Textured Knitting with Lots of Options

I love a pattern that gives the knitter choices. Sure, you can alter designs to make them longer or shorter or change the neckline yourself, but it’s nice to have some of those options laid out for you in the pattern so you don’t have to think a lot about how to accomplish a sweater that’s just how you want it.

The Rhythm and Rhyme sweater knitting pattern from Mama’s Teddy Bear is a pattern that lays out a lot of options for you. It has three different neckline options — a tutleneck, ribbed crewneck or wider neck with a I-cord edge. You can also stitch it to a cropped or standard length, and, of course, choose the level of ease that you like.

The pattern comes in 9 sizes, with a finished chest measurement of 36 to 67 inches. It’s worked from the top down in sportweight yarn with an allover textured pattern.

You can get the pattern directly from Mama’s Teddy Bear or buy on Ravelry.

[Photo: Mama’s Teddy Bear.]

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While I was knitting this baby blanket, my husband was curious as to why I was knitting a baby blanket when there are no babies in the near future that we know of. (What we know is kind of relative since some friends told us they were adopting a couple of years ago with less than a month’s notice.)

I said, “well, I had the yarn.” Which is true. I bought a ball of Bernat Sport Ombre Twist yarn when JoAnn was closing and it seemed like just the thing to make a baby blanket.

And at more than 1,000 yards per skein, I figured a one-skein baby blanket would be a fun project to try.

It actually worked out perfectly, with the blanket coming out a good size. With the border it’s 36 inches/91.4 cm square, which is what I’m usually aiming for when I knit baby blankets but I rarely hit it because I also rarely check gauge for a baby blanket since it’s usable whatever size it is.

I had enough yarn to work the blanket and two rounds of single crochet as a border, with a few yards of yarn to spare.

If you don’t crochet you can leave off the border or do an applied I-cord or some kind of knit border, but you might need to use a contrasting yarn for that.

The blanket uses sand stitch, which is an easy knitting stitch that only uses knits and purls. It’s sort of stockinette on one side and alternating knits and purls on the other. There’s some debate as to which side of this stitch pattern is considered the front, but the good news is they both look good.

You can grab this free pattern over at Our Daily Craft. Stitch it up even if you don’t know of any babies coming soon. You never know, and it can always be a charity project if all else fails.

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