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yellowdogintexas

(22,705 posts)
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 01:17 PM Oct 2021

Working on a baby blanket for a shower on Nov 13.

Right now I am practicing the stitch pattern on some junk yarn. The stitch is called Sober Granny. It is similar to Drunken Granny; the stitch sequence is a bit smaller.

Fortunately, baby blankets work up really fast.

I am making the blanket in pink and gray.This is a rather popular color combination this year. This future mom and another one have both chosen this as a color theme.

There is a third blanket, for a boy. He is also the 3rd baby for this family so I wanted to make something just for him. Looking for good color combo for a baby boy, and a good stitch/pattern.

There are so many designs! Thanks to You Tube I have found so many that are new to me.

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Working on a baby blanket for a shower on Nov 13. (Original Post) yellowdogintexas Oct 2021 OP
Dark blue, light blue and gray. mercuryblues Oct 2021 #1
Hello magnetarowlfish Nov 2021 #2
I did a yellow, gray and white one in March; it was one of those self-striping yellowdogintexas Nov 2021 #3
attemptint to post photo yellowdogintexas Mar 2022 #4
this one is for the mom with the 3rd baby yellowdogintexas Mar 2022 #5
the first of the pink and grey blankets yellowdogintexas Mar 2022 #6
this one was a gift for our niece yellowdogintexas Mar 2022 #7
the one that started it all... and the one I made it for yellowdogintexas Mar 2022 #8

yellowdogintexas

(22,705 posts)
3. I did a yellow, gray and white one in March; it was one of those self-striping
Sun Nov 14, 2021, 02:36 PM
Nov 2021

yarns. I love that kind of yarn.

After discussion with my daughter and the mother of the new mom I decided to make it larger than a baby blanket. My daughter said she got a lot of blankets but many of them were too small after just a few months.

So this one is large enough that the mom can snuggle with the baby in it, use it as a coverlet on the bed she grows into after crib days are over, drape over a chair etc . If I have enough yarn left I may make one for the carseat.

I used Painbox yarn which is very reasonably price; I ordered it from Lovecraft. The ladies who do the video tutorials really praised this yarn so I thought I would give it a try. I love this yarn!! It comes in 56 colors in the acrylic version.

For my boy baby blanket I am thinking of a shaded blue ombre or a cake yarn with a lot of different blues I am not thinking about those two blankets right away.

yellowdogintexas

(22,705 posts)
7. this one was a gift for our niece
Sat Mar 5, 2022, 10:17 PM
Mar 2022

Yarn is Bernat Pop cake yarn Ebony & Ivory It is just a regular granny stitch

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOFRGUqOAH23YaEfCLipNTBjWWYsGfn0eD1eJ0z

I am working on another one with this yarn; the stitch is a larksfoot.

I love learning a new stitch. I got bored doing just granny stitches

This one is a rectangular granny also with Bernat Pop I don't remember the name of the colorway though

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOkIGU4dd3YoxvE3JRq7mxKE4IBnUtrP6GhNIch

I didn't realize how many I had actually made!!!!

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