Friday, August 08, 2008

Little Boy Blue…

I finally was able to finish the baby blanket this week as the temps have been quite nice - low 70s and even in the 60s overnight.  There wasn’t much to finish up really, the end row of triangles (which constitutes the bind-off in entrelac) and the edging.  I had thought I wanted a border on this, but I’m not going to have time.  The birthday of the child this was made for is this weekend.

Instead, I tidied things up with a half-double crochet all around the blanket.  It neatens the edges a bit but isn’t at all fussy.  And, with only a single row worked, it doesn’t separate itself out as something added on afterwards - I rather like that.  It looks integral :)





The pattern is very simple - basically worked in the same way as the swatch in All Aboard the entrelac Express.  The blocks are 11 stitches wide and the tiers alternate between stockinette (Row 1: Knit, Row 2: Purl) and mistake rib (Row 1: *K1, P1*; end K1, Row 2: Purl).





I cast 99 stitches onto size 8 US (5.00 mm) needles and just worked until the length was just a bit more than the width and the yarn used was Caron Simply Soft (worsted weight) - about 4 skeins.  The final measurements are approximately 40” x 49” - perhaps a little grand for a toddler, but he’ll grow into it :)

If anyone is interested in specific instructions for the blanket, let me know and I’ll get something written up.

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1. What a sweet gift!  It’s very pretty.

   Posted by Chris  on  08/08  at  09:39 AM
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2. What a beautiful blanket! I can probably figure out a pattern from your earlier post, but I wonder, what yarn did you use? Really successful.

   Posted by  on  08/08  at  09:46 AM
   Location : Cambridge, Mass.



3. Beautiful blanket! Thank you for sharing, Robbyn!!

   Posted by Ryan  on  08/08  at  01:18 PM
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4. Chris, Ryan - Thanks a bunch :) It came out way better that I thought it would!

   Luise - You know, as soon as I’d posted, I realized I’d forgotten to mention the yarn.  It was Caron Simply Soft - about 4 skeins.

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/08  at  04:08 PM
   Location : On top of old smokey...



5. It’s beautiful. And you’re right, the crochet edge doesn’t look like an add-on! Well done.

   Posted by Lynne  on  08/08  at  06:38 PM
   Location : Sydney, Australia



6. Lynne - Thanks :) It’s not a fancy edge but it worked out better than I expected.

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/08  at  07:30 PM
   Location : On top of old smokey...



7. Gorgeous blanket. It looks so soft and silky. :)

   Posted by Opal  on  08/10  at  04:25 PM
   Location : Honolulu, HI



8. Opal - Thanks :) One of the advantages of this particular acrylic (in addition to being utterly washable) is that it is very, very soft.  Perfect for a small child.

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/10  at  06:36 PM
   Location : In the thunder and lightning...again...

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