Peach Parfait Ripple Baby Blanket and Hat - Free Knitting Pattern

Peach Parfait Ripple Baby Blanket and Hat - Free Knitting Pattern

Peach ripple striped baby afghan draped on the end of a bed

The Peach Parfait Ripple Set is a sweet and soothing knit collection featuring a beautifully textured baby blanket and matching hat—perfect for gifting or welcoming a new little one home. Worked in soft KnitPal Tweed Twinkles DK yarn in Pastel Peach and Pale Peach, the ripple stitch creates gentle waves of color that add both charm and visual comfort. With simple increases, decreases, and rhythmic color changes (as outlined on pages 2–5), this advanced-beginner pattern offers a relaxing knit with a stunning, heirloom-quality result.

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What You’ll Need

  • Yarn:

    KnitPal Tweed Twinkles (#3 DK weight, 79% acrylic / 21% polyester,87yds/50g).
    To make the afghan you will need:
    MC: Pastel Peach, 657 yds
    CC: Pale Peach, 617 yds

    To make the hat, you will need:
    MC: Pastel Peach, 25 yds
    CC: Pale Peach, 43 yds

  • Needles: 
    US 9 / 5.5mm 48" / 122 cm circular for the afghan, 16" / 40 cm circular for the hat
    Or size needed to obtain gauge

  • Notions: 
    Tapestry needle
    Measuring tape

    Stitch marker

Details

  • Skill Level: Easy (advanced beginner)

  • Gauge: 5x4”/12.5x10cm = 22 stitches x 24 rows in pattern (worked flat)

    4.5“ x 4“ / 11.5 x 10 cm = 22 stitches x 24 rounds in pattern (in the round)

  • Measurements:
    Blanket: 41" x 41" / 104 x 104 cm or 36" x 45" / 91 x 114 cm
    Hat (newborn to 6 months): circumference: 15.75" / 40 cm height: 5.5" / 14 cm

Abreviations

  • BO: bind off
  • BOR: beginning of round
  • CC: contrast color (Pale Peach or lighter color)
  • CO: cast on
  • k: knit
  • k2tog: knit 2 together (decrease)
  • KFB: knit into front and back of stitch (increase)
  • p: purl
  • rep: repeat
  • RS: right side of work
  • ssk: slip slip knit
  • st(s): stitch(es)
  • WS: wrong side of work

Special Stitches

Slip Slip Knit (SSK)
Slip 1 st knitwise, slip 1 st knitwise, knit together through the back loop (decrease)

Knit Front & Back
Knit into the front of the stitch as you normally would, then, instead of letting the stitch slide off the left needle as usual, you insert the right needle into the back of the same stitch and knit it. Having knit into the front and into the back of the stitch, it’s now safe to let it slide off the needle. And that’s it, you’ve created a new stitch!

Notes

  • You will need to know how to Cast On with your preferred method (German Long Tail was used for the sample project), work a Knit stitch, Purl stitch, Slip Slip Knit (SSK) decrease, Knit 2 Together (K2Tog) decrease, Knit Front and Back (KFB) increase, and Bind Off (traditional and 3-needle). You will also need to know how to work both “flat” (turning your work for each row) and “in the round” (joining the row ends and continuing around without turning the work).

  • When changing yarn color, do NOT cut the old color. Simply drop the yarn and carry the new color over the old color to begin using it.

  • At every 2nd row, twist the unused yarn over the yarn in use to make a neater edge as the yarn is carried up, even if you are not changing color on the next row.

Pattern

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AFGHAN

Using MC and 48" / 122 cm needle, CO 176 stitches for a 41" / 104 cm wide (or 154 stitches for 36" / 91 cm wide) blanket.

Continuing with MC:
Row 1 (WS): Knit across. 
Rows 2 - 5: Rep Row 1.

Changing to CC:
Row 6 (RS): *k2tog, K2, KFB, KFB, K3, SSK; rep from * to end.
Row 7 (WS): Purl across.
Rows 8 - 11: Rep Rows 6 - 7.

Changing to MC:
Row 12 (RS): *k2tog, K2, KFB, KFB, K3, SSK; rep from * to end. (as Row 6, but using MC)

41" x 41" / 104 x 104 cm:
Rep Rows 1 - 12 nineteen more times, and then rep Rows 1 - 5 again. (245 rows).

36" x 45" / 91 x 114 cm:
Rep Rows 1 - 12 twenty-one more times, and then rep Rows 1 - 5 again. (269 rows).

All Sizes:
Next Row (RS):BO in knit, using MC. Break yarns, leaving a tail to weave in.
Weave in all ends.

HAT

Using MC and 16" / 40 cm needle, CO 77 stitches. Place marker for BOR and join to work in the round.

Continuing with MC:
Round 1: Purl all stitches.
Round 2: Knit all stitches.
Round 3: Purl all stitches.
Rounds 4 - 5: Rep Rows 2 - 3.

Changing to CC:
Round 6: *k2tog, K2, KFB, KFB, K3, SSK; rep from * to end.
Round 7: Knit all stitches.
Rounds 8 - 11: Rep Rows 6 - 7.

Changing to MC:
Round 12: *k2tog, K2, KFB, KFB, K3, SSK; rep from * to end. (as Round 6, but using MC)
Round 13: Purl all stitches. 
Rep Rounds 6 - 13 two more times, then rep Rounds 6 - 7 again. (31 rounds)

Break MC leaving a tail to weave in. Keep CC attached. Turn hat inside out so WS is facing you. Using the longer needle as your “second needle”, slip 39 stitches onto the second needle.

Using the 3-needle Bind-Off method and CC, join the top of the hat by knitting the stitches together from both left-hand needles at same time, and binding off at same time. You will have one unpaired stitch at the end. Knit it and bind it off. Break CC with a tail to weave in.

Weave in all ends. Turn hat right side out.

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Anna Rainous
Posted on December 22, 2025
Anna Rainous
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