Latest knit completion is a Bulky Baby Blaknet, pattern found on the Purlbee.
I finished this in the car, so didn’t get to take proper photos of it before gifting. The yarn used was Spud & Chloë’s sweater-weight yarn and I should have used the “outer”, which is double thickness. I used two strands held together, but then – that’s what I was supposed to do with the outer. Which means it didn’t turn out as thick and cush as it was supposed to.
The border was knit in sweater, which the pattern called for, and I wasn’t thinking but should have used one strand instead of two. The result was a nice, comfy and plush border, but it was a little TOO thick, I think. It weighted down the rest of the blanket.
Knit baby blanket - seed stitch body, double-stranded worsted weight
Knitting the border was my favorite. It was time consuming but so fun to see how it came together. You knit in stockinette with one row of purl. When you have nine rows, you actually fold it over and the purl row allows for it to easily do this. Binding off is difficult to describe, check out the pattern to see how it ends. There are instructions for a garter rib and seed stitch body.
Bringing the border together with stockinette and purl
