This blanket was knit using Lion Brand Homespun and size 15 needles. I seem to remember it taking approximately 14 million skeins of yarn. The loose knit of the blanket helps keep the user warm but not too hot while relaxing on the screened in porch during chilly seasons. Most importantly, cats love it!
Babies mean blankets, and my new cousin Jason needed one to welcome him to the family! Jason was known as "Blueberry" before he was born, so it made sense to create a round blanket rather than square. To make the blanket even more unique, I used all the blue and green yarns I had left over from other projects. The ripple pattern has always appealed to me. It reminds me of blankets made by friends' grandmas and aunts, and naps on the sofa.
Learning to ripple was my first choice for a new year's project. I found a great tutorial here at Attic 24. If you're looking to learn to ripple, I can't recommend this tutorial enough. It includes a standard written pattern in addition to photos and explanations of how the pattern should work. The pattern recommended that I make a small sample size before starting a full-sized project, so I chained 115 stitches and got to work! As a knitter, the arrival of a new baby is always exciting- babies mean blankets! For the arrival of my friends' baby Genevieve,I got a pound of pink yarn and used the baby blanket pattern from the Stitch n' Bitch knitting book. I altered the pattern by knitting one large stockingette square instead of four smaller squares. The finished blanket is so soft and warm that G slept wrapped in it on a regular basis when she was a newborn! What's your favorite pattern for baby blankets? |
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