Baseball Blanket & Pillow Set Knit Pattern
Baseball Bat Blanket and Baseball Pillow Knitting Pattern
Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the crowd! Delight your favorite baseball fan with this adorable bat blanket and baseball pillow knitting pattern. Worked in the round, it’s a fun and super unique project that makes a great gift.
This free knit blanket pattern features worsted (4) weight yarn and size 5.5mm (US9) 34-36″ circular knitting needles and Double Pointed Needles (or use the Magic Loop Method). One size fits most children – see measurements listed below.
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Baseball Set Blanket and Pillow Knit Pattern
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Baseball Blanket Knit Pattern
Approx. Finished Measurements
One Size Fits Most Children
Circumference:
30” (76.25cm)
Length:
51” (129.5cm)
Designed to fit 16” (40.64cm) round pillow form
Materials
- Yarn: Worsted Weight (4): Approx. 1400 yards brown/tan yarn
- Approx. 375 yards white yarn
- Approx. 20 yards red yarn
- (I used Knit Picks Brava Worsted in persimmon, white, and red)
- Knitting Needles: Size 5.5 mm (US9) 34-36” Circulars and Double Pointed Needles (or use the Magic Loop Method) OR whatever size is needed to obtain gauge
- Yarn or Tapestry Needle
- 16” (40.64cm) round pillow form
Gauge
8 sts and 12 rows = 2 inches (5 centimeters) in stockinette stitch
***It is important to check your gauge!***
Abbreviations
- K: Knit
- P: Purl
- K2tog: Knit the next 2 sts together (decrease)
- KFB: Knit next stitch through both front and back loops (increase)
- M1 (Make 1): On a knit row: Insert left Needle front to back, under the strand between st on left needle and st on right needle making a new loop on left needle. Knit this loop through the back.
- **: Repeat the section in between the two stars as specified
Baseball Bat Blanket Pattern
Cast on 120 sts using brown yarn
Join in the round and place stitch marker.
Round 1: *K1, P1* Repeat around (120 total sts)
Round 2: *P1, K1* Repeat around
Round 3: *K1, P1* Repeat around
Round 4: K28, *M1, K1* Repeat 3 more times, K56, *M1, K1* Repeat 3 more times, K28 (128 total sts)
Round 5&6: Knit
Round 7: K28, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K56, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K28 (144 total sts)
Round 8&9: Knit
Round 10: K32, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K64, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K32 (160 total sts)
Rounds 11&12: Knit
Round 13: K36, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K72, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K36 (176 total sts)
Rounds 14&15: Knit
Round 16: K40, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K80, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K40 (192 total sts)
Rounds 17&18: Knit
Round 19: K44, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K88, *M1, K1* Repeat 7 more times, K44 (208 total sts)
Rounds 20-29: Knit
Round 30: K44, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K88, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K44 (192 total sts)
Rounds 31&32: Knit
Round 33: K40, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K80, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K40 (176 total sts)
Rounds 34&35: Knit
Round 36: K36, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K72, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K36 (160 total sts)
Rounds 37&38: Knit
Round 39: K32, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K64, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K32 (144 total sts)
Rounds 40&41: Knit
Round 42: K28, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K56, *K2tog* Repeat 7 more times, K28 (128 total sts)
Rounds 43&44: Knit
Round 45: K28, *K2tog* Repeat 4 more times, K56, *K2tog* Repeat 4 more times, K28 (120 total sts)
Rounds 46-65: Knit
Round 66: *K1, M1, K59* Repeat around (122 total sts)
Rounds 67-71: Knit
