my life in stitches

BBBB update

the big bad baby blanket gallery has been updated with 4 new blankets. keep 'em coming!

Nancy's Big Bad Baby Blanket

presenting nancy's big bad baby blanket! she used caron's dazzleaire in sunset ombre for the main color and wisteria for the border. i love the way she remixed it and made it her own!

she also knit a matching hat and booties!!

Calling All Big Bad Baby Blankets!

here is leanne's big bad baby blanket.

i'm definitely noticing a theme with the colors that people are choosing! please email me a photo of your completed BBBB and i will post it here.

Erin's Big Bad Baby Blanket

congratulations to erin on her gorgeous Big Bad Baby Blanket, knit with koigu!

she says the color looks more like this:

and look at her beautiful border:

Jennifer's BBBB

here's a pic of jennifer's BBBB in progress:

she says that she's not crazy about the stripes, but i think it is adorable! she's also planning a second BBBB. can't wait to see which yarn she chooses!

you can read more about her knitting adventures here.

if you are knitting a Big Bad Baby Blanket and would like to see yours featured here please send me a photo, either finished or in progress! it's so exciting to see what everyone is knitting!

in the mail

a reader wrote:

Hi,

I bought Debbie Stoller's book last weekend and I totally fell in love with
the Big Bad Baby Blanket. I just love the colors, the fact that each color
on its own is a baby color, but all together they make an unusual color for
a baby blanket. Finally a baby blanket which is not blue, pink or yellow! I
want to make it for a friend who is having a baby in July. The only problem
is it would cost me about $120 CND to buy 8 skeins of Koigu PPM and I don't
think I am ready to spend that kind of money without being sure of the
results! Do you know of any other yarn I could use that would be a similar
color. I really don't want to go with the usual baby pastels? I am new to
knitting and I have been looking at other yarns, but I am not sure of the
thickness and all that.

Thank you very much for your help!

Stéphanie

hi stephanie,

it's true that this is an expensive project. i knit with 2 strands of koigu which makes it doubly expensive! however, you can knit the blanket using a single strand of a yarn that will get you a gauge of 18 sts= 4 inches. you will need about 800 yds. plymouth encore worsted is an affordable substitute that is available in a gazillion solids and multicolors. the beauty of koigu is that it is hand-dyed and each dye lot is unique. unfortunately, most hand-dyed yarns are fairly expensive. i look forward to hearing more about your Big Bad Baby Blanket. please send photos and progress reports!