This is a great baby blanket for a beginner knitter who would like a challenge. They beauty of this blanket is that it looks like waves in the blanket. The stitches used in this blanket is; knit, purl, k2tog, ssk, and yo. I suggest using the cable cast on method and cable bind off method. If you have any questions on these methods feel free to message me on here or email me at bennym9109@gmail.com