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60 More Quick Baby Blankets review

Betty is getting this one!

Last week I told you about the great new book 60 More Quick Baby Blankets, and this week I’m giving you a chance to grab a copy.

If you have babies on your knit list, or like to knit for little ones for charity, this book has a great collection of patterns for a variety of techniques and skill levels.

If you’d like a chance to get a copy of this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Oct. 22. I’d love to know if you have a favorite pattern for baby blankets (mine is a diamond brocade pattern I first knit from a pattern shared by my grandmother when I was in high school).

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

Looking for more Baby Knitting patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

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Comments

  4. This book would be perfect for me! I’ve knit or crocheted a different pattern for every baby I’ve made a blanket for. No specific favorite as of yet.

  5. Sarah, I bought this book after your review last week and I want to tell everyone that it has some really great patterns in it. I see many in here that I want to make, most of them larger for around the house, but right now it’s so hard to choose. If you like to give baby blankets (or bigger) for gifts, this will be a good book for you – and Christmas is just around the corner!

  7. So many babies and so little time. I love to give handmade gifts to friends and work family when a little one is expected. New ideas are always welcome. My favourite isn’t a blanket, it’s a cocoon. I found a very simple one that I’ve modified and everyone loves them.

  8. This would be a great book to have for the grand babies and great grand babies! Thank you for the opportunity to win.

  11. I enjoy knitting for babies and toddlers, and have gifts on hand for new arrivals. I certainly would enjoy using new patterns for baby blankets (or bigger sizes for nappers!)

  12. I’m a senior and I like to knit and crochet baby blankets for grandbabies of friends also the little gift shop of our local little hospital. This book would be so wonderful to have!

  13. I tend to make classic cabled blankets for babies but the patterns in this book look so fun! I KNOW my new great-nephew could use a new blanket or two for the winter. Thanks for the chance to win the book!!

  14. I would love to have a book of updated patterns for baby blankets, as the one I use currently is from my mother, who was knitting blankets for all of us in the 60’s and 70’s!

  16. I love to change it up and use different patterns all the time. This book would be a great addition to my library. Thank you for a lovely giveaway.

  17. What a treasure trove this book would be for me. I love patterned blankets for babies so would be honored to win a copy of this book. Love your giveaways. TY.

  18. I just finished Daphne’s Blanket and love the look. My other favorite is Grandma’s dishcloth, many ways to alter. Thank you for the chance to win a copy.

  20. I love to knit baby blankets and because there are so many great patterns out there, I like to knit a different pattern each time I make one. Thanks for offering the book.

  22. I have a tendency to craft the one big granny square blanket, making it slowly bigger as the baby gets older before I’ve finished the gift

  24. My favorite pattern is a k4, p4, four-row checkerboard with garter stitch borders. The pattern has no wrong side. My aunt made them for my children, and I took up her torch. Recently, a friend asked me to mend the one I’d made for her son in 1979. It had a large hole about 3″ x 5″, with many broken strands! I still had some leftover yarn from that very blanket, so I made two checkerboard patches, tied off all the ends, and put a patch on both sides.

    I’ve recently won a book from you, so don’t put me in your drawing. Thanks for your blog!

  26. I love a simple garter stitch blanket as it can be squished by little fingers and bounce back .This book would be a welcome addition to our church mission projects; thank you for a great giveaway.

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Knits with Sheep

It felt like it had been a while since I’d done a roundup of knitting patterns involving sheep, and if search is any indication, that is true. I found a roundup of patterns for knit sheep from a few years ago, but the only one with v I could find is from 2015. So it’s definitely time to revisit this fun genre of knitting patterns.

This all started with a headband. Alyssa Kaat’s Icelandic Sheep Headband (free on Ravelry) to be specific. Ravelry showed it to me as a pattern highlight and I couldn’t resist taking a closer look. It’s worked with two colors of worsted weight yarn and alternates sheep with stars around your head.

Another great sheepy headband is this one from Loch Fyne Crafts on Etsy. These sweet little sheep are worked in bulky yarn and you can make the background look like field and sky or work it in a solid color.

Or make a headband (or a hat, cowl, or all three) covered with a flock of sheep with this set of patterns from New Age Knitting CA. These pieces also use the field/sky coloring, but you can use whatever colors of worsted weight yarn you like.

Speaking of hats, there’s also the sheep hat from Lynann Knits Designs. The sample was worked in Icelandic wool to make the sheep and the hat extra fuzzy and warm, but any worsted weight yarn will work.

There’s also the Wandering Sheep hat from Kat Hudon (on Ravelry), which features a fun collection of speckled sheep that can be worked in different yarn weights to make different sizes of hats for kids and adults.

And lest you think sheep need to be knit in traditional stranded colorwork, check out the Rebel Sheep Mob blanket by Deborah Moore. This one is worked in mosaic knitting using fingering weight yarn. In mosaic knitting you’re only working with one color per row so it’s pretty easy. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

I can’t possibly share sheep knitting patterns without mentioning the amazing Black Sheep Shadow Shawl by Mark Jamieson. Shadow knitting is a technique I want to do more of, but it involves working two rows alternating in two different colors and the pattern emerges when you look at the design from an angle. It’s so cool and the sheep on this one are amazing! It’s not a beginner project but well worth the work. You can find it on Ravelry or at the designer’s website.