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I knit this blanket for the first granddaughter of my dear friend, Jill. I love this yarn for baby blankets - Knit Picks Comfy Worsted - it is so soft and it holds up really well. (I know because I knit one out of this yarn a few years ago for my niece and it is still holding strong!)
This is my favorite photo and captures the gorgeous jewel-tone color:
And here is a close-up of the border - but I couldn't get the color adjusted quite right here:
yarn details
Knit Picks Comfy Worsted in Fairy Tale (buy here)
Worsted Weight
Dye Lot 7B5858
75% Pima Cotton, 25% Acrylic
Machine wash/Tumble dry low
$2.99 per 50 g /109 yds ball (purchased in May 2017)
project details
pattern: "Sleeping Beauty Baby Blanket" by Diana Matthews, free to download here.
needles: size 6 (4.00 mm) nickel-plated circs
gauge: 18 st and 27 rows = 4'' in stockinette
yarn used: 800 yards - 7.4 balls
finished size: 34'' wide (center panel is 23'' wide); blanket is not quite a perfect square -- it is 32'' tall.
duration: May 13, 2017 - July 8, 2017
notes
- After reading some notes on Ravelry, I decided to modify the shaping on the corners of the blanket. I didn't follow those notes exactly, I just kind of felt it out. Basically, you need to put a YO on either side of the decrease in the corner, which isn't written out in the pattern. The trick is to just be careful to adjust the cable pattern on the rest of the border so you are starting/stopping it in the right place - it won't match up to the written instructions in the pattern. Looking at the close-up pic of the corner that I posted may help. Hopefully!
Labels: baby, Finished Objects, Knit Picks, knitted gifts, Sleeping Beauty Baby Blanket
