COVID-19 Baby Blankets

I have been busy during isolation making baby blankets for some extra special babies due during COVID-19.
I made 2 cot quilts using a pattern from "Gum Valley Patchwork" and the Daisy Daisy fabric range.

I had enough fabric scraps leftover to make a pram quilt.

During the evening I made time to crochet a warm pram blanket out of leftover wools. The border was a mix of patterns I gathered from Pinterest.

Now all I am doing is waiting for the babies to arrive as I'm sure the expectant mothers are doing too.  I can't wait to meet them in safer times.

Stay safe, stay home.

Ann
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Crochet Blanket

Well these cold nights are certainly good for sitting in front of the heater and crocheting.

After a family member announced their pregnancy I thought of what I could make for the baby, I procrastinated for so long that I have only just finished the blanket and the baby is now 2 weeks old!

I made a granny square blanket using up remnants of 1/2 finished balls of wool.  I reversed the colour combinations (green with orange and orange with green etc.) and included blue and pink as I didn't know the sex of the expected baby.

With a couple of different border ideas and colours the blanket is finished and ready to go to the newest member of our family.

With any left over wool I knitted a ball.                 To make this I cast on 16 stitches and knit 60 rows of garter stitch, although if or when I make another one I will knit more rows (I am a tight knitter so it ended up rather small).  Make 8 of these strips.  Join the ends of two strips together to make two rings.  Before you make the 3rd ring weave the strip between the two rings and then join the ends.  Repeat for each subsequent strip.  It requires a bit of fiddling to get the last two strips in but it is well worth the effort.       

Enjoy

Ann
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