Bulldog Blanket

Pattern: Hip to Be Square Blanket
Needles: Clover bamboo size 10-1/2 for the body and size 13 DPNs for the I-Cord border
Yarn: Knit Picks Comfy Worsted in Serrano and Maize (8 skeins of each) and Caron Simply Soft Eco in Black for the border.
Comments: Such an easy and fun pattern. It ended up being 27" wide and 82.5" long.
Destination: My niece Nicole's dorm room

Miss Amy's Baby Blanket

Pattern: Baby Prayer Blanket
Needles: Clover Bamboo 16 inch circular size 10-1/2 for the body and Size 13 DPNs for the I-cord border
Yarn: Red Heart Soft Baby Multi in Naptime
Comments: A very nice pattern. Easy enough to memorize but interesting enough to not be boring. My edges were curling so I added an I-cord border.
Destination: Our daycare lady, Miss Amy

Christmas Blanket for Todd & Sheri

Pattern: Hip To Be Square Blanket
Needles: Bamboo size 10.5 circular - 16 inch and size 13 DPNs
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Chocolate
Comments: The pattern was very easy to memorize. I used the larger needles for the I-Cord edging because the fabric was puckering with the smaller ones.
Destination: My brother & SIL's living room

Rainbow Blanket

Pattern: Rainbow Blanket (January 7th pattern from the 2008 Knitting Pattern a Day Calender)
Needles: Crystal Palace size 8 Circulars
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Soft Green
Comments: I had to make this since it was the pattern on the day I found out I was pregnant. A fairly easy pattern if you pay attention in the lace sections.
Destination: The munchkin's nursery

Stanley Blanket

Pattern: Wavy Boxes Afghan
Needles: Clover Bamboo circulars size 10-1/2
Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby in Lemon - almost 2 skeins
Comments: A very easy pattern to knit. I was able to memorize the pattern repeats easily which is saying a lot these days! I named it Stanley because it was knit during the Red Wings successful Stanley Cup run.
Destination: Our nursery

Diagonal Baby Blanket

Pattern: Diagonal Baby Blanket
Needles: Clover Bamboo and Boye Metal size 6
Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby in Lemon
Comments: Easy pattern but very BORING! I will probably not make this pattern a thrid time.
Destination: My cousin, Darric, and his girlfriend, Melanie's, nursery.

Diagonal Pattern Baby Blanket

Pattern: Lion Brand Diagonal Pattern Baby Blanket
Needles: Susan Bates Metal size 8
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Soft Green
Comments: Very easy pattern. I used a smaller gauge yarn and smaller needles so my blanket was small. I would go bigger next time.
Destination: Baby shower gift for my cousin Danielle and her partner Cristi