You Are My Sunshine Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern PDF – Intarsia & Bobble Stitch Blanket
You Are My Sunshine Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern PDF – Intarsia & Bobble Stitch Blanket
“Wrap a special little one in a handmade blanket filled with warmth, sunshine and love.”
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A sunshine-inspired baby blanket knitting pattern featuring bobble stitch texture, intarsia colourwork and a one-piece construction with integrated borders.
📏 Finished Size + −
34 x 38 inches
🧶 Materials + −
✓ DK weight yarn
✓ 4mm Knitting needles
✓ Stitch markers (optional)
✓ Tapestry needle for finishing
✓ Scissors
🧵 Recommended Yarn + −
You are my Sunshine Baby Blanket - One-colour
Bernat Softee Baby DK yarn
🎨 Colour: Antique White #30008
🏷️ Brand: Bernat
🧵 Yarn weight: DK
⚖️ Ball weight: 140g
You are my Sunshine Baby Blanket - Intarsia
Bernat Softee Baby DK yarn
2 x 140g Balls of Soft Fern #30221
2 x 140g Balls of Antique White #03008
🏷️ Brand: Bernat
🧵 Yarn weight: DK
⚖️ Ball weight: 140g
✔️ Is this pattern right for me? + −
🌸 Choice of both plain and intarsia options
🌸 Perfect for advanced beginners after completing a simple bobble stitch practice project. (see below)
🌸 Requires knit, purl and bobble stitch knowledge
🌸 One-piece construction — no sewing required
🌸 A wonderful choice for baby shower gifts, nursery décor and handmade keepsakes.
▶ Stitch Tutorials + −
🧶 Bobble Stitch (mb)
A textured stitch technique that creates small raised bobbles for added depth, softness, and decorative detail within knitted fabric.
⭐ Advanced Beginner
📦 What’s Included + −
- Full written knitting instructions
- Intarsia chart
- Four-page main chart
- Instructions for both blanket versions
📖 Techniques + −
Intarsia Knitting
Intarsia is a colourwork technique used to create blocks of colour in knitting, ideal for shapes and lettering.
Each colour section is worked with its own yarn, keeping the fabric neat and lightweight.
Intarsia section starts 13 minutes into the video.
⭐ Advanced Beginner
🩷 Helpful to Know + −
- One-piece blanket construction
- Borders are worked as part of the blanket
- Includes intarsia and one-colour versions
- Intarsia chart included
- Four-page main chart included
- Intermediate skill level
- Uses bobble stitch texture
⬇️ Download Info + −
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📄 PDF pattern format
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🖨️ Print at home or use digitally
📦 No physical item will be sent
If you have any trouble accessing your files, just email me — I’m always happy to help.
🎓 Practice Before You Start + −
Free Bobble & Intarsia Practice Squares
A small practice knitting pattern designed to help you build confidence with bobble stitch, intarsia colour changes and seed stitch borders before starting your main blanket.
What you’ll practise
- Practise creating raised bobble stitches
- Learn how to follow simple intarsia colour changes
- Build confidence changing colours neatly across a small project
- Practise working a seed stitch border
- Use the linked video tutorial for extra step-by-step support
Love Pillow
Learn the bobble stitch while creating a beautiful cushion cover. A perfect confidence-building project before starting larger bobble stitch blanket patterns.
What you’ll practise
• How to create neat and even bobble stitches
• How bobbles are positioned to form a simple design
• Working Seed Stitch borders
• Working Stockinette Stitch sections
• Maintaining even tension when knitting textured fabrics
• Reading and following a bobble stitch pattern
• Building confidence before tackling larger bobble stitch blanket projects
🔁 Other Versions + −
Create a cheerful and meaningful handmade blanket with the You Are My Sunshine Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern. This beautiful baby blanket combines bobble stitch texture with an eye-catching sunshine-inspired design, making it a wonderful gift for a new baby, baby shower, or nursery.
The pattern includes both intarsia and one-colour versions, allowing you to choose between a colourful sunshine design or a more subtle textured blanket. Worked in one piece, including the borders, the blanket creates a professional finish without the need for joining sections together.
Designed for intermediate knitters, this pattern uses knit, purl and bobble stitches to create texture and definition throughout the blanket. The included intarsia chart and detailed four-page main chart guide you through the design step by step.
Measuring approximately 34 x 38 inches, the finished blanket is an ideal size for cots, prams, car seats and everyday cuddles. Whether knitted for your own little sunshine or as a thoughtful handmade gift, this blanket is designed to become a treasured keepsake.
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