A good friend of mine recently asked me to knit her 2 year old son a blanket. When she was pregnant with him, I made him a blanket using the Pine Forest baby blanket pattern by Ingrid Aartun Boe.
I’ve made this blanket for several different babies now, and there is something about this pattern/yarn combination (Caron Simply Soft) that makes it every baby’s favorite blanket- it is super soft, squishy and warm. Not to mention machine washable, which makes it a favorite of all the moms!
Anyway- my friend asked me to make her son another blanket, because he loves his so much that she can’t even get him to part with it to wash it. I was happy to oblige. I haven’t knit anything since making B’s chevron blanket and I’ve been itching to get back into knitting!
I decided to go with the same pattern that I used last time. My friend picked out a really lovely blue color. I think it turned out really nicely:
I have realized that I’m much slower at knitting than I used to be. It took me a solid month of knitting to get this completed. The funny thing is, I read the pattern and saw “repeat the pattern 15 times” and thought to myself “this will be done in no time!” Until I looked again and realized it said 15 times ACROSS. 53 times total. Whoops. I picked up the pace after that.
I hope her son loves it as much as his other one- and I’m actually planning on casting on for another project soon. I am so happy to get back to some crafting!
What have you crafted recently?
DavenportDIY 
That is one of my favorite patterns for baby blankets. I made a cabled hat for friends to help me get back into knitting more. It seems I go in stages.
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I am a big fan of cables- I think my next project might involve some of those!! Thanks for your comment 🙂
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Really pretty! Well done! I have yarn if you ever need any. Loads of yarn.
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Thanks lady! If you ever see anything you’d like knitted, just send some of that yarn my way 🙂
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Umm, please teach me how to do this! I learned how to crochet as a kid and tried knitting but never got the knack of it. Now, I wish I had kept learning because I’m itching to be able to make wonderful things like this! 🙂
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Any time!! Just say the word!! I cannot for the life of me crochet anything other than a long chain- somehow two needles just makes more sense to my brain. I love knitting and am SO glad to be back to it!!
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Does this come in King size? :0)
Lovely….you do amazing work.
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Thank you!! Yes, it comes in a king size- however, you would receive it in approximately 40-50 years. If you can wait that long, I will get started tonight!!
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So lovely! My yoga teacher (Tara Stiles!) has inspired me to start knitting although I’ll admit I’m not very good 😦
x Elizabeth of Thompson & Prince
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You have to start somewhere!! I wasn’t very good in the beginning either, but practice makes perfect. Knitting is a great hobby! 🙂
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What a lovely blanket! I can crochet, but I can’t knit. I just never got the hang of it. I will be crochetting my son a blanket very soon. I would have started it when I was pregnant with him, but we didn’t find out the gender until he was born.
Tenns @ New Mama Diaries
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I am the opposite- I cannot crochet to save my life!! When I don’t know the gender I like to go with a gender neutral color- my go to colors are grey, off white and green 🙂
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Some spoiled 2 year old is going to love it and probably pull it out of the wash just like his original. Thank you!!!!!
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Of course- any time lady! 🙂
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This is beautiful!! I love the colors and pattern 🙂
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Thank you!! It is one of my favorite patterns to knit, when I can get it right! It reminds me of the pine trees in Washington, where I am from 🙂
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This is gorgeous. It looks so soft!
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Thank you! It is super soft and surprisingly warm too- I love that brand (Caron simply soft) for baby stuff- knits up great, washes and wears very well 🙂
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Look at you! I don’t know if I’d have the patience to knit but this looks great. Kudos to you!
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Thanks so much- it does become tedious after awhile, but the end result is SO worth it. Plus it gives my hands something to do while watching TV!
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