Snow Ball Baby Blanket

This pattern has something for everyone - granny motifs for tradition, popcorn stitches for texture, mesh stitches for interest, and colourwork heart pattern for a bit of challenge and sweetness! This pattern is for a small baby blanket. It was designed as a stash busting project with yarn left over from another project. In baby blue and white, and with the interspersed popcorn stitches, the blanket reminds me of cool, crisp winter days. The colour scheme would suit a baby boy, but can easily be changed, for example, by substituting pink for the blue, or using other pastel colours such as lemon. The pattern is worked in an acrylic yarn, but would also work well in soft cotton. The pattern was designed with the square motifs as the starting point and initial inspiration. The finished blanket measures 84 cm/34 in x 76 cm/30 in, but it can be increased in width by adding extra motifs and increased in length by adding extra rows in the established pattern.