My sophomore year of college, my cousin asked me to make her a baby blanket for one of her friends who was expecting. In love with granny squares but wanting to do something other than a traditional granny square blanket, I came up with this! I made a few and gave them away over the years, until finally I only had one left, traveling with me from show to show, mainly used as a display covering. It garnered a lot of attention, so finally, after many requests from showgoers, I’ve written up this pattern and now you can make your very own! It’s a quick blanket to whip up for a gift and it would be an amazing full-size throw as well! A perfect speedy project for a last minute shower, it works up easily in a weekend, and makes a treasured heirloom blanket for all the kiddies to come.

The blanket pattern also includes detailed information on how to play with the pattern to come up with different spins.

The hat and diaper covers were add-ons I came up with later. After I made my photo sample shown in the photos above, I tried to think of what else I could do with the leftovers to make this an even better project. Having spent a few months working in a photo studio, we got a lot of parents in with their newborns, and lots of them came with these mass-produced (but still super cute) matching photo prop outfits to go with the baby’s blanket. Thus were the diaper cover and hat made and written (and tested, as you can see, by my nephew, Charlie!). Special thanks to Rachy Lewinson & testers Monique Colas & Genevieve Lyons for their help!

Materials
• To make all 3, you will need at least 1100 yards of worsted weight yarn.
• Crochet hook of your preference; I suggest an I or J size hook for a worsted weight blanket. Gauge is not critical, so hook size isn’t either. It may however affect your yardage usage so if you crochet more loosely, I would advise you to use a smaller hook.

We do ask that you please credit us for your FO’s if you decide to sell them, but feel more than free to make as many as you like to sell. =) If you run into any trouble, have any questions, comments, pictures of your FO’s, or just want to say hi, feel free to contact us at mollygirlyarn !at gmail.com or find us on our Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, or Tumblr.

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eBook published in November 2015