Tag: blanket

Last blanket for a while…

Diana Poirier

I finished knitting this blanket on the weekend. It will be my last one for awhile as I start to focus again on pattern writing. 🙂

This weekend I also managed to take photos of the cardigan I just finished.

Now to get the pattern written. That’s the most time consuming part. 🙄

I’ve already started a couple of more projects I plan on writing patterns for and I have a ton of ideas swirling around in my head for more! LOL! If only I could knit as fast as I think up ideas!

So, off now to go and get my cardigan pattern written up. I’ve decided to name it “The Tata Cardigan” because it reminds me of a sweater my grandfather on my mother’s side used to wear. We called him “Tata”!

I hope you have a great week and you find some time to knit! 🧶

Diana

Sharing a project…

Diana Poirier

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

Light Country Peach…

Diana Poirier

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

It’s been a while…

Diana Poirier

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”.

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Colour inspiration
My corner to corner baby blanket in “Gold” inspired by the nursery pictures above

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

Oops!

Diana Poirier

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

A Hillside Baby Blanket…

Diana Poirier

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

Let the sun shine…

Diana Poirier

And it’s DONE!!

For this blanket I used the Bamboo stitch which has a lovely texture on the front as well as the back. Something I look for when I knit a blanket. 😉

I used 6 balls of Caron Simply Soft in Sunshine yellow, US size 8 circular needles (to hold all the stitches – the blanket was knit flat) and casted on 200 stitches.

Now to deliver it to the recipient! I hope she loves it! 🤞

Happy knitting!

Diana

Hip to be Square Blanket…

Diana Poirier

So here’s the blanket that I made from all that cushy Bernat Softee Chunky yarn I bought from yarncanada.ca!

A lot of people were asking for the pattern so I have written it out below:

You will need 9.5 balls of Bernat Softee Chunky and US size 11 circular needles (to hold the stitches)

Cast on 100 stitches then K10, P10 across the row for 10 rows. After 10 rows, change to P10, K10 across the row.

Continue alternating between K10, P10 for 10 rows then P10, K10 for 10 rows until you’ve completed 22 squares.

Cast off in pattern.

The finished blanket is about 44″ x 55″

I hope you give this blanket a try.

I really love it and it’s my go to pattern for blankets these days!

Happy knitting!

Diana

Hillside Baby Blanket…

Diana Poirier

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

 

Another blanket done…

Diana Poirier

Hi everyone!

I’ve completed another blanket!  😀 This one is for our family room.

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It’s knit using 3 strands of Lion Brand “Feels Like Butta” yarn at once, so it’s BIG and heavy! My husband really likes heavier blankets. I used Charcoal and Pale Grey.

I knit it lengthwise so the stripes run up and down. I didn’t want to just have 2/3 charcoal and 1/3 pale grey, so I used a random stripe generator to create the stripe pattern in the the blanket so it’s a more gradual change of colours.

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Also, I put an I-cord edge on to give the blanket a more finished look.

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Well, I have 1 more blanket to complete that’s more than 1/2 done. After it’s finished, I don’t really have much yarn to make anything else. I placed a TON of yarn orders but they’re taking longer than usual to arrive these days.

I’ll have to knit more slowly and stretch out the completion of my last blanket. There’s no way I can have empty needles! 😂 I don’t know what I would do with myself!

Stay safe everyone and happy knitting.

Diana