A Red & Aqua Baby Blanket

Here's a cute little project I have recently completed.  I started it ages ago- in fact I crocheted many of the squares while we toured Great Britain in August!!

The white squares are all knitted using a variety of stitches that create many different textures. 

The red and turquoise squares are crocheted  and reminded me of many wonderful days we had in the UK this past summer.  

I finally got around to sewing the squares into a checkerboard pattern.  This was a bit of a challenge because the crocheted squares were far from "square."  I don't know if I had a few too many ciders or Pimm's while on our vacation,  but all of the turquoise and red squares are very wonky in shape!!

I kept the border simple and straightforward. I originally was going to add a lacy picot edging, but I felt it might end up too feminine looking.  This border of simple single crochets keeps the blanket tidy enough for a little boy.

With this baby blanket completed I've already moved on to my next crocheted project.  

Our local yarn store was having a huge sale just after Christmas so I stocked up on worsted-weight yarn to make a huge granny stripe blanket for our family room.

  I am using this tutorial from Lucy at Attic 24 and so far I am loving this project.  How could I not with all of these delicious colours!!

I figure this large afghan will take a few months to complete, but I'll keep you up to date on its progress!!

Hugs to all,

B.