Cottino: Rockwell Baby Blanket
The Rockwell Baby Blanket is an exclusive pattern designed with Cottino yarn, my newest collaboration with Lion Brand. Learn more about it here.
This mid-century modern inspired baby blanket is a stunning graphic addition to any home. A sea of garter stitch provides a meditative knit with addicting modular color changes. Scroll down for the free pattern, purchase a printer-friendly PDF of the Rockwell Baby Blanket, or purchase the kit with all the Cottino yarn you’ll need!
This pattern was the very first thing I designed with Cottino and it’s extra special to me for a couple of reasons. First off, it’s a DK weight version of the chunky weight Rockwell Blanket that I launched back in 2020 with the release of Hue + Me yarn. To be riffing on one of my OG yarn collection patterns in now my third collab yarn with Lion Brand feels so surreal. Secondly, that chunky weight version? It was actually a riff on a worsted weight baby blanket I had designed and knit for a friend’s baby but never got around to writing up the pattern. The baby’s middle name is Rockwell, and releasing this baby blanket size now feels very full circle.
If you’ve never knit a log cabin or half log cabin project, you are in for a treat. This modular construction is SO fun to watch come to life. I think what makes this one so special is that instead of changing colors with every block the way you see in a traditional log cabin technique, I opted to only add a color every 3 blocks, which gives it a more punchy, modern feel.
The color combo for the Rockwell Baby Blanket (as well as the original chunky weight version and the baby blanket that inspired it) is a play on the classic Hudson Bay throw with bold primary colored stripes. I’ve seen so many knitting patterns that look exactly like that throw, and I wanted to take that concept but make it my own. The result is a blanket that looks equally as chic draped over a living room couch or primary bed as it does over the side of a crib.
This is a beginner level knitting pattern and the techniques involved are knitting and picking up stitches along a side edge.
MATERIALS
4 skeins Lion Brand Cottino in Goose Down (614-098BE) for color A
1 skein each Lion Brand Cottino in Tomato (614-113F) for color B, Cider (614-125V) for color C, Turmeric (614-158T) for color D, Onyx (614-153U) for color E, Azul (614-106BL) for color F, and Racquet Club (614-174AJ) for color G
(DK, weight 3; 296yds/270m per 3.5oz/100g skein)
Size US 7 (4.5mm) circular knitting needles, 40”/100cm or longer
Tapestry needle
GAUGE
21 sts + 40 rows = 4”/10cm in garter stitch
*Gauge was achieved by hand soaking and machine drying the swatch on the lowest tumble dry setting. See finishing instructions for more information.
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Width: 30”/76cm
Length: 40”/101.5cm
(schematic at end of pattern)
ABBREVIATIONS
*All Two of Wands patterns are written in standard US terms.
CO – cast on
K – knit
Rep – repeat
RS – right side
St(s) – stitch(es)
Notes: Blanket is worked using a modular half log cabin technique. Each block is worked by picking up stitches along the side edge of the existing work. When picking up stitches along the side edge of a previous block, insert needle into the center “v” of the first stitch along the edge at the garter ridge, making sure to go under two loops so it is secure. When picking up stitches along the bound off edge of a previous block, insert the needle into the center “v” of the stitches just above the last garter ridge of the block. The number of stitches picked up along a bound off edge of a block will always be one less than the number of stitches in that block, as the final stitch was picked up along the side edge for the following block and is now part of the back “seam.”
PATTERN
Block 1:
With color B, CO 18.
K 34 rows.
Bind off loosely.
Block 2:
Arrange block 1 so that the bind off tail is at the top left corner. The side facing up will now and throughout be referred to as the RS. With color A, pick up and K 18 sts along the right side edge, starting with 1 st at the bottom right corner, then 1 st for each of the 17 garter ridges.
K 23 rows.
Bind off loosely.
Block 3:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 30 sts along the left side edge of block 2 and top edge of block 1, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 2, then 1 st for each of the 12 garter ridges of block 2, then 1 st in each of the 17 remaining bound off sts of block 1 (the 18th st was used when picking up for block 2 and is now part of the back “seam”).
K 71 rows.
Bind off.
Block 4:
With RS facing up and color C, pick up and K 54 sts along the bind off edge of block 2 and right side edge of block 3, starting with 1 st in each of the 17 remaining bound off sts of block 2, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 2 and 3, then 1 st for each of the 36 garter ridges of block 3.
K 39 rows.
Bind off.
Block 5:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 50 sts along the left side edge of block 4 and top edge of block 3, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 4, then 1 st for each of the 20 garter ridges of block 4, then 1 st in each of the 29 remaining bound off sts of block 3.
K 51 rows.
Bind off.
Block 6:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 80 sts along the bind off edge of block 4 and right side edge of block 5, starting with 1 st in each of the 53 remaining bound off sts of block 4, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 4 and 5, then 1 st for each of the 26 garter ridges of block 5.
K 23 rows.
