Homespun Baby Blanket

[ZingyZoid]

I made this baby afghan for a friend who, as of today, is four days overdue for her baby. Kelly and I decided the baby was waiting for me to get the blanket to her mom so I hurried right over there today to drop it off.:lol The Mom loved it! She was very excited about how soft it was. This is the first time I've made a gift for anyone outside my family so I'm really glad she liked it!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/ZingyZoid/NoellesBlanket.jpg

[dennymare]

It turned out lovely, lucky baby will feel so :manyheartin it.
Mary

[kariholtz]

Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ellebee]

Wow beautiful colors! Nice job!:clap

[DesertCrocheter]

Oh, that's gorgeous! I'm pretty new at crocheting so I haven't worked myself up to multiple colors yet. But I can see that I'll have to. A friend of mine is due with a baby in August, so I may have to try to make something like your beautiful afghan!

Patty

[faithpa76]

That is just gorgeous! Looks so cozy!

[crochetdiva]

what a beautiful baby blanket. It is simply lovely. I feel for your friend...the last days seem to drag on for months lol.

[MommaChelle]

Beautiful!! That is soooo cute and looks so very warm and cozy!

[wolfeyez76]

Absolutely gorgeous! Great job on the colors! Looks nice and comfy...

[kat]

It is so pretty! I love the colors!

[rsisland]

adorable

[Empress Busy Bee]

That turned out just beautiful!

[xantha]

Oh, I :heart that!! So lovely! :manyheart

[PJ]

Oh, that's beautiful!

[YaYa Yarnhood]

That is just beautiful!

[knotyourgrandma]

Gorgeous! I bet it will become baby's favorite blanket!

[woolandflax]

That is beautiful!!! Is it your own pattern? If not where did you find such a gem? If it is, will ya share????:D

[threeolivemartini]

cute cute cute

[truelove730]

I LOVE IT! You did a great job and those colors are amazing. It looks so soft and cuddly! I bet that will make the baby come...shoot mom may try to hurry it up just so she can hold the baby in that beautiful afghan. Great Job!

[Sharon]

What kind of yarn and what pattern did you use?

[123mama]

Very pretty and I am sure baby will love it.:manyheart

[firemanshunny]

The blanket looks great! You did a great job. Your friend is very lucky!!

[CraftyChristine]

That's beautiful! The colors are so delicate and pretty...I bet the mom loves it and the baby will be snuggly warm!

[Tiffany]

It's lovely! :c9 Having had a baby arrive a few days late (miserable) , I hope her baby comes soon soon!!

[Tampa Doll]

Wow That is one beautiful blanket.:clap

Just love the colors and it really looks soft. :c9

The little :angel will be snug as a bug in a rug.

[upmom]

That looks so fantastic! Great choice in colors! Love it!:cheer

[ZingyZoid]

I'm glad you all think it's so nice! I can hardly take credit for the colors though. They're straight from the pattern which can be found in this booklet:
http://www.joann.com/catalog.jhtml?CATID=82334&PRODID=90466

It's Crocheted Blankets for Baby by Leisure Arts using HomeSpun Baby yarn.

Thanks for telling me how much you like it!

[YarnFeather]

How pretty!!

How is Mamma doing??? Poor thing!! You got your end of the deal done... lol now its her turn huh??

[crochetaddict033]

gorgeous job....they may have come up with the pattern and colors, but it was your hard work that got it done and made it so pretty!!! i bet the mama loved it and *really* can't wait to snuggle her baby in it!!!!!!!!

[Swayde]

I love it! It came out really nice and those colors are so pretty!

[bkellya]

This is gorgeous! Love the style and the colors, congratulations on the finish, the little baby will look so sweet in it!

[sugalily]

That is beautiful!!
You chose the perfect colors!

:clap

Lily

[deneen]

This is completely and utterly wonderful!

[Mom w/a Motif]

Now she can have her baby! She will feel how soft and cuddly the blanket is, it will relax her, and she will go into labor!:lol I love how you used purple and not just the yellow, blue, and green... Nice job!:clap

Tina (formerly "TPryst" username...)
http://timelesscreations.blogspot.com (http://timelesscreations.blogspot.com/)

[Seneca and Scooch]

Oh Stacy, That is absolutely gorgeous! :c9 What a wonderful gift!

Coralie

[Jewels]

That is a beautiful beautiful baby blanket gift. Looks so sofffffft.

[NancyCA]

This is just so pretty!!! Congrats!:c9

[Deb]

This has got to be one of the prettiest baby blankets I've seen in a long time.

:fluffy :fluffy It looks so soft and fluffy! :fluffy :fluffy

Thanks for sharing !! and I hope that baby comes soon! :xfin

[crochetedmonkey]

I love the blanket. :rockCrocheted Monkey

[Sue89]

That's so beautiful! I agree with Jessi (Crochetaddict033). Feel free to take full credit for how pretty this blanket is. They can make a million patterns and pick out all the colors for each, but in the end it was your good taste that chose this one and your labor that created it. Fabulous!

[crochetingRev]

stacy's this baby blanket is so sweet....

[aliassak]

:c9 How beautiful! Only a labor of love (no pun intented) could produce something so wonderful, no matter how a pattern is written up. It's the thought and effort that you put into it that makes it so special for baby and momma.

[LoulouNi]

Gorgeous, I love the colours! Hopefully baby will hurry up so it can see it!

Louise

[GinaLaughed]

I just :heart how this turned out! Sooooo pretty! It is inspiring me to make one but I don't know anyone who is having a baby! :lol

[Yarn Angel]

I love it! Those colors are downright springy! Lucky baby! :c9


Amy

[cinfulkarmah]

Very pretty!

[MiCountess]

Beautiful
Michelle

[Julie]

Stacy, those are beautiful colors!!! :heart

[crosette]

That's one of the cutest, snuggliest baby blankets I've ever seen!! I love it (I want one of my own)!

[rebeccav]

Gorgeous! i can just imagine how soft it is - yummy!

[kat]

went out today and bought the book with this pattern. i fell in love with it!
can't wait til i get some time to make one.

[ZingyZoid]

Kat isn't it great? What do ya think of that yellow and blue ripple one? One of my friends is having a boy in June and I want to make her one but I'm worried the blanket will be too heavy for that kind of weather. Maybe the last one would be light enough. I have enough Homespun around for almost any of them, lol. Michaels had it on clearance one day for $2 a skein and I grabbed a bunch.

[MorMonsen]

Your blanket is beautiful! I feel for your friend, I just had my baby boy five weeks ago and week overdue was looong!

Eva

[kat]

Stacy, I love the ripple one. Perfect for a boy. Must I must confess.... I have never used homespun yarn, so I don't know how heavy and thick it is. I buy my yarn from a lady for 20 cents an ounce, and it is just regular RH yarn. She does carry some baby yarn, but nothing fancy. I am looking forward to trying some though. Everyone talks about how great it is. From looking at the pics, the last pattern will be a more open stitch and may be better for the summer, but I sooo like the blue and yellow ripple:heart.

[Kathleen]

Absolutely precious!!

[gingerchai]

it looks soft and cuddly, great job! :)
tracy

[Nashville Crocheter]

I Love the blanket! you did a great job Stacy ;)

Barbara