{made} — big bad baby blanket. Simple, mindless knitting… the end result is a wonderfully snuggly blanket. It is done using only knit and purl but in a unique way, creating four panels surrounded by a seed stitch boarder.  The pattern can be found in this book, and I used this yarn held doubled.

{made} — big bad baby blanket.

Simple, mindless knitting… the end result is a wonderfully snuggly blanket. It is done using only knit and purl but in a unique way, creating four panels surrounded by a seed stitch boarder. 

The pattern can be found in this book, and I used this yarn held doubled.

10/06/2011 knitting fiber art baby blanket
{made} — something manly. My dear cousin just had her third child and first son this past November. To welcome Henry, I made a cozy blanket to keep him toasty warm during the cold Michigan winter. It needed to be manly enough to compete with all his sisters stuff, but still have a baby touch… this is what I came up with… I modified this pattern I found from purlbee, instead of just using a garter stitch, I did a simple slip stitch pattern that is a multiple of 4 sts plus 3. Casted on 143. R1(RS) K1, *sl1, k3*;rep from*, end sl 1, k1. R2 Purl. Rep rows 1 and 2. 32 rows of grey on both ends and one in the center. 16 row stripes in between. Really wish I would have built in the border because the blanket really curls, but hindsight is always 20/20. I added a crochet border and it works to finish it off nicely. I picked up every stitch on both ends and on the sides I picked up the slipped stitches, which is basically every other stitch. The sides lay pretty flat and the ends are a little more ruffled to give it some character. The edging is #41 in the book: Around the Corner Crochet Borders. I used a G hook for the base round and round 1, then a E hook for round 3 and 4. I eliminated round 5, just too “girly” for this manly blanket :)

{made} — something manly.

My dear cousin just had her third child and first son this past November. To welcome Henry, I made a cozy blanket to keep him toasty warm during the cold Michigan winter. It needed to be manly enough to compete with all his sisters stuff, but still have a baby touch… this is what I came up with…

I modified this pattern I found from purlbee, instead of just using a garter stitch, I did a simple slip stitch pattern that is a multiple of 4 sts plus 3.

Casted on 143. 
R1(RS) K1, *sl1, k3*;rep from*, end sl 1, k1. 
R2 Purl.

Rep rows 1 and 2.

32 rows of grey on both ends and one in the center. 16 row stripes in between.

Really wish I would have built in the border because the blanket really curls, but hindsight is always 20/20. I added a crochet border and it works to finish it off nicely. I picked up every stitch on both ends and on the sides I picked up the slipped stitches, which is basically every other stitch. The sides lay pretty flat and the ends are a little more ruffled to give it some character. The edging is #41 in the book: Around the Corner Crochet Borders. I used a G hook for the base round and round 1, then a E hook for round 3 and 4. I eliminated round 5, just too “girly” for this manly blanket :)

12/21/2010 baby blanket knitting crocheting fiber art