It's Knitmas! Time to join Let's Knit Together

Join now with our exclusive 3-month offer (including a FREE gift).

Get 3-months for £19.99
NO COMMITMENTS. CANCEL ANYTIME

Want access to over 3000+
knitting patterns?

cancel
Little Birdie Blanket Knitalong Part 5
Little Birdie Blanket Knitalong Part 5

Little Birdie Blanket Knitalong Part 5

Designer: Sarah Hazell
  • NEEDLES

    4mm straight, 3.75mm circular needles in 60cm, 80cm and 100cm lengths
  • SIZE

    Blanket: 70cm x 104cm Squares: vary between 16cm and 18cm square (after blocking)
  • SKILL LEVEL

    Improver
It’s included

Knitalong with your friendly community

  • Work at your own pace and choose your colours
  • Learn new stitches and techniques
  • Share your knitting on our invite-only Facebook page
  • 2,000 triple-checked knitting patterns

All included with your Let’s Knit Together membership

Get your first month for just £2.99

What you need to know

We hope you’re enjoying all the new stitches and techniques in Sarah Hazell’s gorgeous blanket. For the first square of Part 5, create the downy cascading effect on this Feathers design, then for the second, play with knit and purl stitches on the ‘wrong’ side of the main stocking stitch fabric to create a sweet flock of birds across the surface.

Sarah Hazell

Sarah Hazell

Designer

“The blanket is inspired by the idea of nurturing and I thought a birdhouse was a good way to illustrate this. It works for both boys and girls, and hints at the bond between mother and child”

Related Videos

Brush up on the skills needed for this pattern with this tutorial

How to: work stocking stitch
Upgrade Your Skills

How to: work stocking stitch

06:52

Stocking stitch alternates a row of knit stitches with a row of purl stitches. This creates a knitted fabric that is smooth on the right side (with purl stitches forming the bumpy wrong side).

Neti Love & Julie Peasgood
LKT Knitting Expert
  • Project information

    Yarn DK
    Yarn Colours DK, shades (A) Beige, four 50g balls, (B) Pale Green, (C) Pale Blue, (D) Mid Brown, two 50g balls of each, (E) Turquoise, (F) Peach, (G) Vintage Pink, (H) Red, one 50g ball of each
    Needles 4mm straight, 3.75mm circular needles in 60cm, 80cm and 100cm lengths
    Additional Stitch markers: three; Cable needle
    Tension Square 23 sts x 33 rows, 10cm x 10cm, Stocking stitch, 4mm needles
  • About the designer

    Sarah Hazell

    Sarah Hazell

Knitalong Hall of Fame

Our members are a very talented bunch and we love to showcase their work

Start one of these knitalongs next...

See our full terms and conditions | For more information about your membership contact us

Meet our crafts family