For this baby blanket, for a baby girl, I went for somewhat earthy tones. I am not quite sure if pink, purple, and greens qualify, but this works for me. This was a really quick knit up, and it feels nice. It is a heavier weight, and likely a blanket that baby can use for a long time.
I do enjoy knitting baby blankets, and I also enjoy not purchasing baby wool for them. There is nothing wrong with the pastels, however, I think when Ken traipsed in to my life, he brought colour along with him. I really have no desire to knit a baby blanket that is as white as snow, or is that pale yellow colour. I also don't really want to do one in mint green, and full on pink or blue in my mind, is pretty boring. My goal is to knit three baby blankets this spring. I am currently working on number 2. One for a lovely coworker, one for Brandon's physiotherapist, and one for one of the ladies at daycare who has cared for both of our kids. All I would consider friends. It is amazing when you consider the people that come in to your life as a result of your kids.
I normally take a basic pattern, eyeball it, adjust it to the wool I picked out, and run with it. I know there are mistakes in here, and I know there are some of my hairs interwoven in to it. Likely there are also some of Ripley's as well. End of the day, it makes a blanket like this pretty unique. I still have the blankets that were made for my boys. It is pretty magic when you consider the time that folks took to make something for your child. In my mind, that is a pretty big deal and I have been happy to make them for our loved ones as well.
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