Round 72: *K1, M1, K60* Repeat around (124 total sts)
Rounds 73-77: Knit
Round 78: *K1, M1, K61* Repeat around (126 total sts)
Rounds 79-83: Knit
Round 84: *K1, M1, K62* Repeat around (128 total sts)
Rounds 85-89: Knit
Round 90: *K1, M1, K63* Repeat around (130 total sts)
Rounds 91-95: Knit
Round 96: *K1, M1, K64* Repeat around (132 total sts)
Rounds 97-101: Knit
Round 102: *K1, M1, K65* Repeat around (134 total sts)
Rounds 103-107: Knit
Round 108: *K1, M1, K66* Repeat around (136 total sts)
Rounds 109-113: Knit
Round 114: *K1, M1, K67* Repeat around (138 total sts)
Rounds 115-119: Knit
Round 120: *K1, M1, K68* Repeat around (140 total sts)
Rounds 121-125: Knit
Round 126: *K1, M1, K69* Repeat around (142 total sts)
Rounds 127-131: Knit
Round 132: *K1, M1, K70* Repeat around (144 total sts)
Rounds 133-137: Knit
Round 138: *K1, M1, K71* Repeat around (146 total sts)
Rounds 139-143: Knit
Round 144: *K1, M1, K72* Repeat around (148 total sts)
Rounds 145-149: Knit
Round 150: *K1, M1, K73* Repeat around (150 total sts)
Rounds 151-155: Knit
Round 156: *K1, M1, K74* Repeat around (152 total sts)
Rounds 157-161: Knit
Round 162: *K1, M1, K75* Repeat around (154 total sts)
Rounds 163-167: Knit
Round 168: *K1, M1, K76* Repeat around (156 total sts)
Rounds 169-173: Knit
Round 174: *K1, M1, K77* Repeat around (158 total sts)
Rounds 175-179: Knit
Round 180: *K1, M1, K78* Repeat around (160 total sts)
Rounds 181-185: Knit
Round 186: *K1, M1, K79* Repeat around (162 total sts)
Rounds 187-191: Knit
Round 192: *K1, M1, K80* Repeat around (164 total sts)
Rounds 193-197: Knit
Round 198: *K1, M1, K81* Repeat around (166 total sts)
Rounds 199-204: Knit
Round 205: *K1, M1, K82* Repeat around (168 total sts)
Rounds 206-210: Knit
Round 211: *K1, M1, K83* Repeat around (170 total sts)
Rounds 212-216: Knit
Round 217: *K1, M1, K84* Repeat around (172 total sts)
Rounds 218-222: Knit
Round 223: *K1, M1, K85* Repeat around (174 total sts)
Rounds 224-228: Knit
Round 229: *K1, M1, K86* Repeat around (176 total sts)
Rounds 230-234: Knit
Round 235: *K1, M1, K87* Repeat around (178 total sts)
Rounds 236-240: Knit
Round 241: *K1, M1, K88* Repeat around (180 total sts)
Rounds 242-246: Knit
Round 247: *K1, M1, K89* Repeat around (182 total sts)
Rounds 248-252: Knit
Round 253: *K1, M1, K90* Repeat around (184 total sts)
Rounds 254-258: Knit
Round 259: *K2tog, K44* Repeat around (180 total sts)
Rounds 260&261: Knit
Round 262: *K2tog, K16* Repeat around (170 total sts)
Rounds 263&264: Knit
Round 265: *K2tog, K15* Repeat around (160 total sts)
Rounds 266&267: Knit
Round 268: *K2tog, K14* Repeat around (150 total sts)
Rounds 269&270: Knit
Round 271: *K2tog, K13* Repeat around (140 total sts)
Rounds 272&273: Knit
Round 274: *K2tog, K12* Repeat around (130 total sts)
Rounds 275&276: Knit
Round 277: *K2tog, K11* Repeat around (120 total sts)
Rounds 278&279: Knit
Round 280: *K2tog, K10* Repeat around (110 total sts)
Rounds 281&282: Knit
Round 283: *K2tog, K9* Repeat around (100 total sts)
Rounds 284&285: Knit
Round 286: *K2tog, K8* Repeat around (90 total sts)
Rounds 287&288: Knit
Round 289: *K2tog, K7* Repeat around (80 total sts)
Rounds 290&291: Knit
Round 292: *K2tog, K6* Repeat around (70 total sts)
Rounds 293&294: Knit
Round 295: *K2tog, K5* Repeat around (60 total sts)
Rounds 296&297: Knit
Round 298: *K2tog, K4* Repeat around (50 total sts)
Rounds 299&300: Knit
Round 301: *K2tog, K3* Repeat around (40 total sts)
Rounds 302&303: Knit
Round 304: *K2tog, K2* Repeat around (30 total sts)
Rounds 305&306: Knit
Round 307: *K2tog, K1* Repeat around (20 total sts)
Rounds 308&309: Knit
Round 310: *K2tog* Repeat around (10 total sts)
Do not bind off. Cut approx. 7 inch tail. Using your yarn needle, remove all sts from needle as if to purl. Pull tail through the sts to cinch the bottom of the bag. Secure and weave in all ends.
Baseball Pillow Pattern
Cast on 5 sts onto Double Pointed Needles (or use Magic Loop Method) using white yarn.
