So since last we spoke, I was casting off the beautiful Akimbo blanket for a friend…I learned have also learned that there will be 5 new little ones by the time January gets here. So now it’s all baby blankets all the time!!
My sister-in-law is due first in October. I’m still deciding on what to knit for her little one. They are not going to find out if they are having a boy or a girl so I need to do something gender neutral and fun to knit. Here are the patterns I’m thinking about:
The Garter Rib Baby Blanket by Orange Flower Yarn
The Baby Shane Blanket by Tanis Lavallee
The Walt Painted Chevron Baby Blanket by Danielle Romanetti
But for now, I went ahead and cast on an Autumnal Equinox Blanket. I’m using some Lion Brand Yarn Ice Cream Big Scoop in the Lemon Swirl Colorway. I added my hand in for scale…there are 1117 yards of DK weight yarn here!!
The construction is really cool. I started by casting on in a corner and increasing on one side to create a triangle. After I knit the first triangle, I will pick up along the hypotenuse and knit another triangle. I’m interested to see how the striping will develop.
Also, its a free pattern on Ravelry.
After these two I’ve got to figure out what to knit for a set of twins due in December and another baby due in January. Hopefully my needles will feel speedy 🙂
Linking up with Nicole at Frontier Dreams for Keep Calm & Craft On and Ginny at Small Things for Yarn Along.
❤
Jenna
hardknitlife 
Those needles will be smoking!
That’s a cool pattern!
Thanks! It’s been an interesting knit. I’m excited to see what the stripes will do on the longer edge.
You are such a generous knitter. I find baby blankets to be very boring, so I rarely make them — even though I know people love to get them!
You got this! You may never want to knit a blanket again….but you got this! Also baby clothes are fun – they’re like little samples of bigger projects so they’re a great way to try new techniques and stitches, etc.
I’m entertaining the idea of knitting 2 little sweaters for the twins in December…that may break things up 🙂 and give me another use for some fun sock yarn!!