A friend of mine at work approached me about making something for her sister, who is due with her first baby in July. We looked through my copy of "The Encore 8-Hour Baby Blanket... Revisited" by JoAnne Turcotte and picked out a blanket with garter stitch edging and alternating knit and purl squares (its EBB02 in the book). I chose to knit this with a bulky weight yarn, Berroco Comfort Chunky (which is also machine washable!!), rather than the worsted weight doubled suggested in the book, on size US 11 needles. I also added two squares horizontally (to make 7) and knitted until I had 8 squares vertically. I love the way it turned out!!! Final dimensions are 32" x 36".
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| Baby Blanket! |
Since I had some leftover yarn, I wanted to make up something quick to go along with the blanket! I came across the pattern for "Saartje's Bootees" on Ravelry, and quickly modified the pattern for the thicker yarn I was using. I think they turned out great!!
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| Cute Baby Booties!! |
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| Love the buttons! |
Overall, my friend couldn't be happier with her presents for her new niece :D
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