Baby, Baby
On Saturday evening, we met Michelle’s new baby niece for the first time — there she was all warm and cozy in a blanket we had knitted for her as a group.
Michelle picked the baby blanket pattern from the Last Minute Knitted Gifts book and each of the seven of us picked a colour and knit seven squares — yes, the guys learned to knit so that they could help out on this blanket! Richard did the blocking and Michelle (bless her) sewed in at least one hundred yarn ends and seamed the blanket together.
We were initially a bit worried about the squares since each one of us knits at a slightly different tension and some of the squares had creatively tossed in “yo” increases and decreases. Some of the squares varied anywhere from 4 to 6″ square. But enter the magic of blocking…
Anyway, we spent about half an hour at Michelle’s watching Richard torment play with the baby. The next day, Michelle mentioned, “hey Fishy, you didn’t get a chance to hold the baby!” and hey, I am totally ok with that. I mean, you break it you buy it, right?
*Oh! And in good news, one of my yarn orders finally arrived. Yippee! Dye dye dye!
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Beautiful blanket!
Your yarns are here, that means more stuff for the store, cool.
That is wonderful that everyone participated in the gift - I love that the guys learned to knit so they could contribute!!
Where do you find all of these nice guy friends? Wow!
(And from the title of your post, I was expecting you to announce a pregnancy…!)
What a fabulous idea for a joint baby blanket and what a lucky baby. I bet the guys enjoyed their journey into knitting land!
I’ve always liked that pattern and the colors you guys used are great. Isn’t it amazing how much blocking can fix?
That is so great. I love the pictures of the blocking and the finished product. I think that handmade gifts are so SPECIAL. Congrats to the 7 of you who contributed; especially the men for learning how to knit for such a special purpose.
Such a thoughtful gift! I’m sure it’ll get used lots. I just love the fact that the men knitted too!
What a precious gift. Everyone working together to create the blanket makes it a priceless treasure.
Love the colors. Love the look of the seams with contrasting yarn. So sweet! Was this your SnB group or family or something? So cool that the guys had to learn to knit to help out and made their share of squares! Makes me wanna make one like it now. What yarn did you use?
what a wonderful group present for a friend!! and so glad to see more guys involve in knitting! heh he.
What a wonderful, thoughtful gift! That blanket reminds me of my Debbie Bliss block blanket. I totally feel the pain in sewing in lots and lots of ends. I love the fact that the men did their part too!
That’s an awesome project. How many people participated in this blanket?
Awww, I love that. It’s like that saying, it take s village to raise a child. What a perfect gift.
Beautiful blanket - I’m sure it will be a family treasure. And don’t worry about “breaking it” (the baby), I’ve got 2 and one on the way and they are tiny but tough.
What a great project, and yeah for the guys, I’m impressed that they helped out. I shouldn’t be, but I am. The blanket is beautiful, perfect for a little baby.
lovely group work.
I think that’s an awesome project! What a wonderful gift for you guys to give.
Also, I like your wreath and it’s cool to see you on the blog - most of the time I have a picture of you in my head that I’m not sure would match reality - funny how that works!
What kind of yarn did you use? It’s so cute.
you guys are so lovely to do that for your friend. what a lucky gal.
it’s a beautiful blanket.
I think I have told everyone I know about your baby blanket project. It has really touched me that all of you guys got together to work on the project. Thanks for sharing, it is so sweet.
Love Love Love this blanket!! I am working on a similar idea with some friends of mine!! Yours turned out beautifully!
I absolutely love the part where the men learned to knit so they can contribute to the blanket. Makes it even more special.
That’s such a lovely treasury — a blanket with friends who even took up knitting just so they can chip in!
Your pal must be over the moon!
The blanket is a truly meaningful gift - the lucky recipient! And his (Richard’s) patience seems to really show in the picture. What has gotten more comments - the beautiful blanket or the male involved knitting? Wonderful post! thanks!
My friends and I made the same blanket for a friend of ours and had an “interesting” time sewing the blanket together too. The blanket you guys made turned out beautifully.
Do you have the pattern for that great baby blanket?
Do you have the pattern for this great baby blanket?