Finished (FINALLY!)

The Triple B, in all it's colorful goodness.

I have been waiting forever to be able to share this with you!

It has been sitting all finished except for the last 2 rounds of edging for a few weeks now. Last night I finally sat down and completed it.

I am so in love!

(and for the record those pretty dangly things won't be staying behind the crib. I originally had our rocking chair in that corner, and haven't had a chance to move the dangly stuff/pictures yet.)

This blanket is a whopping 4.25 feet wide x 6.5 feet long!

I made it this way because the husband is just shy of 6 feet and I wanted him to be able to snuggle up in it when holding the baby. (All 5'1" of me did not need it quite this big)

Here are some details of the blanket plus some more detail shots:

Hook Size: I

Finished Measurements: 51"x79"

Yarn Used:

Lion Bran Vanna's Choice Baby:

Duckie

Sweet Pea

Little Boy Blue

Gold Fish

Pink Poodle

Aqua

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solid's & Heather's:

Purple

Eggplant

Kelly Green

Mustard

Fern

Colonial Blue

Pink

Dusty Purple

Magenta

Terracotta

Sapphire

Loops & Threads Impeccable Solids:

Aran

Light Fern

Red Heart Ltd. Soft Yarn Solids:

Really Red

I only used 1 skein of each color yarn (all 20 colors!) with yarn left over in each ball.

(Hence why I made scrappy a while back.)

The reason I went with acrylics?

1) I don't have a problem with Acrylic. If you look carefully you'll find that many brands are super soft and cuddly.

2) Inexpensive. This is a blanket for a baby. I fully expect for there to be lots of unpleasantness spewed onto this blanket, so spending $100+ seemed silly.

(for the record I spent approx. $40-45 dollars)

3) Machine Washable. For the above reasons.

4) Lots of color choices. I wanted this blanket to explode with color. And I think it does :)

Now for a few more detail shots:

Now to wait (impatiently) for 3 weeks until I find out the sex of the baby. Then I can get down to some serious baby clothes knitting!

Almost There

You may remember seeing the Scrappy Blanket.

But, I've neglected to show off the blanket that created all those balls of scrap yarn!

It's not done yet (just need to finish the edging), but here is a little preview of the Triple B or Baby's Big Blanket:

Aren't all those colors (20 to be exact) amazing! I am in love with this Big (GIANT) Blanket! Finished pictures to come very soon :)

Scrappy

I've been working hard on a very large crochet afghan.

(7 feet or so)

It is made up of granny squares and 20+ different colors. This of course means I have an abundance of scrap yarn.

And I have an issue with throwing any sort of left over yarn away. Even the smallest little ball of it. So I decided to whip up a quick baby blanket with my scraps. It is essentially one giant granny square with a shell edging (my favorite edging). Here are the details:

Hook Used: Size I/5.5mm

Finished Blanket Size: 35" Square

Yarn Used:

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids:

Purple

Eggplant

Kelly Green

Mustard

Colonial Blue

Pink

Dusty Purple

Magenta

Terracotta

Sapphire

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Baby:

Little Boy Blue

Red Heart Ltd. Soft Yarn Solids:

Really Red

Loops & Threads Impeccable Solids:

Aran

Shell Edging:

You can find the pattern for the shell edging on Lucy's (Attic24) blog here. You will need to scroll half way down the page, past the crochet bag instructions, to the "Shell Edging."

That should about do it!

Oh, and another picture of the finished blanket before I go: