Front
Front with Back showingAs you can see, once the back was sewn on the edging ruffled a bit. But overall I am happy. It turned out a little more feminine than I had wanted.. let's just hope Joanne has a girl! :)
For those who are interested, the top of the blanket was knit on size 6 needles in 100% cotton. The alphabet border was taken from a chart in the book Nursery Knits (great book!) by Debbie Bliss. The body was knit in stockinette stitch, with the stripes knit in garter for textural interest. The back of the blanket is a piece of non-pilling fleece purchased from JoAnn Fabrics, and is a very close match to the lilac yarn.
Now I need to figure out what to do with the excess fleece. I'm torn between making a nesting bed for the kitties and making a baby jacket.
5 comments:
I love it! And I love the backing! And I think any baby (girl or boy) would be happy to curl up in/on it.
Oh, Kim, it's so cute! Nice job. How long did it take you, all told?
I think it took me 4 weeks all told, but I didn't work on it every day. Maybe a total of 40hrs?
It is lovely! How about making a sleep sack with the leftover? Easy pattern here: http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/sleepsack.html
It turned out soooo cute! Any baby will love it! :)
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