”Far up in the shadows a cheerful light gleamed out through the trees from the kitchen at Green Gables. Anne suddenly came close to Marilla and slipped her hand into the older woman’s hard palm. ‘It’s lovely to be going home and know it’s home. I love Green Gables already, and I never loved any place before. No place ever seemed like home.’”

There’s nothing like a handmade baby blanket to make a nursery feel more “homey” for a new baby. Green Gables Blanket is the second pattern in the Green Gables Collection of patterns inspired by the books by L.M. Montgomery and the stories of Anne. The iconic house that Anne grows up in and grows to love is the color inspiration for this simple Tunisian crochet baby blanket. The mile-a-minute strips are made in two shades of green using the Tunisian simple stitch that are then edged in cream and joined together. The simple single crochet and double crochet edging helps frame the strips to make a sweet neutral blanket for any new baby.

SIZE

• Baby blanket: 35”/88 cm wide by 34”/85 cm long
• Strip before Edging Rnd: 5”/13 cm wide by 31”/78 cm long

GAUGE
16 sts and 14 rows = 4”/10 cm blocked, worked in TSS stitch

HOOKS

• Size H (5.00 mm) tunisian hook
• Size H (5.00 mm) regular crochet hook (for joining and edging)

YARN
Knit Picks Swish DK (100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool; 1.7 oz/50 grams; 123 yards/112 meters per skein):
-4 skeins in Forest Heather (MC)
-3 skeins Green Tea Heather (CC)
-2 skeins Nutmeg Heather (EC)
Or similar Size 3 light DK weight yarn in 3 colors of choice:
-492 yards/448 meters in MC
-396 yards/336 meters in CC
-246 yard/224 meters in EC