A new grandson is arriving in May and he needs a knitted blanket, a quilt and some kind of stuffed animal. So far I’ve been working on the blanket and collecting fabric for the quilt.
I love multiple color blankets and this one fits the bill. I’m using Sidrar Snuggly, 100% acrylic yarn, but one that is oh so soft and comes in really nice colors. Items for babies have to be easily washed and dried.
A few months ago a friend mentioned the book Cast on Cast off was available for $3 on Kindle. Of course I grabbed a copy and I have used it when trying out different methods. This pattern called for a provisional cast-0n, as a reminder, I checked this book and found a gem of advice. Cast on over a circular needle, so when you go back to pick up those stitches, they are already on a needles. Sure it was a little confusing for the first few inches, and yes, I used the ‘wrong’ needle a few time. All in all I like this method and will use it again.
Here you can see the lovely yarn colors, not too harsh and glaring. 
Love the look, love how cozy and soft it is to knit. Which means it will be lovely for the baby.
It looks like a big hot mess right now, I’ve used two circulars to knit the border. I’m almost there, almost done.
And here it is! The blanket is finished. I did block it with steam, even though it is acrylic, it helped open up the pattern some.
Another artistic view. I don’t enjoy knitting blankets very much, even baby blankets. My grandkids are worth it though! Of course there should be a few more in the future – God willing, I’m not sure I’ll remake this pattern, simply because I’m always looking for something new. That is not to say that I wouldn’t recommend this, I think it’s a great pattern.
The winning shot.
Leah
aww, lucky boy