I hadn’t seen Natalia for months. In fact, up until a week ago, I didn’t even know she was pregnant. And not just a little either, as evidenced by this photo taken during the World Wide Knit In Public event in downtown Chicago.
The young squire is due to make his appearance in July. That’s why it became imperative that I come up with a gift and a color palette that suited both the mother-to-be and my crochet-only situation. Thanks to Mason-Dixon Knitting, the answer came in the form of the Moderne Baby Blanket (Ravelry), except of course substituting crochet for knit. Brilliant! Finally something I can do with all that lovely Mission Falls 1824 cotton I picked up for a song awhile back. Here’s the layout:
A = Chicory, B = Lintel, C = Grape, D = Phlox, E = Chili, F = Peony
The only thing I can’t decide? Should the colors simply flow one into the other (left) or should there be delineation between the color blocks (right). It’s working up pretty fast (thank you, crochet!), but there’s still plenty of time to let me know what you think.
This may be against the grain, but I like the blanket with the borders. That’s MHO…
should be beautiful either way. i like the blockiness of the original design though…nice job subbing crochet, don’t let anything get in your way!
I would go for the left version, without the borders. Can’t wait to see the result, crochet away girl 🙂
my vote is for flowing!
I like the flowing look. It will be marvelous!
What a great baby blanket. I vote for the flowing into one another. It looks almost log cabin-ish in it’s design. And thank goodness for the quickness of crochet!
ah the good old baby blanket…thanks to your help i completed the one you helped me with! i just need it to arrive in oz and then i will be posting a finished image on my blog. i owe you! thanks so much karen!!!
PS lu does pick nice wool eh??? she brought me some a while back. i have yet to decide what to do with it.
happy knitting!
I like both also and the colors are very nice. But I think I like the delineated one more than the other.
I vote for no borders, too. If you add the borders, I think you’ll end up with something that looks too pop-arty in a ’70s/’80s sort of way.
My vote is for no borders. Good luck and you know I’m a hooker (TEE HEE) so let me know if you need a last minute hand.
It’s a boy, right? Definition. Use the choice on the right…They like graphics (ok, any kid does) and hard edges!
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Excellent color composition! I say let the colors flow.
I like the more organic, free flowing one without the borders 🙂
I like the one on the right.
I usually have an opinion on such things, but in this case I think either one is completely brilliant! I love that Mission Falls for baby blankets and those colors are beautiful!
I like the construction of the blanket as is, with no additional borders between those blocks. The colors you’ve chosen are gorgeous!