I am wrapping up my second baby blanket. I think this one is just a tad fancier than the first blanket I did. Although the pattern looks very complex, in actuality the pattern has three rows that just repeat over and over. It is one row of knitting, one row of purling, and then one row of actual pattern. Then you just repeat it until you want to poke your eyes out with your knitting needles.
My favorite part about this blanket is the scalloped edging on it. The blanket looks so beautiful and delicate and it will be going to my best friend’s sweet little baby who is on the way in just a couple of short months. I hope it will be a favorite in their collection and I can’t wait to send this off for the holidays.
If you are interested in making this blanket, I found the pattern in, “Knitting for Peace” which is a really great book with simple patterns for charitable giving.
It has blanket patterns, chemo cap patterns, infant and preemie hat patterns, and prayer shawls- just to name a few! I can’t wait to start doing some charitable knitting and hope to put some really great stuff together in time for next year’s holiday. I would also love to do something with Mama to Mama throughout the year. Is anyone else doing anything with this wonderful project?
The blanket is beautiful! You are getting great at knitting.
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Oh, that is so beautiful! Your friend will love it!
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That’s beautiful! I may have to look up that pattern for my baby-on-the-way!
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What a lovely pattern! And I love the idea of charitable knitting and crocheting. I’ve made a lot of hats and one sweater to donate (crocheted, not knitted…), but I need to do more of it. One of our most beloved blankets for our micro-preemie daughter came through the Project Linus program. I’m sure your friend will love it!
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Amy, I think this one is my fave of your so far – must be those scalloped edges
And, I don’t knit (yet) but that Mama to Mama link is quite helpful! I’ll pass it along to some folks whom I know that do!
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That’s so pretty! It looks so snuggly too!
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Wow! It’s really beautiful and looks perfect with pink yarn. I’m sure that little baby with love it. My son loves his blankie (knitted by my friend’s mom) more than anything. He loves to put his fingers through the knitting, pull the blanket around him and snuggle right in! Your pics make me want to take up knitting!
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Cute blanket!!!
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That is a beautiful blanket!
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Oh, Amy… I want to be you. How in the world do you do it all?
This is beautiful!
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Sorry to post back-to-back, but I just had a thought. If you have a little extra yarn, you might make a mini version that could “travel” as a security blanket when the baby is toddler-aged. If he could, I KNOW my son would take his (full-sized) blankie with him everywhere. Every morning we have one last snuggle and say ‘bye-bye’ to blankie until nap time. Just a thought….
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I love Project Linus. My daughter Meghan was given one at the hospital when she had her stroke.
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Thanks for the book recommendation, can’t wait to check it out! I am planning to send some caps for mama to mama, hopefully will get some work done on them over the holiday break…so far all I’ve accomplished is setting aside a few shirts…baby steps? {{blushing}}
Beautiful blanket!
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That is such a pretty blanket! And I love the color! One of my favorite blankets that Katie received was one a friend knitted for her. I know your friend will cherish this beautiful gift.
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The blanket looks beautiful! I have that book and it’s great. Can you tell us what yarn you used? Thanks!
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Yes, the yarn was Bernat Cottontots. I bought it at Michael’s for $3.99 per skein. I used 3.5 skeins to make this size. It is hard to show the sizing, but it is folded in half.
Laura- I absolutely LOVE the idea of making a mini version of this. I am going to have to do that next time- what a great idea!
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hi there– i found this post through google, as i've just started making this pattern (with, what are the odds, the same yarn you used!) and i'm having a potential problem. when you did the pattern row, did you find that it didn't even evenly? as in, the row ends just at after the k2tog twice, then k3, as opposed to ending with the next final steps of the row (yo, then k1)?
does that make sense? thanks for any help you might have!
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