Tuesday, March 11, 2014

A New Crochet Baby Blanket (Its a challenge for me!)


A girl at work (that I didn't know crocheted), was making this darling baby blanket with Red Heart Love yarn in Navy of all the colors for a baby boy she was making a Navy colored baby blanket. But...it was so perfect for the pattern she was using I just had to copy her! I am using a different yarn but I'm using the same Navy color in I Love This Yarn Super Soft. Are you excited yet? Okay, I'll end the suspense and show you my picture...




What do you think? I'm half way through with it and I absolutely love it. You can tell my bobble rows aren't perfect but I'm getting better as I go, (Ha! Ha!). Of course I am making this for Killian so he is family and I think the crooked rows add character!When he grows up he will know it was handmade with love by his Grammy!

So, the crooked rows are only part of the challenges in this pattern. I consider myself an intermediate crocheter so the bobbles aren't a problem, most stitches I have mastered. This pattern is nothing but counting. Ugggh! I hate counting! With my ADHD it's really tough for me to focus on counting while watching TV, pinning stuff on Pinterest, and texting! So I never would have picked this pattern. It is done with a graph and little tiny squares that I have to count too. But when I saw my friend making this I thought the pattern was done with granny squares stitched together but nooooo, it is all one piece. I really like that about it. Not a lot of ends to work in.  I had to print the graph on a clear transparency and turn it over because I do the bobbles from the back side. I don't know if this is making any sense to you. Maybe I should do a tutorial on it!!?? Let me know if you are interested in a picture or video tutorial of the pattern. Maybe we could do a crochet-a-long!

The Pattern is copyright by Caron International. It is posted with permission at Crochet 'N' More.




The pattern is also on Ravelry.

Happy Crocheting!

15 comments:

  1. Oh this is lovely, I think bobble alphabets are really cool!

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  2. The blanket is absolutely beautiful and I understand why you love it !
    Have a nice and creative day !
    Anna

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  3. VERY cool!!! This would be a LOT of counting, but it will be worth it!

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  4. It looks great Eileen - coming along nicely. :)

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  5. That looks like a very challenging pattern! Yours is looking wonderful and will be a true heirloom.

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  6. I really do love the darker blue color for a baby boy. It just makes sense although I never really thought about it before. This blanket just says "I love you".

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  7. This looks amazing! Challenging and yet shows how much you absolutely love your grandbaby! You're doing amazing!

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  8. It is looking great. I know what you mean about the counting. I did one with crosses and angels once. It was worth it, though, and yours will be too when your grandson is using it.

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  9. I'm working on this pattern right now, too! I'm only on the second row of squares. I was most frustrated with the changing shape of letters (different look on picture than the pattern showed) and that some of them were off-centered. Crazy! But I'm still enjoying it now that I've worked out those kinks. ;-)

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  10. I have used this pattern several times and love it! I actually did an enlarged graph of it for future use by taping several pages of graph paper.

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  11. No joining squares or weaving in millions of ends -- sounds like a great pattern! You are doing a great job so far. I am currently finishing an easy blanket pattern, but it has a lot of finishing work with all of the ends from color changes (http://honeycombstitchesandpepperminttea.blogspot.com/2014/03/putting-finishing-touches-on-my-granny.html). This blanket might be in my future if I get too frustrated with weaving in ends!

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  12. what a cute idea! I love the letters of the alphabet being raised in the squares. It is so sweet!
    Lisa
    www.needlesandwool.blogspot.com

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  13. It looks great Eileen. So nice to see one of our ideas become a reality.

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  14. This is lovely I have never done a bubble pattern. Would love a video tutorial please. www.secretlilies.com

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