Chevron Baby Blanket
We just finished a Chevron Baby Blanket made with Cascade Avalon and I’m really happy with how it turned out. I tried to choose colours that were fairly neutral without being heavy on the yellows and greens. If you’re looking for colour inspiration check out all of the finished projects on Ravelry, there’s always lots to look at in there.
The Cascade Avalon feels great as a baby blanket, it’s soft, wool-free, totally vegan, and feels soft and cosy (kind of like the outside of your favourite sweatshirt) knitted up. It’s also totally washable: machine-wash cool, tumble dry low. This is very important to me because I like projects to have some longevity, I put time and energy into them and I want them to be used for a long time and wear well (within reason, a well-loved baby blanket will hopefully see some wear). Let’s face it, babies are messy creatures, parents are short on sleep, and hand-wash knits INEVITABLY end up in the machine. Cascade Avalon is also a good price, at $8.97 per skein, the project comes in under $45 (not including needles or taxes). You’ll also have enough yarn left over to make a baby hat or two (you can find the yardage we used in our Project Notes).
Materials
- Cascade Avalon: 1 skein in each of 5 colours (we used 01 white, 02 silver, 16 blue radiance , 17 enamel blue, 25 georgia peach)
- 5mm/US8 needles (or larger if you are a tight knitter)
- tapestry needle
- FREE Pattern
- Our Project Notes