So, this was a long running project that got picked up and put back down several times.
With all the posting I had been doing about my crocheted work, it was only natural that my cousin Kelly asked me to crochet her something for her unborn baby. I was more than happy to oblige... at first.
Sadly, the first roadblock I encountered was Baby Tyson's blanket took a backseat while I worked on all my Christmas presents. Then, after picking it up again and working on it for a week straight, I realized I was using the wrong hook size and the blanket's edges were uneven. I frogged all that work because I'm a perfectionist, and by then I was too discouraged to continue.
Fast forward six months, and my other cousin, Carey, invited me to her baby shower. She was having twins! I found a pattern I loved and started working away at two swaddle blankets for her babies. But I felt incredibly guilty. Kelly's son, Tyson was already almost 7 months old! How was she going to feel when I gave her sister two blankets when I couldn't even manage her one? So I picked up the basket weave blanket again and began work. I'm happy to report I FINALLY finished and the Herr family was thrilled to receive it.
I originally wanted to do this basket weave pattern because it looked so darn cool. It was very simple to do, and I didn't have a bit of trouble with it. Other than the whole 'wrong hook' thing. I learned a valuable lesson that day, to say the least.
I decided to add a few stars from my Starry Sky Blanket to the corner. I think the yellow complements the blue very nicely.
I used a size G crochet hook (you hear that, past me? SIZE G!). The yarn was Snuggly Wuggly, color Cobalt. I loved that color.
Since the blanket is no longer in my possession, I don't have the measurements. But it was certainly big enough for Tyson's five-year-old brother, Dylan, to use as well. Are my cousin's children not the cutest?
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