The rainbow self striping baby blanket

This is a blanket I made to bring my newborn baby home. We didn't know if it was a boy or a girl at that point, so we decided to go for a rainbow colour as a unisex option.

He's 4 months old now and loves his blankie. He rubs it up against his face to help him go to sleep.

If you'd like the pattern leave me a comment!

Basket weave heavy weight blanket

I've finished it! It's bright, heavy and full of texture. Just what I wanted. The baby seems to love it too. It came together very quickly and took me about two hours a night over a week. It'll look great in the nursery and can also double as a large play-mat on the floor.

It measures 1.3 meters squared so it's the largest piece I have every completed. I must admit, I liked working with the chunky wool and seeing it come together so very quickly. When you have limited time and energy for your craft, it was a very rewarding project indeed.

I used Patons Big Fab wool on a 10 inch needle. I chose a super bright Neon Green to make it fun and colourful, but they do sell calmer more sedate and natural colours.

If you'd like the pattern, leave me a comment :-)