Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,
I have just finished a marathon session with my Dream Catcher Baby Blanket! It is done! It is beautiful and squishy and warm and sunny. I am so proud of this project. I have heard from loads of knitters who are busy making Spud & Chloë Sweater squares for their own Dream Catcher Baby Blankets. I love that and I love the stories you have shared about your blanket dreams. I have heard from two separate knitters making the Dream Catcher Blanket for their elderly parents as lap blankets. It is the perfect size for a lap blanket. That is about the sweetest thing I have ever heard. I have also heard from a couple of groups making the project together for new babies. With the machine washable yarn it will be fantastic for a baby blanket.
I will be back soon with the finished pattern, all pulled together for you and including the border. After much deliberation, I decided on a simple garter stitch border. I did this mainly because there is already so much going on with the squares and the different colors and textures. I felt that adding more colors or more complicated texture to the edging would end up competing and then detracting from the simple beauty and contrast of the squares. It turned out lovely.
I will run you step by step on how to complete the edging so no worries! I am going to have a hard time giving this blanket over as a sample. It would be fantastic to keep in my house. Maybe someday I’ll make a throw size version for my big babies to snuggle up in.
I’ll be back soon with photos and the free downloadable pattern for the Dream Catcher Baby Blanket!
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It turned out beautiful!!! I started copying the pattern as you released each square, but decided to wait for the complete pattern when you come out with it. This is going to be at the top of my “to do list”. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Your finished blanket looks fantastic. Good thinking on the simple garter stitch edging; it really sets off the blanket well & looks polished despite its simplicity.
It is beautiful!! I am about 5 squares away from being ready to assemble my own, perhaps for the next treasured grandbaby. The neat thing about this concept is that I can continue knitting up these sweet squares and stack them away for the future…I’ve always loved the idea of learning a new pattern on a small scale like this anyway. (And if our family isn’t blessed with more babies, they can be made into pillows or even sachets…)THANK you, Susie…you have added so much to my knitting experience!
Chris
Beautiful!! I love your choice for the border; it’s perfect
Wow…it looks beautiful! I love this yarn! I’m going to make my blanket a throw size. I have two daughters, that are away at college, they will love coming home and cuddling with this blanket!
I love, love, love this!
What other borders were you considering? Stockinette would curl. Just trying to think of other options. Oh seed stitch of course, but I agree it would be too busy. Probably some crochet options. Just thinking out loud and trying to expand my skills!
It is simply gorgeous.
I’ve loved watching the progress of this, and have made a few squares in kitchen cotton for small dish/face cloths. I LOVE your finished blanket–it is beautiful! Thanks so much for the ideas, patterns, and inspiration. (No grandkids yet–or for the foreseeable future. Sigh.)
This turned out beautifully! I just love the edging! I think it’s suits the blanket perfectly. I have a new niece arriving in a few months, so if I feel ready, I’ll definitely tackle this as my first blanket project.
Simply beautiful! So much work, but well worth it!
Well, I went through my bag of tricks and I was considering a picot edge, a ruffle edge, a striped edge, mitered corners, crochet edging options, etc…. the simple garter stitch rows just kept coming back to me as the best option.