The Waterfall Newborn Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern
So, I’ve been meaning to design a newborn baby blanket knitting pattern for a while now, but struggling with coming up with the perfect design. Then the inspiration hit me during a family hike in the mountains. As we walked past a tiny waterfall, I was completely swept up in the peacefulness of the moment. It also came to me that I wanted to capture that feeling in my next blanket pattern. I wanted the blanket to feel light and soothing like flowing water, but still warm and cozy enough for a newborn baby. The moment we got home, I was on a mission to find the perfect stitch to bring that vision to life.
After searching through a few stitch dictionaries, I decided on a garter stitch border around simple criss-crossed cable stitches. I saw this cable stitch in a knitting book and it instantly reminded me of that peaceful waterfall from our hike, so I knew it was the one!
If you’re new to knitting and haven’t worked with cables yet, don’t worry, they are much easier than they look! Cables are made by crossing stitches over each other to create beautiful twisty patterns. I filmed a quick video tutorial on cable knitting and shared it on the Leelee knits YouTube Channel, so please watch it before you begin if you haven’t knit cable stitches yet!
Choosing the Yarn
As for the yarn that I chose to work with – I was searching for something with water or waterfall in the name, when I came across Knit Picks Color Mist worsted weight yarn. The colour was called Waterfall, and it was perfect! Sadly, it’s now discontinued, but don’t worry – I’ve listed some alternatives below that will still give you that same calm, flowing feel.
- Knit Picks Brava Speckle – Tidal Speckle
- Knit Picks Heatherly Worsted in Bedtime or Seaglass
- Malabrigo Rios in Cosmos
- Valley Yarns Wachusett in Light Blue
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Free Pattern – Waterfall Baby Blanket
You will need the following supplies to knit this newborn baby blanket:
- US 9/5.5 mm Straight Knitting Needles.
- Approximately 880 yards of worsted weight yarn (see Choosing the Yarn section above for options).
- Scissors.
- Tapestry/Yarn needle to weave in ends.
Knitting Gauge
5 rows, 5 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette stitch.
Knit Blanket Measurements:
Finished knit blanket measures 24″ Wide X 33″ Long – perfect for a newborn baby!
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Pattern Abbreviations:
K: Knit
P: Purl
C4F: Cable 4 Front (slip 2 stitches onto your cable needle to the front of your work, knit the next two stitches, then knit the two stitches off of the cable needle).
C4B: C4B: Cable 4 Back (slip 2 stitches onto your cable needle to the back of your work, knit the next two stitches, then knit the two stitches off of the cable needle).
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Free Waterfall Knit Newborn Blanket Pattern:
Cast on 126 Stitches.
Row 1-6: Knit all stitches (for top border).
Row 7: Knit all stitches.
Row 8: K6; Purl to last 6 stitches, K6.
Row 9: K6; *K2, C4B; repeat from * to last 6 stitches; K6.
Row 10: K6; Purl to last 6 stitches, K6.
Row 11: Knit all stitches.
Row 12: K6; Purl to last 6 stitches, K6.
Row 13: K6; *C4F, K2; repeat from * to last 6 stitches; K6.
Row 14: K6; Purl to last 6 stitches, K6.
Repeat rows 7-14 until work measures 32 inches.
Repeat rows 1-6 to complete bottom border.
Cast off, weave in all loose ends and enjoy your new waterfall pattern knitted baby blanket!
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33 Responses
I absolutely love this blanket and I am going to run right out to get some cotton yarn to make it. Thanks so much for the free pattern. I love your site.
You’re welcome!
You are so awesome for not only sharing this beautiful baby blanket with us, but sharing the pattern for free! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome! Knitting and crochet are my passion and I’m so happy that I can share with everyone so easily with the Internet!
I love this blanket and the pattern is easy. I’m gonna give this one a try. thank you for sharing!
That’s a beautiful blanket, will make a great gift for my friend who is expecting :)) Thank you!
Oh my! I just saw this one and now I must make two Blankie! This looks like a cloud. I love the soft color and cables. Thank you! It’s beautiful.
Can you tell me the multiple of this pattern? I’m thinking 6 maybe? I think I’ll make this for my “Great Grandma’s Box” and one in a larger size. Thank you for your reply and for sharing this beautiful pattern.
Hi Judy, You’re welcome! And yes you are correct, it is a multiple of 6 plus however many edge stitches you’d like on each side for the border.
Thank you for such a prompt reply.
Love, love, love this blanket! Wish I knew how to knit!
knitting is very easy once you know the basic stitch. I taught myself from a library book and I’ll bet you can too.
Thank you Leelee, I am excited to start working on this, I work for a company that donates to children’s miracle network and I think this beautiful baby blanket will go at a good price when my co- workers bid for it. All monies goes towards cmn.
Thank you Cheri! I am so happy to hear this 🙂
I am going to use this for our churches PRAYER SHAWL ministry. Thinking it will work up beautifully. Thinking I may change the cable to length wise as the lady who gets this one is tiny. Thank you for sharing this pattern.
I think I am going to knit this for our churches PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY. I think I will work the cable lengthwise as the lady who gets this one is tiny. Thank you for sharing this beautiful
pattern.
I love this blanket. I can knit but still qualify myself as a novice. I’ve never used a cable needle or done cables but this beautiful blanket is encouraging me to try.
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Hi Alnaar. Such a lovely design for a baby blanket. Thanks for sharing your pattern. I know our readers will love it. I’ve included it in our latest Top 10 in Craft inspiration. https://craftylikegranny.com/fall-crafts/ Cheers Jodie 🙂
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Love the blanket, self taught knitter, never did a cable stitch with a cable needle, can this blanket be made with straight needles. Thank you,
Yes, it can. It would be easier with long needles so that the stitches don’t fall off the needles.
This blanket is absolutely gorgeous worked up in cotton. Was wondering if anyone has done it in worsted weight or baby weight acrylic yet and wondered if the results were just as beautiful?
Gorgeous baby blanket love it thanks for the pattern
You’re welcome Lorraine!
I am making this blanket in the recommended yarn. Love it, can’t wait till I finish. Going slower then I thought.
One question is this “Waterfall Baby Blanket” reversible? I belong to a Knit Crochet and Give Away ladies group at my church. Among many other things we give baby blankets to people within our church, to hospitals and many different organizations within our community who have a need ~ at no cost to them. Thought I would share this pattern with my group of church knitting friends. Thank You SMG
Hi there, the back side is a bit different since the cables are worked on alternate rows of knits and purls.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, another beautiful pattern and so easy to follow the instructions.
You’re welcome Shazz!
Love making this blanket. Thanks for the free pattern. I make baby blankets for Project Linus who give to all hospitals In my area, to fire stations , police etc.
With love.
I love this pattern! I’ve made it in your original size, but I would like to make a larger blanket. If I wanted to increase the size of the pattern, what is the multiplier for how many stitches to add? Thank you!
Hi Mark, I’m very sorry for the late reply. I’m happy to hear that you enjoyed this pattern! To increase the size, you need a multiple of 6 plus the 12 border stitches (which is still a multiple of 6). I mention the border stitches separately, because if you make a larger blanket, you might want to make the border wider. The baby blanket has 6 stitches on each size for the border, so I would recommend changing it to 10 for a throw sized blanket. This would mean that you need a multiple of 6 plus 20. If you do increase the width of the side borders, then keep in mind that you should also increase the height of the bottom and top borders by adding more knit rows before you begin the repeat at row 7. Hope this make sense!