Another baby, another pinwheel blanket

Please excuse the indoor light. I was far too impatient to hand this off to my friend, Canem, on New Year’s Eve for her baby that was due the following week. Luckily she and her husband have a very bright kitchen. I can’t seem to stop making Pinwheel Blankets when I want to make a baby blanket. I love the round shape, and the design works well for all kinds of wilder sock yarns.

This yarn is ONLine Supersocke in the colorway New York, which seems appropriate for this couple since they are recent transplants from NYC. I used two skeins for this and I think it ended up measuring about 36″ in diameter. Their baby boy was born on Monday and he is lovely. I can’t wait to see him in person.

21 Comments

eviestormrose on January 7, 2015 at 1:37 pm

Gorgeous colors!

Valerie Prather on January 7, 2015 at 2:04 pm

How can I make money selling my knitting? I sell on etsy, artfire, dawanda nothing sells Valliemade

Cassy on January 7, 2015 at 3:44 pm

I’m not a good source for this. I don’t sell knitted items.

Polo on January 7, 2015 at 2:09 pm

That is gorgeous. Congratulations to your friend. 🙂

greenelephantcrochetandthings on January 7, 2015 at 2:54 pm

Beautiful, love the colours! 🙂

woolpickle on January 7, 2015 at 3:02 pm

Those colors are fantastic.

Julia M. on January 7, 2015 at 3:47 pm

I love the colours! This has come out beautifully – one day, I’ll learn how to knit with many circulars and thenn I will suceed in making something like this. 😉

miss agnes on January 7, 2015 at 4:50 pm

You only need one large circular needle. I once managed to knit an afghan border (800 stitches) on an 32” circular, so anything is possible (but I certainly would not do that again).
Julia M. on January 7, 2015 at 5:31 pm

Wow, thanks a lot! That’s good to know …
You’re right of course, 800sts is a bit much. My last project was more than 450sts on a 32″ needle and I found that uncomfortable already …

But thank you so much for the advice! my friends can have another baby now. 🙂

lollyknits on January 7, 2015 at 4:34 pm

These blankets are so cute!!

miss agnes on January 7, 2015 at 4:51 pm

A blanket in sock yarn, even a baby one, calls for fortitude and patience. I applaude that. And the result was worth it.

Book Club Mom on January 7, 2015 at 8:48 pm

What a great baby blanket – so original!

Jan on January 7, 2015 at 10:04 pm

Is that an I cord edge?

Cassy on January 8, 2015 at 5:44 pm

Nope. It’s just a stockinette edge curling in because it wasn’t finished with ribbing or anything else.

tambresmithknits on January 7, 2015 at 11:38 pm

It is breathtaking! Valerie Prather, have you tried selling at craft fairs or art shows? People are more likely to buy products they see in person.

atelieroursonne on January 8, 2015 at 7:16 am

That is beautiful and came just in the right time. 🙂 I want to knit a baby blanket for my future niece and was just browsing ravelry wondering if I should do a patchwork like all the others got or something new and more exciting… so thank you for sharing this

knitsbywhit on January 8, 2015 at 9:08 am

I love making round baby blankets! This one is awesome. I will have to try it in the future

Verity Limond on January 10, 2015 at 4:24 am

Reblogged this on Curiously, Creatively and commented:
I’m reblogging this post from Knit The Hell Out because I love the blanket design. A round blanket is quite unusual and the colour is so vibrant!