Hey everyone :waving:
This is my stash busting project, a log cabin blanket for baby Eliel that was born 2 weeks ago. She is our friends’ baby, so I made her this blanket. It’s acrylic for easier care and it’s not super soft either. It’s supposed to be a stroller blanket, not against the skin blanket. The yarn was of slightly different weights, but i think it turned out ok. If it was too bulky, i just picked up less stitches. Now it’s waiting to be washed and blocked. The ruffle is the “garter stitch ruffle” from Nicky Epstein’s “Knitting on the edge”. I didn’t want to make a fancy edging, because i thought it wouldn’t look good with a simple blanket. So i kept it simple. It’s in bright colors, i tried not to make too girly :teehee:. Sorry for the blurry pics, they were taken with my cell phone.
I love it. I have tons of odd stash yarn, I would like to try to make one or a few for our cabin (that is if the pattern is easy enough). Where did you get the pattern?
I got the inspiration from the Mason-Dixon pattern, i saw FO’s here. But it’s really simple - you knit a square or better rectangle in garter stitch. Then you pick the stitches from one side and knit a certain amount of rows in garter stitch. Bind off and pick up the stitches from next side of the rectangle counter clockwise and so on. I hope it’s clear :??
I thought that i must add a ruffle, since i had such a great book of finishing techniques :teehee: