overall shape of your blanket should still turn out to be square. As long as you don’t mind that the garter ridges won’t go in the same directions as ours, you don’t have to start over!
Best,
Julianna
I would like to make this to measure around 40 to 42 inches. Can I just use the gauge to increase(decrease) the size?
Hi Donna,
Thanks for reaching out! Because you cast on along the diagonal line of the blanket and not the outside edge, you do have to do a little math to change the size of the blanket. For a 40 inch wide blanket, your cast on edge will need to be about 28-29 inches, which should help you determine how many to cast on based on your gauge!
Best,
Julianna
Hi Julianna
I love this pattern and have knitted 3 blankets in Linen Quill. I would love to knit it in Cashmere Merino and am hoping you may be able to tell me how many skeins I would need and how many stitches I should cast on ?
Thank you for the wonderful website and gorgeous products!
Hi Robyn,
Thanks for reaching out, and how wonderful to hear that you are enjoying our pattern so much! If you don’t mind your blanket coming out a just bit larger than the original, you could easily follow the pattern as written in Cashmere Merino Bloom using a US 5 needle. You will need two skeins of each color!
Happy knitting!
Julianna
Hi,
I just realized the smallest needles I have are US 4 (not US3). Can I get away with knitting the linen quill with this size?
Thanks!
Samantha
Hi Samantha,
Thanks for reaching out with this question! Everyone knits a little differently, some looser, some tighter- we recommend knitting a gauge swatch to see if the US 4 will work for you. If your swatch comes out to 26 stitches = 4 inches in garter stitch then you’re ready to start your project! If you end up with fewer than 26 stitches per 4 inches, you’ll want to try a size US 3.
Happy knitting!
Gaby
Lovely, lovely. My cousin is having their first baby in a few months – the perfect excuse to finally knit this beauty!
I’d love to substitute seed stitch… any input on how this may change the pattern?
Thanks in advance! And thank you for all the incredible content and products y’all provide.
With joy,
Amanda
Hi Amanda,
Thanks for reaching out, and what a wonderful occasion to knit a blanket! Unfortunately this pattern cannot be worked in seed stitch. The row to stitch gauge ratio is very important in making sure the blanket turns out to be the proper square shape, and seed stitch has a very different row gauge compared to garter stitch. I’m so sorry about that!
Best,
Julianna
Hi there,
Would you please help me clarify which is right and wrong side?
When picking up for triangle 2, the cast on end will be on the outside edge of the blanket right?
And will I be picking up from the centre point or from the outside edge and moving toward the centre?
Thank you very much, Jo
Hi Jo,
Thanks for writing in! I also am working on this blanket at the moment and am happy to help you with the orientation of the triangles! You’ll first want to make sure the right side of your triangle is facing up with your cast-on edge at the bottom, smooth garter-bump edge on the right (making a 90 degree angle to your cast-on), and your decreases diagonally on the left. As the longest edge, your decrease edge will be one of the outer sides of the blanket. The diagram in the pattern above might also be helpful in orienting properly.
When you’re ready to pick up for triangle two, turn your triangle 90 degrees so that your garter-bump edge is now horizontal. You will be picking up your stitches along this garter edge- our Picking Up Stitches Tutorial can show you how! Note that you will always pick up stitches in the same direction as you knit, from right to left.
I hope this was helpful!
Gaby
Hi there,
I have had such fun knitting this blanket for my best friend’s baby here in South Africa.
I have been able to follow the pattern right up until the 4th triangle. I just cannot figure out how to do the joining with the first triangle. I tried to Google the stitches but no luck. Is there any way I could get a more detailed explanation or a short video to show me how?
It would be so so appreciated!
Thanks!
Kate
Hi Kate,
Thank you for reaching out! I’m so happy to hear you’ve been enjoying knitting this project! You are not alone in finding this part of the pattern tricky. Some people find it easier to pick up their stitches using a small crochet hook; once the picked up stitch is on your needle, pass the previous slipped stitch over it. The seam between triangles 4 and 1 will not look completely identical to the other seams, but blocking should make it even less noticeable! If you prefer, you can always knit the triangle exactly as you knit the others (without joining as you go) and use mattress stitch to seam Triangles 4 and 1 instead.
I hope this helps!
Gaby
Can you please tell me what the actual yardage needed foe each triangle?
Hi Margy,
Thank you for writing in! This pattern requires approximately 360 yards, or 1 skein of Linen Quill, per color to complete the Crib size. The larger Throw size will require about 773 yards, or 2 skeins, per color. I hope this helps!
Happy knitting!
Gaby
Hi! I just finished triangle 1 and picked up along the vertical edge of it with my second color. I am supposed to have 156 stitches as per the instructions, however I ended up with 159. I was very careful with Triangle 1 with the correct # of cast on stitches. Any suggestions or ideas for me on how I can correct for my increased # of stitches? Thanks so much!!
Hi Purvi,
Thank you for writing in! Not to worry, I have found myself in a similar predicament when knitting this blanket. I recommend keeping your 159 picked up stitches and working a k3tog instead of a k2tog for your first three decrease rows- this will eliminate those pesky extra stitches and blend in with the pattern perfectly. If at the end you find that your edge pulls in a bit more at that corner a good blocking should do the trick!
Happy knitting!
Gaby
I have already knit this beauty in Super Soft Merino. I would like to knit it in a worsted weight superwash merino with a stated gauge of 16-18/ 4 inches. The 26/4 inches gauge of Linen Quill is just too small and, although the Popsicle Bundle in Super Soft Merino turned out beautifully, I feel it is just a little too heavy for upcoming baby gift. I have attempted to just change number of cast on stitches according to the gauge, but am concerned that it might not work as cast on edge is not outside edge of blanket. Can you help with this? thank you.
Judy
Hi Judy,
Thanks for writing in! The math for changing the gauge of this blanket can be a little tricky! For the outside edge of the triangle to measure 36 inches, the cast on edge must measure 25.5 inches. Once you knit your gauge swatch, you can multiply your stitches per inch by 25.5 to determine how many stitches to cast on!
Happy knitting!
Julianna
I was thinking of making this with Anzula Cricket. Do you think one skein of each color would be enough to make a crib/baby blanket. It doesn’t HAVE to be exactly 36 inches. It’s hard to guess how something’s going to knit up if I can’t fondle it. I’d definitely play around with gauge swatches til I got something workable. I would really appreciate any suggestions you might have for needle size and the amount on yarn I might need. Thanks!
Hi Shara,
Thanks for writing in! This blanket would be just beautiful in Anzula Cricket! Unfortunately, it’s really hard to say exactly how much yarn you will need when changing the gauge like this, but I think you will probably need two skeins of each color. Although Cricket is a heavier weight than Linen Quill and you will be using a bigger needle, it’s not by much – we used a US 3 for our blanket, while Cricket calls for US 5 needle, and at the recommended gauge of 5 stitches per inch, you will need to cast on 120 stitches instead of 156. I would suggest getting two skeins of each color to be on the safe side, but if it turns out you don’t need to second skein, you can return it for store credit!
Happy knitting!
Julianna