... and the weather shows no sign of getting any warmer. We all know that new babies need to be kept cosy, even in the summer, and with that natural warmth nowhere in sight then a blanket is one of the obvious answers. And, as they say, here is one I made earlier.
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A colourful & cosy blanket for baby |
My sister chose this pattern from Cutest Ever Baby Knits by Val Pierce and then came our first dilemma; which four colours should we use for the different squares? Eventually we settled on the green, white, yellow and blue with a hint of lilac, with pink flowers as a contrast. Although it appears to be knitted squares, this clever design is made in 5 strips of garter stitch squares contrasting with squares containing a stocking stitch panel (shown more clearly below). When the strips are sewn together, the impression is of a blanket made up of individual squares.
We then had another dilemma with the flowers. The pattern gave a knitted design, but I had also found a rather nice crochet flower in the Tea Cozies 2 book featured in my Time for Tea post.
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Knit (above) or crochet (below). Which would you choose? |
Eventually, we solved the problem by going for five of each type. Sometimes compromise is just the best solution! Then I came up with a little finishing touch of my own; a bronze bobble on the corner of the inner squares. I learned how to make those from the Christmas pudding hat pattern, where they were originally in red to represent holly berries. Now, one of these days, I really must show you that hat but, in the meantime, I can assure you that the blanket will be ideal for keeping a new baby warm. It was delightfully cosy on my knees when I was working on all those finishing touches!
Keep warm until the next time we meet up.
