You've probably figured out that when I disappear inexplicably for a few days that I either ran away from home or I have something big brewing. This time the quiet was for the finishing of a baby-blanket-brew for Amanda's little Sophie. Hi Sophie!
Admittedly, it took me longer to make Sophie's blanket than it took Amanda to make Sophie, but that's how it works sometimes.
I'm posting a FREE pdf of this pattern for you to tackle, if you so desire. The bobble and diamond motifs are adapted from Barbara Walker Treasury stitch patterns. This blanket is very reversible, since the back side is a clean, reverse-diamond pattern. The bobbles, however, are flat on the back side.
Diamonds and Peals for Sophie
by Katie Benedict
Needles: size 7 circulars
Yarn: Rowan All Seasons Cotton, 7-8 skeins Main color (pink: framboise 221); 3 skeins Border color (rose: cassis 223)
CLICK BELOW FOR YOUR FREE PATTERN: DIAMONDS AND PEARLS FOR SOPHIE.
Download diamonds_and_pearls.pdf
Download Diamonds and Pearls CHART.pdf
You can also que this pattern on Ravelry HERE.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU FIND ANY ERRORS IN THE PATTERN. I knit it myself, but you know, I could have missed something. Thanks and enjoy!
Sweetness, this pattern is simply FAB! I love it and a perfect blankie for a perfect babe. Sophie is so adorable!
Posted by: Skylar | July 22, 2008 at 11:47 AM
It's beautiful! What a great pattern, Katie! And look how cute Sophie is!
Posted by: Lisa | July 22, 2008 at 12:52 PM
So pretty! I love it. The colors are nice and girly without being, y'know, GIRLY. Dana
Posted by: Dana | July 22, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Wow! It's gorgeous! I mean the blanket, but it extends to Sophie as well :)
I'd be happy to help you make a chart. I can make it in Excel or in the knitting symbols font created by David Xenakis (which is free and which we are allowed to use).
Posted by: Veronique | July 22, 2008 at 02:46 PM
A lovely looking blanket for a lovely looking little girl
Posted by: Sarah | July 22, 2008 at 03:59 PM
Sophie is gorgeous as is the blanket.
Posted by: grigorisgirl | July 22, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Thank you for such a pretty pattern!
Posted by: Lin | July 23, 2008 at 07:52 AM
very nice! and totally perfect for sophie :)
Posted by: gleek | July 23, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Ooh, awesome pattern! Thanks for sharing it -- we have a few friends who are due to have babies in the next eight months or so, so I'll definitely be queuing this one. Also, thanks for the input on Jitterbug yarn, it definitely seemed like enough to me, even for knee socks for my younger daughter (smaller feet); I'll keep my fingers crossed :)
Posted by: Jocelyn | July 23, 2008 at 10:26 PM
omg sophie looks so cute!! thank you for the beautiful blankie... she will enjoy many naps with it. happy bday eve!
Posted by: amanda | July 24, 2008 at 05:25 PM
Hey there, nearly birthday girl! I'm so glad you got that blanket finished, it's fabulous, I'm sure that Sophie will love it for many years to come.
Posted by: schrodinger | July 24, 2008 at 08:43 PM
This is gorgeous!!! what a great friend you are to make this for little Sophie!!
Posted by: Craptina | July 28, 2008 at 07:27 PM
It's fantastic, and I'm really, really glad you've made it available, but I do have one correction - in the "Diamonds" section, at the end of row 1, you have the stitch count as 145. With 8 border stitches on each side, and six repeats of a 22 stitch pattern, it should be 149.
Posted by: Scarlett | August 15, 2008 at 01:52 PM
I think this blanket is great and am currently attempting to knit it. Thank you for making it available. I am new to knitting and this will be a first for me. Question... based on Scarlett's correction of 149 stitches needed with only 144 stiches cast on should there be 5 increases instead of one? Or should I cast on 148 stitches? I am only on row 4 of the diamonds section so I have not gotten too far. Please contact me directly at [email protected] with any helpful hints.
Posted by: MilesNEvansMom | September 03, 2008 at 10:00 AM
thanks..
i like the pattern a lot... but kind of confuse on the first row after the pearls .. should it be 148 on the start and... for the 1st diamond should it be purl 6 then pFB?
please help...
Posted by: Jkwok7 | April 29, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Hello, I'm new to knitting so I was trying to follow this pattern exactly even though I couldn't finish all of the repeats. However, I just noticed some of the comments indicate there should be a correction, so I was wondering if you could post whethere or not there should be a correction... I don't want to get very far if I need to start over. Thank you.
Posted by: Aunt2be | May 24, 2011 at 07:10 PM
Hi there, I too am stuck on row one after the pearls are done, I am a pretty seasoned knitted but have never done my own pattern, Is there a solution for the first row,?? btw love the blanket, and Sophie is adorable,,I only have 4 months to knit this so a fast solution would be great, thanks
tammy
Posted by: tammy | March 03, 2012 at 09:23 PM
There are many corrections in this pattern. First off you need to cast on 154 stitches instead of 144. Knit the border pattern for 8 rows to before starting the pattern for the body. Knit the border pattern for 6 stitches (which would be purling these stitches)then on the seventh stitch you pFB (purl in front then in back of same stitch) this will give you the 8 stitches you need for the border. Next instead of repeating the pattern between the astericks 5 times repeat the entire pattern 6 times. (That means that the one stitch before the repeating pattern should be included in each pattern repeat - that will give you 23 stitches in the pattern repeat instead of 22) There should be seven stitches left at the end - pFB the first of those stiches and then purl the next six. That will give you the 8 stiches for the ending border. You should now have 156 stitches.
Posted by: Jan | September 06, 2012 at 03:24 AM
I have to say I'm really disappointed with the errors in the pattern and wish the PDF would be updated or removed. I wanted to make this blanket for a friend and special ordered >$120 of yarn for the pattern. Put in a couple of hours before I hit the problem with Row 1 of the diamonds. I liked the blanket in the photos but I think I'll just be looking for another pattern.
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