Ever Seen a Burrito Blanket??
Friends of mine are expecting a new granddaughter in the future. I am a firm believer that grandparents are EXTRA special people and should have special things for when the baby comes to visit. (Baby showers never include stuff for Grandma and Grandpa. So I made something special for them.
I made a PINK burrito blanket. That is simply a round blanket that I made from fleece, then edged on my sewing machine. Easy to use, lay babe in the middle, fold up the foot part and then the sides. It's a good swaddler and there are no droopy corners to get caught on stuff or be dragging.
BUT, the icing on the cake is the round Mandala afghan to go with the blanket. It turned out even better than I anticipated. I used a little heavier weight yarn than it called for, and a size bigger hook. I did that because my eyes just aren't good enough to use that fine fingering weight yarn and a small hook. I cut the size of the blanket down so it was only 36" in diameter. If I had gone on to the full size of the pattern, I could have used it for a throw rug!! LOL! Anyway, here's a few pics of the finished products.
There's a couple very small errors in the afghan, but I don't think Grandma will care, and baby won't notice. I know where they are but no one else does. (Curley, I'm not letting you look too close!! You taught me to crochet and might make me tear it out and make corrections! LOL)
Until next time,
Go! Create something!
JF
I made a PINK burrito blanket. That is simply a round blanket that I made from fleece, then edged on my sewing machine. Easy to use, lay babe in the middle, fold up the foot part and then the sides. It's a good swaddler and there are no droopy corners to get caught on stuff or be dragging.
BUT, the icing on the cake is the round Mandala afghan to go with the blanket. It turned out even better than I anticipated. I used a little heavier weight yarn than it called for, and a size bigger hook. I did that because my eyes just aren't good enough to use that fine fingering weight yarn and a small hook. I cut the size of the blanket down so it was only 36" in diameter. If I had gone on to the full size of the pattern, I could have used it for a throw rug!! LOL! Anyway, here's a few pics of the finished products.
There's a couple very small errors in the afghan, but I don't think Grandma will care, and baby won't notice. I know where they are but no one else does. (Curley, I'm not letting you look too close!! You taught me to crochet and might make me tear it out and make corrections! LOL)
Until next time,
Go! Create something!
JF
They are beautiful and no I would not make you tear it out. You have come far grasshopper.
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