Join in the round and place stitch marker
Round 1: KFB each stitch around (10 total sts)
Round 2: *K1, M1, K1* Repeat around (15 total sts)
Round 3: *K1, M1, K2* Repeat around (20 total sts)
Round 4: *K1, M1, K3* Repeat around (25 total sts)
Round 5: *K1, M1, K4* Repeat around (30 total sts)
Round 6: *K1, M1, K5* Repeat around (35 total sts)
Round 7: *K1, M1, K6* Repeat around (40 total sts)
Round 8: *K1, M1, K7* Repeat around (45 total sts)
Round 9: *K1, M1, K8* Repeat around (50 total sts)
Round 10: *K1, M1, K9* Repeat around (55 total sts)
Round 11: *K1, M1, K10* Repeat around (60 total sts)
Round 12: *K1, M1, K11* Repeat around (65 total sts)
Round 13: *K1, M1, K12* Repeat around (70 total sts)
Round 14: *K1, M1, K13* Repeat around (75 total sts)
Round 15: *K1, M1, K14* Repeat around (80 total sts)
Round 16: *K1, M1, K15* Repeat around (85 total sts)
Round 17: *K1, M1, K16* Repeat around (90 total sts)
Round 18: *K1, M1, K17* Repeat around (95 total sts)
Round 19: *K1, M1, K18* Repeat around (100 total sts)
Round 20: *K1, M1, K19* Repeat around (105 total sts)
Round 21: *K1, M1, K20* Repeat around (110 total sts)
Round 22: *K1, M1, K21* Repeat around (115 total sts)
Round 23: *K1, M1, K22* Repeat around (120 total sts)
Round 24: *K1, M1, K23* Repeat around (125 total sts)
Round 25: *K1, M1, K24* Repeat around (130 total sts)
Round 26: *K1, M1, K25* Repeat around (135 total sts)
Round 27: *K1, M1, K26* Repeat around (140 total sts)
Round 28: *K1, M1, K27* Repeat around (145 total sts)
Round 29: *K1, M1, K28* Repeat around (150 total sts)
Round 30: *K1, M1, K29* Repeat around (155 total sts)
Round 31: *K1, M1, K30* Repeat around (160 total sts)
Round 32: *K1, M1, K31* Repeat around (165 total sts)
Round 33: *K1, M1, K32* Repeat around (170 total sts)
Round 34: *K1, M1, K33* Repeat around (175 total sts)
Round 35: *K1, M1, K34* Repeat around (180 total sts)
Round 36: *K1, M1, K35* Repeat around (185 total sts)
Round 37: *K18, M1, K19* Repeat around (190 total sts)
Round 38: *K9, M1, K29* Repeat around (195 total sts)
Round 39: *K24, M1, K15* Repeat around (200 total sts)
Round 40: *K12, M1, K28* Repeat around (205 total sts)
Repeat Round 40 until your project measures approx. 3 inches (7.5cm) from the original
Round 40.
**Stuff with 16” round pillow form whenever your project reaches the point where you won’t be able to fit the form inside anymore. Then continue on working the pattern around the form.
Round 41: *K19, K2tog, K20* Repeat around (200 total sts)
Round 42: *K10, K2tog, K28* Repeat around (195 total sts)
Round 43: *K23, K2tog, K14* Repeat around (190 total sts)
Round 44: *K14, K2tog, K22* Repeat around (185 total sts)
Round 45: *K2tog, K35* Repeat around (180 total sts)
Round 46: *K2tog, K34* Repeat around (175 total sts)
Round 47: *K2tog, K33* Repeat around (170 total sts)
Round 48: *K2tog, K32* Repeat around (165 total sts)
Round 49: *K2tog, K31* Repeat around (160 total sts)
Round 50: *K2tog, K30* Repeat around (155 total sts)
Round 51: *K2tog, K29* Repeat around (150 total sts)
Round 52: *K2tog, K28* Repeat around (145 total sts)
Round 53: *K2tog, K27* Repeat around (140 total sts)
Round 54: *K2tog, K26* Repeat around (135 total sts)
Round 55: *K2tog, K25* Repeat around (130 total sts)
Round 56: *K2tog, K24* Repeat around (125 total sts)
Round 57: *K2tog, K23* Repeat around (120 total sts)
Round 58: *K2tog, K22* Repeat around (115 total sts)
Round 59: *K2tog, K21* Repeat around (110 total sts)
Round 60: *K2tog, K20* Repeat around (105 total sts)
Round 61: *K2tog, K19* Repeat around (100 total sts)
Round 62: *K2tog, K18* Repeat around (95 total sts)
Round 63: *K2tog, K17* Repeat around (90 total sts)
Round 64: *K2tog, K16* Repeat around (85 total sts)
Round 65: *K2tog, K15* Repeat around (80 total sts)
Round 66: *K2tog, K14* Repeat around (75 total sts)
Round 67: *K2tog, K13* Repeat around (70 total sts)
Round 68: *K2tog, K12* Repeat around (65 total sts)
Round 69: *K2tog, K11* Repeat around (60 total sts)
Round 70: *K2tog, K10* Repeat around (55 total sts)
Round 71: *K2tog, K9* Repeat around (50 total sts)
Round 72: *K2tog, K8* Repeat around (45 total sts)
Round 73: *K2tog, K7* Repeat around (40 total sts)
Round 74: *K2tog, K6* Repeat around (35 total sts)
Round 75: *K2tog, K5* Repeat around (30 total sts)
Round 76: *K2tog, K4* Repeat around (25 total sts)
Round 77: *K2tog, K3* Repeat around (20 total sts)
Round 78: *K2tog, K2* Repeat around (15 total sts)
Round 79: *K2tog, K1* Repeat around (10 total sts)
Round 80: *K2tog* Repeat around (5 total sts)
Do not bind off. Cut approx. 7 inch tail. Using your yarn needle, remove all sts from needle as if to purl. Pull tail through the sts to cinch the bottom of the pillow. Secure and weave in all ends.
Use your yarn or tapestry needle and your red yarn to stitch the lacing onto the pillow to look like a baseball.
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