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Le Pom Blanket

June 1, 2017 8 Comments

Parlez-vous pom pom? This wee blanket is so adorable, quick and so easy to knit. You'll find yourself cranking out a bunch of these for baby shower gifts galore!
Parlez-vous pom pom? When it comes to this mini blanket, “le pom” says it all – the pom! This wee blanket is so adorable, quick and easy to make. You’ll find yourself cranking out a bunch of these for baby shower gifts galore! The center-out construction comes together quickly, and is not unlike shawl knitting, which is totally addictive. This is one of those patterns you can toss in your bag to work on at the beach or out at the movies, plus it only takes 2 skeins of cotton yarn so it won’t break your baby gift budget either. Nice when that works out so well, doesn’t it?

Parlez-vous pom pom? This wee blanket is so adorable, quick and so easy to knit. You'll find yourself cranking out a bunch of these for baby shower gifts galore!

Le Pom Blanket – knitting pattern

Supplies

2 skeins LB Collection Cotton Bamboo yarn
US 6 (4 mm) circular knitting needles with 150 cm cord
65mm pom pom maker (optional)
tapestry needle/crochet hook for weaving in ends
3 plain stitch markers + 1 to indicate beginning of round

Abbreviations & terms

CO – cast on
sts – stitches
rnd – round
pm – place marker
k – knit
rep – repeat
arnd – around
sm – slip marker
M1 – make 1
m – marker
p – purl
(X sts) – X indicates the number of sts that should now be in the rnd
BO – bind off
rm – remove marker
ppso – pass previous stitch over

Gauge & dimensions: 21 sts & 25 rows = 4″ (10 cm) on US 6 needles, finished blanket measures 22.5″ x 22.5″ after wet blocking.

Parlez-vous pom pom? This wee blanket is so adorable, quick and so easy to knit. You'll find yourself cranking out a bunch of these for baby shower gifts galore!
Pattern

CO 8 sts & join into rnd.

rnd 1. (pm, k2), rep from ( to ) arnd.
rnd 2. (sm, M1, k to 1 st before m, M1, k1), rep from ( to ) arnd.
rnd 3. k arnd, sm as you go.

Rep rnds 2-3 until there are 352 sts total (four sets of 88 sts).

rnd 4. p arnd, sm as you go.
rnd 5. rpt rnd 2. (360 sts)
rnd 6. BO as follows: rm, p2, ppso, (p1, ppso), rep from ( to ). rm as you go.

Weave in ends and wet block, pinning blanket at ~22.5″ square for best results.

There should be approximately 20-25g of yarn remaining. Make a dense pom pom and sew it to the center of the blanket, weaving in ends. (The pictured pom pom was made with a 65mm pom pom maker.)

Parlez-vous pom pom? This wee blanket is so adorable, quick and so easy to knit. You'll find yourself cranking out a bunch of these for baby shower gifts galore!
Bonus tip: If you have a teddy bear head laying around, or want to knit or crochet one up in the yarn set aside for the pom pom, totally do it! Instead of attaching the pom pom to the center at the end, just attach your little toy head. Then you’ve got yourself a blanky like the one from The Brave Little Toaster – remember how cute he was?

Parlez-vous pom pom? This wee blanket is so adorable, quick and so easy to knit. You'll find yourself cranking out a bunch of these for baby shower gifts galore!
Yarn provided by Lion Brand Yarn. 

Filed Under: Free Patterns, Knitting Tagged With: baby blanket, free pattern, Knitting, le pom blanket, pom pom blanket

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad (she/her) is a craft book author & designer specializing in yarn crafts. Her work combines vintage and modern design elements, prioritizing color and graphic motifs. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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Comments

  1. Chris

    June 5, 2017 at 2:43 pm

    I don’t understand how you join in the round. its only 8 stitches! please help.

    Reply
    • Heidi

      June 5, 2017 at 4:24 pm

      Just like you would with a larger number of stitches, but the Magic Loop method will be needed to start due to the small stitch count. If you prefer DPNs, you can use those before swapping to circulars for knitting the bulk of the blanket. If you’re new to Magic Loop projects, here’s a tutorial I like: https://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/10/demystifying-the-magic-loop/. Let me know if you need any help!

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      • Chris Boswell

        June 28, 2017 at 6:54 am

        Sorry I didn’t see this. Thank you! Went to LYS and got help getting started. Now I know how to do magic loop! Always trying to learn something new. I do have another question. I’ve finished, yay! But even with the finished edge it’s really rolling up. Will the blocking fix that? I ordered blocking mats and received them yesterday. Wanted to make sure it will flatten or should I crochet another edging?

        Reply
      • Chris Boswell

        June 28, 2017 at 8:36 pm

        Sorry I missed this. Thanks but I went to LYS and got help getting started. I know how to do magic loop now! Yay. Hey my edges are curling up even with the edging. Will blocking fix that?

        Reply
        • Heidi

          June 29, 2017 at 10:31 am

          Yep! Make sure to wet block it and use pins to get a perfectly square shape on your finished blanket. :) Good luck!

          Reply
  2. Sydnie Davidson

    July 3, 2017 at 2:45 pm

    Which M1 method did you use?

    Reply
    • Sydnie Davidson

      July 3, 2017 at 2:55 pm

      Never mind. That was a dumb question. It has been a long day. Ha!

      Reply
      • Heidi

        July 3, 2017 at 5:45 pm

        No problem! And M1s can be a pain to remember. (For me anyway, lol!)

        Reply

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