My first finished project! Monogrammed Baby Blanket

#1

Hi all,

I just wanted to share a pic of my first finished project. Yeah! It ia baby blanket for my niece, Veronika. Although this is the first project I finished, it is the second project I started. (Still working on the first project I started, which is a shrug). I did not have a pattern for this blanket, I just winged it. For the letter in the center, I printed out a “V” on graph paper and calculated the pattern from that. And yes, the bottom borders are intentionally larger than the top borders–I was trying to be artistic. :slight_smile:

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#2

Great job. It looks very pretty. I love the V in the center.

#3

No way!! That is the first project you’ve finished?? It is fantastic!! You did a great job!!! :thumbsup:

#4

That’s your first finished project!!!??? Amazing! It’s beautiful, and the colors look fabulous together.

#5

That is the most original pretty baby blanket I have ever seen my brother is going to have a baby any day(you know what I mean) and I would like to make a blanket for him or my toddler and I just can’t decide what to do.

#6

Wow, that is impressive work for a first project!! :inlove: :inlove:

Congratulations!!

#7

I love the colors!!

#8

That’s adorable!! Great colors too! :heart: :thumbsup:

#9

Thats your FIRST FO??? :shock:

That is beautiful!! You should be very proud of it.

#10

Looks like you’ve been knitting for YEARS. It’s beautiful! Keep knitting!

#11

[color=darkblue]You “winged it” quite well!

The inital came out perfectly.

When I was in art school, we always cut the bottom of the matts for drawings and watercolors wider than the top.[/color]

#12

Very nice :thumbsup: I’m impressed!

#13

That is just beautiful!!

#14

That IS very nice!! What yarn did you use? Are the pink and gray edges a moss stitch? It looks very fancy… would love to see a pattern!!

#15

WOW!!! That’s gorgeous! I can’t believe that’s your first FO. Great job! :thumbsup:

#16

I love that. You are a DESIGNER. This is proof.

#17

Thanks to all for the kudos! It gives me a lift!

The yarn is Caron Simply Soft from Wal-Mart. The pink and grey are in double moss stitch. I wish I had written out a pattern before I sent it off! Maybe I can find my notes still lying around. The “V” I patterned using a graph paper image on my computer, and superimposed the V on it.

#18

He he. THANKS for that comment! I did study graphic design, and find myself wanting to design some more knitted items.

melissa

#19

:?? I have been looking for a way to put monograms or other simple shapes onto some garter stitch square swatches (I’m going to seam them up and make bean bags for my toddler to use as a bean bag toss game)

Does anyone know of a good website or book that I can do something like this monogram- letter-graphing-design miracle thingy shown in the GORGEOUS baby blanket???

Thanks in advance…

#20

Great job on the blanket! Very impressive!!