This baby blanket was knitted for a very special baby.
Her mommy was selected as one of the very first ravelers on Ravelry to test out the pattern for designer Caitlyn French, long before it was reviewed and added to the site's database.
We're talking pattern instructions sketched out in pencil, sent via PDF. Fabulous.
Designer Caitlyn French knit the actual blanket for the ABC TV series "Once Upon a Time". Fans of the show will recognize it as Emma's blanket. However I added a pink ribbon in lieu of the purple one ;)
For materials, I used:
Needle US 15 - 10.0 mm
In my test knit, I made some variations to the pattern. Instead of picking up the stitches and knitting on each side for the fan and feather, I used a circular and joined in the round to do so. I added some yo's at the corners to eliminate the edge curl so that it would lay flat when blocked.
Using circulars was much faster in my opinion. The only thing to remember is that if you do opt to do the edging in the round, you'll need to remember to knit row 2 instead of purling :)
The pillow in this picture was embroidered by Marquita Zimmern, my MIL. :) I love to photograph the two together, they look good as a duo!
Hi ,
ReplyDeletehow did you place the ruban , all long the blanket or only at one side ?
I have made my own inspired blanket but I do not know how to add the ruban around
thanks
Carine
Hi Carine,
ReplyDeleteSorry for my very delayed response, I have not paid much attention to my blog in so long! To answer your question, I lifted up some of the stitches on all of the sides and laced the ribbon right through. It was harder than I thought, because I had to measure the length correctly and it was quite finicky to get it to lay flat perfectly. Hope that helps! :)