Baby William’s blanket is done – and before my snister’s shower this weekend! Yay!
Um… those bunnies though? They’re still a work in progress. The baby isn’t due until the end of January. I have time!
I used this pattern from espacetricot.com for the blanket. I couldn’t make gauge with the spacing I wanted, so I ended up adding an extra twenty-four stitches to make it the width I wanted.
I started knitting this blanket on September 17 and finished it around October 26. The pattern is simple and easy to memorize – I used the pattern for the first few rows then never looked at it again.
However, I did end up restarting this blanket! I just couldn’t deal with it NOT being perfect. I was about forty rows (the final is one hundred eighty rows) in to the first iteration and cast off to start a new one.
But that was fine, because I used that smaller blanket to test out how it would handle being washed in the washing machine. I was REALLY nervous about washing this. I was sure it was going to fall apart, and get weird when it dried. Thankfully, it didn’t do either!!! And luckily, I didn’t make any mistakes in the second iteration, woot woot!
I know it seems odd that I am posting this before the shower, but this blanket isn’t a surprise for my snis. I showed her the pattern, she helped me pick out the yarn, and I’ve been sending her pictures of my progress. I want it to fit in in her beautiful nursery, and I think it will!
Thank you to Mica and Shelley for their knitting help, and to Steven for taking these photos!
All the heart eyes!!! Can’t wait to see that beautiful blankey in person! Thank you so much snister! <3 <3 <3 <3
You’re welcome! I am excited for you to open it!
Yay something happy! 🙂
The blanket looks beautiful! What a wonderful gift for your future nephew 🙂 I still treasure the blanket my aunt knit for me (I was a kid, so not a baby blanket), and I bet he’ll do the same.
Thanks! I hope he does! Do you have the blanket your aunt made you at your home here?
It looks great Kitteh!!
Thanks! 🙂
Looks gorgeous..well done!
Thank you!
Wow! It looks beautiful! And the nursery is gorgeous too!
Thanks! Didn’t see do a fab job with the nursery? I can’t wait to see it in person!
That blanket is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! Congratulations to all 🙂
Thanks 🙂
It looks AMAZING! You did such a great job. I needed something pretty and uplifting, so thanks for sharing it with all of us.
I worry about having my hand-knit gifts be a surprise, but I like how you two worked together on this. It was probably more enjoyable for both of you that way.
Also, great job, Steven, on the photos! I need him to come take some photos of my stuff. 🙂
Thank you! I am happy this post was what you needed on that day.
It worked out well! And she sent me a pic of it last night in the nursery and it looks good!
We should come so Steven can do a photoshoot 😉 His pics are a thousand times better than my phone ones!
You did a great job – the color combinations, the stitching, the pattern – and it blocked out beautifully. What a lovely gift!
Also, that nursery is so darn cute…a very happy place for a much-loved baby!
Thank you! 😀
I love how she decorated the nursery! I can’t wait to see it in person 🙂
I love the way knitting looks. Sometimes crochet just doesnt look that way. I am almost done with the baby blanket I am making. I just found out three friend/family members are having babies in May. I need to get started now because I know I wont has as much time once baby #2 comes.
I feel that way about some crochet patterns. All the less uniform stuff seems to be crochet. Which I don’t mean in a bad way at all! Knitting seems more rigid.
Keep going on those blankets! Are you finished on the first one now?
That looks so pretty!!
Thanks!
I absolutely love this blanket and hopefully will now be motivated to try to figure out how to read a pattern. Can you share what type of yard you used?
Also, does your sister know where that ottoman in her nursery is from? It’s a beautiful nursery by the way. I’m not great at interior design so my kids’ rooms are very basic (and Veda’s room isn’t even finished yet…)
Thank you for the compliment! The ottoman was from Target, a couple years ago. Not sure if they still have it!! The top comes off so you can store things inside!
Thanks! It’s “I Love This Cotton” from Hobby Lobby.
She got the ottoman at Target a few years ago 🙂
The blanket is beautiful!! Super cute nursery too!
Although I just read the pattern and they reference the “boy” blanket and the “girl” blanket…..meh.
Thanks!
LOL, yeah, I wonder if the industry will ever shift away from gender identifying baby/kid stuff.
I should have said “great blanket work” on this post instead of the Random post. Nice photos of the progress.
I appreciate the double compliments!!! 😀