Gender Reveal Baby Blanket: buy the pattern HERE. I never had a gender reveal party. But I did find out the genders of each of my children. Once we found out, we wasted no time sharing the news with others over the good, old-fashioned telephone. Lately, gender reveals have been getting a bad rap because… Continue reading Gender Reveal Baby Blanket (Paid Pattern)
It has been a long time since Baby Boom (Part 1), but people keep having babies. I love babies, and I love giving babies baby blankets. After having a Baby Boom in our homeschool co-op a couple of years ago, we have had another with six babies being born in just a little over a… Continue reading Baby Boom (Part 2)
It has been far too long since I have written a post, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. I’ve taken to mostly posting on Instagram (@thehazelnutskein) because it is quick and easy. I apologize to those of you who appreciate a longer post. I hope to post at least once a week from… Continue reading Commissions, Blankets, and Balance
When I was in 8th grade the popular perfume was called Flower Power and it came in an aerosol can. We sprayed so much of that stuff on ourselves that I’m surprised I can smell anything else to this day. Those were the beginning of my hippie days. In high school I grew my hair… Continue reading The Hippie In Me
Every baby is a gift. A baby who was planned. A baby who was a surprise. A baby who was adopted. This blanket honors all babies. Every single gift. When this pattern was being conceived (see what I did there?), I had the rainbow first. These modern rainbows are everywhere these days and I wanted… Continue reading Modern Rainbow Baby Blanket (Paid Pattern)
I have a new best friend. This friend promises to keep me out of messes and awful tangles. This friend endeavors to keep me in line. Now, our friendship is new, so I still have to figure out exactly well we work together, but I am definitely smitten. Who is this friend? It’s my Yarn… Continue reading A Yarn Miracle
I heard the statement lately (somewhere on the Internet, source unverified) that the expected pandemic baby boom had not happened. That’s not what I see from my point of view. In my small homeschool community group I have five pregnant mamas! Five! Well, currently four as the first of the babies has already arrived. We… Continue reading Baby Boom (Part 1)
There is a lot of promise in a yarn name. If the yarn has “soft” it’s name, it had better be soft. If it has “quick” in it’s name, it better work up quickly. I picked up some Lion Brand Mandala Thick and Quick yarn in the Labyrinth colorway. I have fallen in love with… Continue reading Thick and Quick?
The Lion Brand I Wanna Make a Blankie yarn is so soft and squishy I want to carpet my whole house in it and make yarn angels on the floor. It seriously is like a big, warm hug. I had so much fun making the Squishy Square Baby Blankie that I decided to take my… Continue reading Squishy Round Baby Blankie (Free Pattern)
Lion Brand came out with a new yarn in a cake bigger than most people’s heads. I Wanna Make A Blankie yarn is made with the idea that one cake of yarn is all it takes to make a baby blanket. The yarn comes with one knit and one crochet pattern on the label. Easy… Continue reading Squishy Square Baby Blankie (Free Pattern)