Bind off.
Block 7:
With RS facing up and color D, pick up and K 62 sts along the left side edge of block 6 and top edge of block 5, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 6, then 1 st for each of the 12 garter ridges of block 6, then 1 st in each of the 49 remaining bound off sts of block 5.
K 47 rows.
Bind off.
Block 8:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 104 sts along the bind off edge of block 6 and right side edge of block 7, starting with 1 st in each of the 79 remaining bound off sts of block 6, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 6 and 7, then 1 st for each of the 24 garter ridges of block 7.
K 31 rows.
Bind off.
Block 9:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 78 sts along the left side edge of block 8 and top edge of block 7, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 8, then 1 st for each of the 16 garter ridges of block 8, then 1 st in each of the 61 remaining bound off sts of block 7.
K 71 rows.
Bind off.
Block 10:
With RS facing up and color E, pick up and K 140 sts along the bind off edge of block 8 and right side edge of block 9, starting with 1 st in each of the 103 remaining bound off sts of block 8, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 8 and 9, then 1 st for each of the 36 garter ridges of block 9.
K 15 rows.
Bind off.
Block 11:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 86 sts along the left side edge of block 10 and top edge of block 9, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 10, then 1 st for each of the 8 garter ridges of block 10, then 1 st in each of the 77 remaining bound off sts of block 9.
K 27 rows.
Bind off.
Block 12:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 154 sts along the bind off edge of block 10 and right side edge of block 11, starting with 1 st in each of the 139 remaining bound off sts of block 10, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 10 and 11, then 1 st for each of the 14 garter ridges of block 11.
K 19 rows.
Bind off.
Block 13:
With RS facing up and color F, pick up and K 96 sts along the left side edge of block 12 and top edge of block 11, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 12, then 1 st for each of the 10 garter ridges of block 12, then 1 st in each of the 85 remaining bound off sts of block 11.
K 35 rows.
Bind off.
Block 14:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 172 sts along the bind off edge of block 12 and right side edge of block 13, starting with 1 st in each of the 153 remaining bound off sts of block 12, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 12 and 13, then 1 st for each of the 18 garter ridges of block 13.
K 31 rows.
Bind off.
Block 15:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 112 sts along the left side edge of block 14 and top edge of block 13, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 14, then 1 st for each of the 16 garter ridges of block 14, then 1 st in each of the 95 remaining bound off sts of block 13.
K 19 rows.
Bind off.
Block 16:
With RS facing up and color G, pick up and K 182 sts along the bind off edge of block 14 and right side edge of block 15, starting with 1 st in each of the 171 remaining bound off sts of block 14, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 14 and 15, then 1 st for each of the 10 garter ridges of block 15.
K 35 rows.
Bind off.
Block 17:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 130 sts along the left side edge of block 16 and top edge of block 15, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 16, then 1 st for each of the 18 garter ridges of block 16, then 1 st in each of the 111 remaining bound off sts of block 15.
K 25 rows.
Bind off.
Block 18:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 195 sts along the bind off edge of block 16 and right side edge of block 17, starting with 1 st in each of the 181 remaining bound off sts of block 16, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 16 and 17, then 1 st for each of the 13 garter ridges of block 17.
K 25 rows.
Bind off.
Block 19:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 143 sts along the cast on edge of block 1 and right side edges of blocks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 starting with 1 st in each of the 17 remaining cast on sts of block 1, then 1 st in the “seam” between blocks 1 and 2, then 1 st for each of the 12 garter ridges of block 2, 20 garter ridges of block 4, 12 garter ridges of block 6, 16 garter ridges of block 8, 8 garter ridges of block 10, 10 garter ridges of block 12, 16 garter ridges of block 14, 18 garter ridges of block 16, and 13 garter ridges of block 18.
K 25 rows.
Bind off.
Block 20:
With RS facing up and color A, pick up and K 208 sts along the left side edge of blocks 17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, and 1 and right side edge of block 19, starting with 1 st in the bind off edge of block 17, then 1 stitch for each of the 13 garter ridges of block 17, 10 garter ridges of block 15, 18 garter ridges of block 13, 14 garter ridges of block 11, 36 garter ridges of block 9, 24 garter ridges of block 7, 26 garter ridges of block 5, 36 garter ridges of block 3, 17 garter ridges of block 1, and 13 garter ridges of block 19.
K 25 rows.
Bind off.
FINISHING
Secure and weave in all ends.
Block/wash and dry the work in the same manner used to block and dry the swatch to ensure the finished dimensions match the gauge. I generally prefer to machine dry superwash merino as the fiber was developed for this type of care and it will stretch immensely when wet and be more cumbersome to lay flat to dry. Machine drying allows the fibers to bounce back and will give the fabric better stitch definition and squish. At the very least, I recommend machine drying for 10 or so minutes on the lowest tumble dry setting before laying flat to fully dry if machine drying for the full cycle is intimidating.
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