Hello!
Do you do it too – Google anything and everything? Although I was tremendously looking forward to the birth of our first grandchild, I also felt slightly uncertain about my new role as a grandmother, having grown up without grandparents. So I Googled on ‘How to be a grandmother.’
Terribly silly, I know. Still, I found quite a few helpful tips. But also this one: ‘Whatever you do, DO NOT KNIT!’ That really had me in stitches. I’ve been knitting since I was five years old, and now I should stop?! Well, you can imagine that I disregarded that piece of ‘wisdom’.
For most of the things I knit to welcome our grandson I used existing patterns, but I also wanted to design something myself. And after much pondering, sketching and swatching, I came up with the blanket you’ve already seen at the top. Here is another photo of it folded:
Zo mooi!
Dank je!
Wat een mooi dekentje!
Dankjewel!
Lovely pattern & blog post with beautiful knitting!
Thank you, both for your kind words and your visit all the way from the US.
The baby blanket is gorgeous.
You’re very kind, thank you.
A perfect gift for a baby – and inspired by such beautiful trees, both your own and the Fruithof’s.
I’m glad you loved being among ‘our’ trees for a bit. Thank you for your kind words.
Lovely blanket – the pattern and the story behind it are special too. Perfect blanket for your little grandson.
It’s been an absolute pleasure working on it, and I’m glad you like it.
Beautiful heirloom piece!
Thank you!
The blanket is lovely and so is the story behind it. I am sure you and your grandson will spend many happy hours under that tree.
I will be spending more time with him when our daughter goes back to work and am really looking forward to that. Thank you for your lovely comment!
How did I miss this lovely post?
I’m so happy to have found it while reading your current one!
The story of your blanket design is most interesting, and the design itself is wonderful!
May your gift to your grandson provide comfort and coziness for years to come, and may he come to know and love the story of his beautiful baby blanket!
Don’t we all miss things from time to time? Thank you for a late but lovely comment!