When KT told me she was pregnant I was SO excited for her! I knew I wanted to make a special blanket for her little “Booger,” so I poured over my knitting books and chose a lovely, albeit ambitious pattern.
It was a great pattern, but it required more attention and counting than I tend to have the patience for. I struggled with error after error, un-knitting and re-knitting, trying to get through just a few complicated rows at a time without a mistake. Finally after months of struggling, I realized I was never going to be able to finish at the rate I was going. So after a not-so-successful first attempt, I reevaluated and settled on the much simpler, but equally as beautiful “Mock Cables” pattern:
Multiple 4 +4
Row 1: K1, P2; *K2, P2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 2: K3; *P1, Yo, P1, K2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 3: K1, P2; *K3, P2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 4: K3; *P3, K2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 5: K1, P2; *K3, pass first st of sts just worked over last 2; P2; rep from * to last st, K1.Repeat Rows 2-5 for pattern.
Using size 10 needles, I cast on 192 stitches and worked 168 rows using 1 1/2 skeins of Baby Bee: Sweet Delight Baby “Surfmommy” yarn. I modified the pattern a bit, by adding a 10 row seed stitch border (K1, P1, repeat) to each end, with 10 stitches at the beginning and end of each row to complete the sides.
Compared to the first attempt I felt this new blanket practically knit itself, it formed so quickly! Sadly, it wasn’t quite fast enough to make it in time for the baby shower, but luckily I wasn’t the only one with an unfinished present 
and I was able to finish it two weeks later, still in plenty of time for Baby Booger’s arrival.
Now that we’ve gone over the knitty-gritty details (lol, get it??), I present to you … Baby Farley’s Blanket!
Close-up of the front and border
Top to bottom: The pattern front, the seed stitch border, and the pattern back
This was the first baby blanket I’ve attempted, and once it go going, it was so much fun! The yarn was super soft, and such a different take on the traditional “baby blue.” I love the pattern, and I’ll definitely be using it in future projects.
Congratulations Katie and Andrew, can’t wait for Booger to make his appearance!
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