Every time I finish a baby blanket, I become convinced that it is my favorite. The Shale blanket I made recently for baby Aarna is no exception.
I chose this pattern after seeing it on Jared Flood's Brooklyn Tweed website, which is definitely one of the best knitting sites/blogs on the internet. The pattern called for a worsted weight yarn, which I had already purchased in anticipation of baby Aarna's birth, and the Ravelry.com pictures confirmed that the versatile pattern would look good in a variety of fibers, including a cotton blend.
After the first few pattern repeats, I have to admit I doubted whether the pattern would turn out the way I hoped. I decided to stick with it though despite the time crunch, and I am definitely pleased that I did. The blanket turned out better than I had hoped from the Ravelry finished project pictures, and the time it took to complete each repeat decreased as it became easier to remember the simple 4-row pattern.
Pattern details follow the pictures, which unfortunately show different colors for the yarn. I think the "actual" color lies somewhere in between the three pictures.
Aarna Baby Blanket
Pattern: Shale Baby Blanket by Jared Flood
Yarn: KnitPicks Shine Worsted in Bachelor Button, approx. 8.75 skeins
Needles: One size 7 circular
Post-Blocking Measurements: 31 inches wide by 33.5 inches tall. I only cast on enough stitches for 6 pattern repeats across each row, and repeated the pattern 40 times, so slightly smaller than what was called for in the original directions.
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