Basketweave baby blanket
36,750 stitches later… and the basketweave baby blanket for James is done!
I started knitting this blanket on August 8th, then took a week off from it to make this blanket, then traveled three weekends in a row (and didn’t work on it much) so… I guess it didn’t take me THAT long to make it (I finished it yesterday morning, September 13th). But the next time I knit a baby blanket, I’ll have the goal of having it done for the baby shower. Not AFTER the baby arrives. Oops!
I chose this basketweave pattern from a baby blanket book my mom gave me. The book has other cool and (way) more complicated patterns I’ll have to try when I’m a better knitter. I’m happy I chose this simple, timeless pattern that was easy to knit and fix mistakes in. Gotta get it right for baby James!
The color of this blanket is hard to capture. I used a stitch counter and would take a picture of it with the blanket each time I stopped work (to keep track of where I was in case the counter got bumped, which happened a few times) and the variance in color of the pictures is bizarro – some look super light green, some are true to color, and some look like day old guac (ha). But the color is closest to this:
I used two and a quarter skeins of Baby Bee Sweet Delight Yarn in 94 Pea Pod for the blanket. I actually returned the two extra skeins I bought (but then bought a bunch of other yarn… oops?).
The blanket is about 32″ x 32″. Ha – I would measure it as I was getting close to the end and tell Steven “I think I only have 24 rows left!” Then knit 16 rows and tell him, again “I think I only have 24 rows left!” I swear, this thing was shrinking as I worked on it (twss?).
But I am happy with how it turned out, and hope my brother and his wife find it useful! And I hope they send me a photo of James using it, hee hee.
Themocracy
Oh pretty – I like it, and I like the pattern!
Thanks! 🙂
It’s beautiful snister!! Great job! James will adore it!
Gras!!!
That’s gorgeous!
Thank you!
Amazing! Looks great and I’m sure baby James will love it 🙂
Thanks!
Lovely it looks perfect.
Thanks 🙂
It’s gorgeous and I love the color! You’re nephew is a lucky little guy to receive such a thoughtful gift.
Thanks 🙂
Gorgeous! I’m sure they’ll get a ton of use out of it!
I hope so! 🙂
The blanket is really beautiful – you did a great job with it!
Thank you! And I meant to ask if you could please send me that pumpkin hat pattern? Apologies if you already did, before! I can’t recall if I asked you for it!
Looks great! What book do you use?
Thanks! It was a pattern from this book – http://www.amazon.com/Knit-Baby-Blankets-Gwen-Steege/dp/1580174957.
The blanket is gorgeous! What a masterpiece! James is going to be so comfortable cuddling in it. =)
Thank you! I hope so – it IS uber soft 🙂
that is gorgeous!! I love it! i have a similar crochet pattern but i don’t think it comes out as nice as the knitted pattern!
Thanks!
I was at JoAnn Fabrics and saw the coolest blanket pattern… of course, it was crocheted! 😉
Wow, it’s beautiful. I love the color!
Thank you!
It looks totally amazing! I’m so impressed — a baby blanket is no joke. Even if you can get the hang of the pattern, it’s just SO MUCH knitting. Congratulations on killin’ it with such a big project.
Also, I love that color!! I’ve been really conflicted about gendered baby gifts, and I think that blue (old guac, ha!) color is perfect for any baby. I’m sure it will be a keepsake for your nephew.
Thank you! It WAS so much knitting! I felt like I would never be done. Ha ha.
I am happy the color turned out! It was hard to pick out!
That is so cute and super super thoughtful! I’m sure it was totally worth the wait!
Thank you! I was irrationally worried I wouldn’t get it done before the baby grew too big. LOL, like he was going to grow in to a one year old over night! 😛
Wow, that is such a pretty blanket!