A good friend of mine is expecting a baby July. She is my hubby's best friend and was even the best "man" at our wedding. So this means a baby blanket is in order. I love baby blankets. They have a warmth to them that I love. Instead of doing a one piece blanket, I wanted to try something with more of a quilt feel. So I set off making tiny 4 x 4 squares. I want the blanket to be big enough to fit inside the crib but not too huge. I figure it should be 8 squares long and 7 squares wide. In other words, 32" x 28". I also wanted it to have a patchwork feel so I'm using many different colours.
I'm using odd balls that I have around the house to do this project which means it's gonna be completely wool because that's all I knit with. I know it should be acrylic so when it gets pukey it can just go in the washer but I hate acrylic yarn.
By my math I need to make 56 squares to reach the right measurements. That's a lot of squares. I've done 13 so far. So that's 43 left. Yikes. But I do have awhile to finish. Plus there's something satisfying about doing the squares. It doesn't take long to finish a square so there's a pretty good level of satisfaction. We'll see.
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