I’ve just finished knitting this baby blanket for a friend for a shower gift!
Now onto the sweater and hat that will be a part of the gift too.
Baby girl is due early April, so I just might be done in time! 🤞
What have you’ve been working on lately?
Diana
A customer who downloaded my Hillside Baby Blanket sent me some photos of the finished blanket.
Isn’t it GORGEOUS? She used an aran weight yarn and knit using 2 strands of yarn at one time, instead of using a bulky weight yarn. She also wanted to make the blanket wider, so she cast on more stitches than the pattern called for.
If you’re looking to make your own Hillside Baby Blanket, you can grab your copy HERE!
Thank you for sharing your pictures Corrinne. It was so lovely to see your finished project.
I hope everyone has a great day and happy knitting.
Diana
Hi there.
Still working away on the baby blankets. I have 3 done so far! I really love the colours! So Springy!! 💐
I still haven’t decided if I’m going to sell them on Etsy, just put them up on my Facebook page for local purchase or maybe just give them away! LOL! 🤔
I have started another one and will probably be done soon. It’s a soft, pale pink!
Well, off to finish up the next blanket.
Have a wonderful day!
Diana
Well hello there.
I wanted to share with you the next colour in my Spring/Summer baby blanket palette – Light Country Peach. 🍑
I’m trying to get a few blankets knit before putting them up in my Etsy shop for sale. I’m planning on having a Spring/Summer collection and then a Fall/Winter collection all based on 2024 colour trends for nurseries.
Below are images of nurseries that inspired the light country peach colour. Aren’t they gorgeous?
Well, off the start blanket number 3. The next colour up is “Persimmon” and it’s such a beautiful, vibrant colour. I can’t wait for you to see it.
Have a great day!
Diana
Hi there everyone. I hope you had a really wonderful holiday. Mine was nice, but quiet, spent with close family.
I wanted to share with you my most recent project – this gorgeous corner to corner baby blanket.
I’m thinking in 2024 I might try my hand at selling baby blankets. I have only sold patterns to date, but I LOVE creating baby blankets, so thought I would try selling a finished product.
I’ve researched trending nursery colours for 2024 and choose some of the most popular colours to use for the blankets.
Below are some photos of nurseries that inspired the my blanket colour choice and a photo of my corner to corner baby blanket in “Gold”.
I promise to keep you up to date with whether or not I decide to sell the blankets on line. I truly think though, I will give it a shot. Really, what do I have to lose?? 🙄
Well, off to get my second blanket started.
I hope you have a great day and that it involves some knitting! 😉
Diana
I forgot to share with you the finished Hillside Baby Blanket I made for my friend’s first grandbaby that was born in July! I’m so sorry! 🙄 It honestly completely slipped my mind. It guess life just got in the way! LOL!
Anyways, you can grab a copy of this pattern for FREE right here on my website if you’d like to give it a try. 🙂 It looks difficult, but it’s not. It’s a combination of knit and purl stitches in a 18 row repeat. The finished size is approximately 30″ x 35″.
Click HERE for the pattern!
Happy knitting.
Diana
This gorgeous yarn is soon to become a Hillside Baby Blanket for a little guy due in July.
It’s been a while since I knit a Hillside Baby Blanket and I’m looking forward to it. I’m going to use Stylecraft Special Chunky in White.
The pattern is available for FREE here on my website. Just click here!
And I always love to see your finished projects, so if you’ve downloaded any of my patterns, please feel free to share a photo. You can send it to diana.poirier@yahoo.ca.
Happy knitting!
Diana
Hey everyone!
So I’ve completed baby blanket number 6!
I’ve decided to give the baby blanket making a bit of a break (it will be hard as I LOVE making baby blankets), but I’ve been making SO many of them lately!
This one was made with the super soft Red Heart Soft Essentials yarn – 2 balls of each colour. It’s one of my absolute favourite yarns for baby blanket making.
I saw this pattern on Pinterest and decided to give it a try. Adding a border would have been better as the edges really curled because it’s mostly a stockinette stitch. I should have known this would happen but wasn’t thinking ahead I guess. I’m going to leave it as it is though because it gives the blanket some character. 😉
So, off to start a new project! LOL!
I think I’ll make some cushion covers. I haven’t done that in a while!
Happy knitting.
Diana
Hello everyone.
I can’t believe my “Hillside Baby Blanket” pattern has been downloaded almost 4900 times so far since it was published just a couple of weeks ago! 😁
Thank you everyone for such an amazing response and to lovecrafts.com for featuring it on their social media platforms! I really hope you love knitting it as much as I did.
You can download it over on lovecrafts.com or from my FREE PATTERNS page here on my website.
Happy knitting!
Diana
Hello everyone!
The Hillside Baby Blanket pattern is now available and it’s FREE! 😀
This blanket has TONS of texture reminiscent of rolling hills. I used the super cushy Red Heart Soft Essential yarn in “Sunny Day”!
Click HERE to get your pattern.
It’s a very quick and easy knit, perfect for the beginner knitter.
I hope you enjoy it!
Happy knitting.
Diana
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